Quote:Original post by girish
Thanks for the suggestions... I am definitely more interested in the technical side of online gaming and am looking more at the networking issues. Maybe even something related to the security aspects of online gaming. I don't think a game engine would be a good idea simply cause it would be too big, as I need to submit my dissertation by December 2005.

You are submitting your masters dissertation by the end of the year and you're still stuck on a topic? Having been in a similar situation, I really do wish you the best of luck! [wink] (Is your masters course the 18-24 month course it is over here? You would be nearing the write-up stage I'd guess.)

To get back to helping you pick a topic, the security aspects of online gaming would be a good topic for a research thesis. I'd spend about half of the dissertation reviewing the security systems already available, then perhaps (as an idea) spend the next half suggesting a new method for security or data validation. You'd also probably want to mock up a quick prototype of a new idea (doesn't have to be anything complex; take a simple online game that you have the source to and add your code to it). You don't have to implement anything flashy for research purposes. I can't really suggest anything specific as networking isn't my forte.

Wishing you the best of luck again!