Evaluating pattern catalogs - The computer games experience

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 132-141

  Cutumisu, M ^a   Onuczko, C ^a   Szafron, D ^a   Schaeffer, J ^a   McNaughton, M ^a   Roy, T ^a   Siegel, J ^a   Carbonaro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Code generation; Computer game; Generative design pattern; Metric; Pattern catalog; Pattern language; Scripting language

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMES; GENERATIVE DESIGN PATTERNS; PATTERN CATALOG; PATTERN LANGUAGES; SCRIPTING LANGUAGES;

AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FORMAL LANGUAGES; PROGRAM COMPILERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 34247133390     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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