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User Requirements for Game Software Success: An Empirical Investigation

2021

This study attempts to provide a better understanding of the user dimension as a factor in software game success. It focuses mainly on an empirical investigation of the effect of user factors on the software game development process and finally on the quality of the resulting game. A quantitative survey was developed and conducted to identify key user dimensions. For this study, a survey was used to test the research model and hypotheses. The main contribution of this paper is to investigate empirically the influence of user key factors on software game development process that ultimately results in a higher quality final product. The results provide evidence that game development organizations must deal with multiple user key factors to remain competitive and handle high pressure in the software game industry.

User Requirements for Software Game Process; An Empirical Investigation

Cornell University - arXiv, 2021

This study attempts to provide a better understanding of the user dimension as a factor in software game success. It focuses mainly on an empirical investigation of the effect of user factors on the software game development process and finally on the quality of the resulting game. A quantitative survey was developed and conducted to identify key user dimensions. For this study, a survey was used to test the research model and hypotheses. The main contribution of this paper is to investigate empirically the influence of user key factors on software game development process that ultimately results in a higher quality final product. The results provide evidence that game development organizations must deal with multiple user key factors to remain competitive and handle high pressure in the software game industry.

Is Requirements Engineering Useless in Game Development?

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2014

Context/motivation] Game development is characterized by a high level of creativity when compared to other fields of software development. Games cover a multitude of themes and genres, and represent a heterogeneous group of different products with varying requirements and business goals.

Requirements engineering and the creative process in the video game industry

… , 2005. Proceedings. 13th …, 2005

The software engineering process in video game development is not clearly understood, hindering the development of reliable practices and processes for this field. An investigation of factors leading to success or failure in video game development suggests that many failures can be traced to problems with the transition from preproduction to production. Three examples, drawn from real video games, illustrate specific problems: 1) how to transform documentation from its preproduction form to a form that can be used as a basis for production, 2) how to identify implied information in preproduction documents, and 3) how to apply domain knowledge without hindering the creative process. We identify 3 levels of implication and show that there is a strong correlation between experience and the ability to identify issues at each level.

A report on select research opportunities in requirements engineering for videogame development

2011 4th Int. Workshop on Multimedia and Enjoyable Requirements Eng. - Beyond Mere Descriptions and with More Fun and Games, MERE'11 - Co-located with the 19th IEEE Int. Requirements Eng. Conf., RE'11, 2011

Requirements engineering research in videogame development is a relatively new field. This paper summarizes our work in the area then reviews the prior academic and trade press. We then present brief overviews of numerous research opportunities in the videogame domain that arose from our research program yet remain open questions with the goal of providing other researchers with a concise directory of interesting research possibilities.

A holistic look at requirements engineering practices in the gaming industry

2018

In this work we present an account of the status of requirements engineering in the gaming industry. Recent papers in the area were surveyed. Characterizations of the gaming industry were deliberated upon by portraying its relations with the market industry. Some research directions in the area of requirements engineering in the gaming industry were also mentioned.

Experience Requirements in Video Games Definition and Testability

—A properly formed requirement is testable, a necessity for ensuring that design goals are met. While challenging in productivity applications, entertainment applications such as games compound the problem due to their subjective nature. We report here on our efforts to create testable experience requirements , the associated scope challenges and challenges with test design and result interpretation. We further report on issues experienced when performing focus group testing and provide practitioner guidance.

Video Games and Software Engineering : A Case Study

2005

Video games, due to their unique nature and relative infancy compared to other software, are just recently being studied with a strong engineering aesthetic like their traditional counterparts. In this case study, we examine the benefits of using a planned, engineered approach to creating a fun and interactive piece of software. This research centers on an original game, developed by the author. Established object oriented software engineering was applied at every step of the development process. End-user testing will measure the game's fun factor, with results being analyzed to determine the relationship between the engineering behind the game and its final playability.

Video Game Development and User Experience

Human-Computer Interaction Series, 2009

In order to design new methodologies for evaluating the user experience of video games, it is imperative to initially understand two core issues. Firstly, how are video games developed at present, including components such as processes, timescales and staff roles, and secondly, how do studios design and evaluate the user experience. This chapter will discuss the video game development process and the practices that studios currently use to achieve the best possible user experience. It will present four case studies from game developers Disney Interactive (Black Rock Studio), Relentless, Zoe Mode, and HandCircus, each detailing their game development process and also how this integrates with the user experience evaluation. The case studies focus on different game genres, platforms, and target user groups, ensuring that this chapter represents a balanced view of current practices in evaluating user experience during the game development process.