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5th International Workshop on Digital Entertainment, Networked Virtual Environments, and Creative Technology (DENVECT'16) Messina, Italy June 27, 2016 Co-Located with IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2016) Technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Communications Society |
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IEEE ISCC/DENVECT'16 PROGRAMMEJun 27th, 2016 - Messina, Italy - Venue - Building of Economy A4 (Map)9:00-9:30 Keynote Speech Chair: Prof. Armir Bujari (University of Padova, Italy) Title: Cloud and Edge Computing for Interactive Media and Digital Entertainment Speaker: Prof. Maria Fazio (University of Messina, Italy) Abstract: Advances in technology and consumer behavior are driving a transformation in the way media and entertainment are delivered to consumers. Contents we demand, including social networking, 3D TV as well as live TV, are enriched with several types of information, thus to offer new experiences in digital entertainment. Cloud will play an increasingly pivotal role in the delivery of content-rich services to multiple consumers. Indeed, it allows to efficiently analyze consumer preferences and add resource capacity in high workloads. From the point of view of service providers, Cloud allows to quickly set up of end-to-end digital supply and to lower barriers to enter the market, so that also SME can rapidly create and deliver innovative services to consumers. Edge Computing is an advancement of Cloud computing, where resources and services are deployed close to customers. Application developers and content providers offers a local service delivery with very low latency, high scalability and low network costs. This talk aims to discuss benefits and challenges of Cloud and Edge technologies in Interactive Media and Digital Entertainment solutions, highlighting business trends and design approaches. Short Bio: Maria Fazio is Adjunct Professor at the Università di Messina (Italy). Her main research interests include distributed systems, especially with regard to wireless multi-hop networks, Grid and Cloud computing. Her research work has been accomplished in collaboration with many national and international research groups, and she has been involved in several national and European projects. She is co-editor in chief of EAI Endorsed Transactions on Cloud Systems, member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking (IGI Publishing), and member of the Editorial Board of the EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities. Also, she served as chair in several conferences and workshops. 9:30–10:30 Session 1 (15 min talk + 5 min questions for each presentation) Chair: Prof. Armir Bujari (University of Padova, Italy) - Comparing Properties of Massively Multiplayer Online Worlds and the Internet of Things - Food and Gastronomic Heritage: Telling a Story of Eyes and Hands - Network Analysis of the Sony Remote Play System 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break 10:45-12:30 Session 2 (20 min talk + 5 min questions for each presentation) Chair: Prof. Silvia Mirri (University of Bologna, Italy) - Investigating the Effect of User Generated Content in Pervasive Games - PlayTheCityRE: a Visual Storytelling System That Transforms Recorded Film Memories Into Visual History - TSentiment: On Gamifying Twitter Sentiment Analysis - Best Paper Award - Simulation of Massively Multiplayer Online Games Communication Using OPNET Custom Application 12:30-14:00 Lunch Break 14:00-15:45 Session 2 (20 min talk + 5 min questions for each presentation) Chair: Prof. Marco Furini (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy) - MecWilly in Your Pocket: On Evaluating a Mobile Serious Game for Kids - Best Creative Technology Award - Novel Multiple QoS Priority Based Scheduling in Cloud Computing - Flexible Multi-path Routing for Global Optimization in Software-defined Datacenters - SMASH: a Distributed Game Engine Architecture |