Using prototypes in early pervasive game development

Computers in Entertainment

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ollila, Elina M I ^a   Suomela, Riku ^a   Holopainen, Jussi ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agile software development; Game design; Mobile; Paper prototyping; Physical prototyping; Play testing; Preproduction; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

AGILE SOFTWARE; AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; GAME DESIGN; GAME DEVELOPMENT; MOBILE; MOBILE PHONES; ON METHODS; PAPER PROTOTYPING; PERVASIVE GAMES; PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING; PLAY TESTING; PREPRODUCTION; PROTOTYPING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SELECTION PROCESSES;

SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

EID: 49449090049     PISSN: 15443574     EISSN: 15443981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1371216.1371220     Document Type: Article

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