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Editorial Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Improving Social Aspects of the Software Development Process: Games, Gamification and Related Approaches(Graz Univ Technolgoy, inst information Systems Computer Media-iicm, 2016) Yilmaz, Murat; Yılmaz, Murat; O'Connor, Rory V.; Mora, Manuel; O’Connor, Rory V.; Yazılım MühendisliğiConference Object Citation - WoS: 49Citation - Scopus: 66Software Engineering Education and Games: a Systematic Literature Review(Graz Univ Technolgoy, inst information Systems Computer Media-iicm, 2016) Kosa, Mehmet; Yılmaz, Murat; Yilmaz, Murat; O'Connor, Rory V.; Clarke, Paul M.; O’Connor, Rory V.; Yazılım MühendisliğiThe trend in using games in elementary level education also spreads through higher education levels and specific domains such as engineering. Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in the usage of games in software engineering. In this paper, we are presenting a systematic review and analysis of 350 papers regarding games in software engineering education that was published in the last fifteen years. After applying our inclusion criteria and manual inspection of these studies, we have ended up with 53 primary papers. Based on a systematic process, we reported and discussed our findings with possible future research directions. The main results of this study indicate that the studies are accumulated around 5 categories: Games that learners/students play, games that learners/students develop as projects, curriculum proposals, developing/coming up with new approaches, tools, frameworks or suggestions and others.Article Software Development Roles: A Multi-Project Empirical Investigation(2015) Yılmaz, Murat; O'Connor, Rory V.; Clarke, PaulIn our earlier research work, we developed a conceptual framework that identifies the di?erent types of roles that can exist in contemporary software development projects (including both agile and traditional software development approaches). The purpose of the framework is to assist software project managers when tuning software development project roles to the demands of individual projects, with our previous research indicating that there is a need to tailor software development roles to individual projects. In this work, we extend the earlier research through the use of a series of semi-structured interviews within seven Turkish software companies. The results, which are consistent with previous findings, offer further evidence of the usefulness of the framework, while also identifying possible areas for future work in this space.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 11Towards a Serious Game To Teach Iso/Iec 12207 Software Lifecycle Process: an Interactive Learning Approach(Springer-verlag Berlin, 2015) Yilmaz, Murat; O'Connor, Rory V.; Aydan, UfukISO/IEC 12207 training is a key element to provide an ability to software development organizations for selecting a set of required processes, measuring the performance of these processes, and continuously improving them. Traditionally, such training is either performed by an expert individual to the software quality management personnel most likely in form of a seminar in a classroom environment. This may also be given by a qualified professional, such as a registered auditor. However, software requirements are usually subject to change, and therefore such training is not enough to teach the substantial details of the entire standard. This has led to increased reports of complications, which demotivates organization to use this standard. To improve the quality of traditional training, a 3D serious game was proposed. The preliminary idea here is that the training is utilized as a game that employs 3D office landscape to provide a realistic virtual environment for ensuring that the training will be based in a real-world-like environment. Before building a prototype for our serious game, we consulted five industrial experts whose works are related with ISO standards. To give these practitioners an opportunity to explore the conceptual design and raise some potential problems, the semi-structured interview method was used. Based on the suggestions of experts, proposed model of the serious game were revised. Taken together, initial results suggest that a serious game for teaching ISO/IEC 12207 should be useful for individuals who are interested in learning more about the standard.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 10The Impact of Situational Context on Software Process: a Case Study of a Very Small-Sized Company in the Online Advertising Domain(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2018) Yilmaz, Murat; O'Connor, Rory V.; Clarke, Paul M.; Giray, Gorkem; O’Connor, Rory V.A primary concern of software development is selecting a suitable methodology to implement a software project. However, this selection is affected by many factors, with evidence suggesting that a specific set of factors defines a specific situational context for a project. This situational context leads to a project-specific software process. In this paper, we report on our analysis of a very small-sized company's current software process based on a reference framework that identifies the factors of a situational context. The outcome of our case study confirms the earlier findings that a software process is highly dependent on situational factors. The company has a suitable situational context (such as very small-sized, experienced, skilled, cohesive team with low turnover) to apply agile practices and its software process is more close to an agile rather than plan-driven approach. Moreover, the company is continuously adopting its software process to the situational factors changing from project to project and over time.