Software engineering research for computer games: A systematic review

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 888-901

  Ampatzoglou, Apostolos ^a   Stamelos, Ioannis ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Computer games; Software engineering; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; COMPUTER GAME DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER GAMES; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; EMPIRICAL METHOD; GAME DEVELOPMENT; GAME SOFTWARE; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH DOMAINS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SHORT-INTERVAL; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE VERIFICATION; STATE OF THE ART; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; MAINTAINABILITY; SOFTWARE DESIGN; VERIFICATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 77953685813     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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