Introducing a Game Approach towards IS Requirements Specification

Mika  Yasuoka; Kyoichi Kadoya; Takashi Niwa

doi:10.1109/HICSS.2014.459

Introducing a Game Approach towards IS Requirements Specification

Mika Yasuoka, Kyoichi Kadoya, Takashi Niwa

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Abstract

Devising a system requirements specification is a challenging task. Even after several decades of system development research, specifications for large-scale, widely-used systems remain difficult. In this paper, we suggest a first step toward a requirements specification through a stakeholder involvement approach with game elements. We report preliminary findings from a practice case in which our methods are applied to the requirement specification phase of a project management system. The analysis showed that our game approach fostered innovative idea generation and captured
implicit user expectations, and as a result provided a list of requirements from other perspectives than those of conventional specification analysis. The granularities of extracted system requirements need to be refined and transferred to detailed requirements for developers to use; however, our results imply that our stakeholder involvement method with game elements can be effectively utilized as a first step
towards requirement specification.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 47th annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii
Editors	Ralph H. Sprague
Number of pages	9
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society Press
Publication date	2014
Pages	3687-3696
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-2504-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2014.459
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	The 47 Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: 6 Jan 2014 → 9 Jan 2014 Conference number: 47

Conference

Conference	The 47 Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Number	47
Location	Waikoloa
Country/Territory	United States
City	HI
Period	06/01/2014 → 09/01/2014

Keywords

Game
Participatory Design
System requirement
Stakeholder involvement
Management system

Link to document

10.1109/HICSS.2014.459

Cite this

Yasuoka, M., Kadoya, K., & Niwa, T. (2014). Introducing a Game Approach towards IS Requirements Specification. In R. H. Sprague (Ed.), Proceedings of the 47th annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii (pp. 3687-3696). IEEE Computer Society Press. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2014.459

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Yasuoka, M, Kadoya, K & Niwa, T 2014, Introducing a Game Approach towards IS Requirements Specification. in RH Sprague (ed.), Proceedings of the 47th annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii . IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 3687-3696, The 47 Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HI, Hawaii, United States, 06/01/2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2014.459

Introducing a Game Approach towards IS Requirements Specification. / Yasuoka, Mika ; Kadoya, Kyoichi; Niwa, Takashi.
Proceedings of the 47th annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii : 6-9 January 2014, Waikoloa, Hawaii . ed. / Ralph H. Sprague. IEEE Computer Society Press, 2014. p. 3687-3696.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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