Getting into the game: gamifying software development with the GSA framework

IF 1.7 3区计算机科学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Software Quality Journal Pub Date : 2024-09-13 DOI:10.1007/s11219-024-09694-0

Daniel de Paula Porto, Sandra Camargo Pinto Ferraz Fabbri, Fabiano Cutigi Ferrari

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Context: Improving software quality is a constant challenge in Software Engineering. One way to improve quality is to use gamification in software development activities. Purpose: This paper presents a framework and a set of strategies called GSA to gamify software development activities. Methods: Using action research as a methodology, we conduct three action research cycles. This paper presents the third action research cycle in which gamification was applied to reduce the number of faults in requirements and improve the quality of the projects. Results: The experimental study showed that the GSA framework introduced gamification into the company to reduce the number of requirements faults. However, the results were inconclusive due to the projects being in their first sprints, and possibly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Despite the inconclusive results, the authors believe that the GSA framework is suitable for replication in other companies and software quality improvement contexts. They also present insights and lessons learned throughout the experimental studies on applying gamification in the software development process.

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进入游戏：利用 GSA 框架将软件开发游戏化

背景：提高软件质量是软件工程领域的一项长期挑战。提高质量的方法之一是在软件开发活动中使用游戏化。目的：本文提出了一个框架和一套名为 GSA 的策略，用于将软件开发活动游戏化。方法：以行动研究为方法，我们开展了三个行动研究周期。本文介绍了第三个行动研究周期，在这一周期中，我们应用游戏化减少了需求中的错误数量，提高了项目质量。结果实验研究表明，GSA 框架将游戏化引入公司，减少了需求故障的数量。然而，由于项目处于第一个冲刺阶段，也可能由于 COVID-19 的流行，结果并不确定。结论：尽管没有得出结论，但作者认为 GSA 框架适合在其他公司和软件质量改进环境中推广。他们还介绍了在软件开发过程中应用游戏化的实验研究中获得的启示和教训。

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Software Quality Journal 工程技术-计算机：软件工程

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

5.30%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The aims of the Software Quality Journal are: (1) To promote awareness of the crucial role of quality management in the effective construction of the software systems developed, used, and/or maintained by organizations in pursuit of their business objectives. (2) To provide a forum of the exchange of experiences and information on software quality management and the methods, tools and products used to measure and achieve it. (3) To provide a vehicle for the publication of academic papers related to all aspects of software quality. The Journal addresses all aspects of software quality from both a practical and an academic viewpoint. It invites contributions from practitioners and academics, as well as national and international policy and standard making bodies, and sets out to be the definitive international reference source for such information. The Journal will accept research, technique, case study, survey and tutorial submissions that address quality-related issues including, but not limited to: internal and external quality standards, management of quality within organizations, technical aspects of quality, quality aspects for product vendors, software measurement and metrics, software testing and other quality assurance techniques, total quality management and cultural aspects. Other technical issues with regard to software quality, including: data management, formal methods, safety critical applications, and CASE.