Quality in the games industry: An analysis of customer perceptions

International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-546

  Ip, Barry ^a   Jacobs, Gabriel ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer software; Indoor games; Interactive devices; Quality assessment; Video games

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646891523     PISSN: 0265671X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02656710610664596     Document Type: Article

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