Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry

Muhammed Golec; Zhihan Zhang; Han Wang; Mustafa Golec; Raghubir Singh; Sukhpal Singh Gill

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-82733-4_4

Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry

Muhammed Golec, Zhihan Zhang, Han Wang, Mustafa Golec, Raghubir Singh, Sukhpal Singh Gill

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter

Abstract

The increasing complexity of game development necessitates robust and scalable data management solutions. Google Spanner, with its globally distributed architecture, offers a powerful database system capable of supporting large-scale gaming applications. However, the intricacies of managing such a system can be daunting, particularly for game developers who may lack in-depth database expertise. To address these challenges, this work introduces a Google Spanner management application specifically tailored for the game development industry. The application integrates seamlessly with Google Cloud Platform, leveraging Google account verification to enhance both security and account management. In addition to its core functionality, the application provides an intuitive, visually appealing table browsing interface, making data management more accessible to non-technical roles, such as game designers. Early testing demonstrates substantial improvement in database performance and a significant reduction in administrative overhead, underscoring the application’s potential to streamline operations and drive efficiency within the gaming industry. Performance evaluations also reveal that the application offers an average query latency reduction of 15.56% compared to baseline AWS RDS (Managed Relational Database Service), further enhancing its appeal for real-time gaming environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computational Intelligence Techniques for 5G Enabled IoT Networks. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Editors	M. Kumar, S. S. Gill, V. Kumar, P. Verma
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	49-59
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031827334
ISBN (Print)	9783031827327
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82733-4_4
Publication status	Published - 27 Jul 2025

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
Volume	Part F703
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

Acknowledgements

We declare that this work is an updated version of an MSc project dissertation that has been submitted as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Master of Science submitted in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of Queen Mary University of London, UK. It is an authentic record of research work carried out by Zhihan Zhang under the supervision of Sukhpal Singh Gill and refers to other researchers’s work that is duly listed in the reference section. Queen Mary University of London, UK checked this MSc project dissertation using Turnitin and stored the submitted dissertation in a university records repository.

Funding

No funding

Keywords

Cloud computing
Database management
Google Spanner
Performance optimization
Smart game development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture
Environmental Chemistry
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Golec, M., Zhang, Z., Wang, H., Golec, M., Singh, R., & Gill, S. S. (2025). Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry. In M. Kumar, S. S. Gill, V. Kumar, & P. Verma (Eds.), Computational Intelligence Techniques for 5G Enabled IoT Networks. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation (pp. 49-59). (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation; Vol. Part F703). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82733-4_4

Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry. / Golec, Muhammed; Zhang, Zhihan; Wang, Han et al.
Computational Intelligence Techniques for 5G Enabled IoT Networks. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. ed. / M. Kumar; S. S. Gill; V. Kumar; P. Verma. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2025. p. 49-59 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation; Vol. Part F703).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter

Golec, M, Zhang, Z, Wang, H, Golec, M, Singh, R & Gill, SS 2025, Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry. in M Kumar, SS Gill, V Kumar & P Verma (eds), Computational Intelligence Techniques for 5G Enabled IoT Networks. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, vol. Part F703, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82733-4_4

Golec M, Zhang Z, Wang H, Golec M, Singh R, Gill SS. Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry. In Kumar M, Gill SS, Kumar V, Verma P, editors, Computational Intelligence Techniques for 5G Enabled IoT Networks. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2025. p. 49-59. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-82733-4_4

Golec, Muhammed ; Zhang, Zhihan ; Wang, Han et al. / Google Cloud Spanner-Based Data Management Application for Smart Gaming Industry. Computational Intelligence Techniques for 5G Enabled IoT Networks. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. editor / M. Kumar ; S. S. Gill ; V. Kumar ; P. Verma. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2025. pp. 49-59 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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