System Overview
Playcast GOD is a next-generation telecom/broadcast value-added service, with GOD standing for Game On Demand, similar to the Video On Demand (VOD) system. As the name suggests, GOD allows users to request games on demand, enabling them to experience high-quality games that were previously only accessible to users with XBOX and PS3 through an external USB game controller connected to their existing set-top box, using either the set-top box or PC as the platform. Playcast is a professional company from Israel that developed the GOD system, and the Playcast GOD system is the only commercially successful GOD system available to date.
Service Content
GOD is a game-on-demand system, making games the most important aspect of the entire system, directly impacting the user’s gaming experience. In today's rapidly developing gaming industry, large-scale games are emerging continuously, and user expectations for games are rising. Ordinary games can no longer meet users' entertainment needs. Furthermore, in large networks such as telecommunications or broadcasting networks, the legality of games is a prerequisite that must be ensured. To meet the demands of both users and operators, Playcast collaborates with world-renowned game developers such as Activision, Atari, Capcom, Codemasters, Disney, Sega, THQ, Warner Bros, and others, allowing their well-known games to be legally operated within the Playcast GOD system.
Technical Advantages
1. Game Encoding and Decoding: After integration, the game is encoded by the front-end system and sent to the client in the form of a video stream. The client then decodes it to play the game. Therefore, for users with a set-top box as the client, the integration difficulty is very low. As long as the set-top box can properly decode the video stream, there is no need to replace the set-top box or its hardware.
2. Cloud Computing: In large networks, each user may run their favorite game through a client at any given time, which can lead to many games running simultaneously. This places high demands on the front-end system and bandwidth. The Playcast GOD system utilizes advanced cloud computing technology to uniformly schedule and process all processes and requests, maximizing the performance of the front-end server cluster through virtual cloud technology that transcends physical limitations. Additionally, it can promptly terminate unresponsive processes to ensure optimal bandwidth usage.
3. Billing System Integration: The Playcast GOD system has reserved integration interfaces that can fully integrate with the client's existing VOD billing management system, eliminating the need to add separate user management and billing systems, thereby minimizing the impact on the original system.
Cooperation Model
The Playcast GOD system adopts a cooperative operation model. The initial integration work (including integration with game manufacturers, user management systems, IPQAM and other devices, and set-top box integration) and the construction of the front-end system (including the purchase of servers) are completed in collaboration between Onebandinp and the operators, with profit sharing negotiated based on the investment ratio.