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Aspects of Replayability and Software Engineering: Towards a Methodology of Developing Games
Lane Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
Lane Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
- 1 Lane Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
- 2 Lane Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications·Volume 05 (2012)·Pages 459–466·Published 27 July 2012·DOI10.4236/jsea.2012.57052
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Abstract
One application of software engineering is the vast and widely popular video game entertainment industry. Success of a video game product depends on how well the player base receives it. Of research towards understanding factors of success behind releasing a video game, we are interested in studying a factor known as Replayability. Towards a software engineering oriented game design methodology, we collect player opinions on Replayability via surveys and provide methods to analyze the data. We believe these results can help game designers to more successfully produce entertaining games with longer lasting appeal by utilizing our software engineering techniques.
KeywordsGamesEntertainmentDesignSoftwareEngineeringReplayability
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