DocumentCode :
3563183
Title :
Evaluating software engineering simulation games: The UGALCO framework
Author :
Peixoto, Daniela C. C. ; Resende, Rodolfo F. ; Padua, Clarindo Isaias P. S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Centro Fed. de Educ. Tecnol., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
fYear :
2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
9
Abstract :
The increasing interest in Software Engineering simulation games leads to the problem of how to assess these games in order to measure their real benefits. Until the current days, few attempts were proposed in order to support practitioners evaluating simulation games. This paper introduces UGALCO, a five-dimension framework for simulation games evaluation. Besides a detailed assessment of player´s learning, usability, motivation, and user experience, we also included a communicability evaluation from the Human Computer Interaction field. Since our framework is not prescriptive, there are no restrictions regarding its attributes, evaluation perspectives or techniques. Instead, we present how a set of tools and attributes can be used together, bringing more effective results for assessing the game as a whole. We applied this framework for the evaluation of a specific simulation game. Results indicate that this framework can be used to gain better and more understanding of simulation games aspects.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; computer science education; digital simulation; human computer interaction; software performance evaluation; UGALCO framework; communicability evaluation; five-dimension framework; human computer interaction; player learning assessment; player motivation; player usability; simulation games assessment; software engineering simulation games evaluation; user experience; Computational modeling; Education; Games; Inspection; Software engineering; Usability; framework; simulation games; software engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2014 IEEE
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2014.7044204
Filename :
7044204
Link To Document :
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