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 6Examining Reward Mechanisms for Effective Usage of Application Lifecycle Management Tools(Springer-verlag Berlin, 2017) Yilmaz, Murat; Tuzun, Eray; Clarke, Paul M.; O'Connor, Rory V.; Usfekes, Cagdas; O’Connor, Rory V.Application lifecycle management (ALM) highlights the rules of the road for the entire software ecosystems' lifecycle. Successful ALM enables clarity around the entire delivery effort, from defining requirements to deploying the software product. One of the challenges in software engineering today is to orchestrate ALM tools to a set of software projects effectively. In particular, it is challenging for software practitioners to continuously fully engage with the tasks that are assigned to them. The goal of this study is to address such situations using a game theoretic approach by utilizing a reward mechanism, which we intent to test in a medium-sized software development organization. Based on a set of game elements, this study proposes an auction mechanism to address human resource allocation and task optimization issues, and consequently tackle the potential problem of software practitioners' engagement.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 16Cengo: a Web-Based Serious Game To Increase the Programming Knowledge Levels of Computer Engineering Students(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2019) Yalcin, Alihan Dogus; O'Connor, Rory V.; Clarke, Paul M.; Gulec, Ulas; Yilmaz, Murat; O’Connor, Rory V.In recent years there has been an increased use of serious games to help increase the level of knowledge and experience of individuals working in different domains. In particular serious games for educational purposes have been used in many domains including software engineering and computer science [1]. Hence, this study proposes a quantitative research approach to increase the programming knowledge levels of the first-year undergraduate students at computer engineering departments. For this aim, a responsive web platform was developed to teach the syntax and logic of the C programming language by using game elements. This environment provided students with an ability to independently investigate the C programming language continuously since the platform is always accessible. To better understand the effectiveness of the designed environment, 10 first-year computer engineering students were selected as a pilot experimental group. According to the results obtained from the user tests, this game can be used as an educational tool, which supports the traditional training methods, to increase the knowledge levels of students about the syntax and logic of the C programming language.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 16Applying Blockchain To Improve the Integrity of the Software Development Process(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2019) Tuzun, Eray; Gulec, Ulas; O'Connor, Rory V.; Clarke, Paul M.; Yilmaz, Murat; Tasel, Serdar; O’Connor, Rory V.Software development is a complex endeavor that encompasses application and implementation layers with functional (refers to what is done) and non-functional (how is done) aspects. The efforts to scale agile software development practices are not wholly able to address issues such as integrity, which is a crucial non-functional aspect of the software development process. However, if we consider most software failures are Byzantine failures (i.e., where components may fail and there is imperfect information on which a component has failed.) that might impair the operation but do not completely disable the production line. In this paper, we assume software practitioners who cause defects as Byzantine participants and claim that most software failures can be mitigated by viewing software development as the Byzantine Generals Problem. Consequently, we propose a test-driven incentive mechanism based on a blockchain concept to orchestrate the software development process where production is controlled by a similar infrastructure based on the working principles of blockchain. We discuss the model that integrates blockchain with the software development process, and provide some recommendations for future work to address the issues while orchestrating software production.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 2Adopting Augmented Reality for the Purpose of Software Development Process Training and Improvement: an Exploration(Springer international Publishing Ag, 2018) Oge, Irem; Orkun, Bora; Yilmaz, Murat; Tuzun, Eray; Clarke, Paul; O'Connor, Rory V.; Ohri, Ipek; O’Connor, Rory V.Augmented reality (AR) is a technological field of study that bridges the physical and digital world together with a view to improving user experience. AR holds great potential to change the delivery of software services or software process improvement by utilizing a specific set of components. The purpose of this exploratory study is to propose an integration framework to support AR for improving the onboarding process, notably in introducing new hires to the development process while performing their daily tasks. In addition, it also aims to enhance the software development workflow process using AR. Similar to a GPS device that can guide you from point A to point B, our goal is to create software artifacts like navigation components where software teams may benefit from digitally enhanced working conditions provided using AR. After conducting a review in the literature, we confirmed that there is lack of studies about the combination of augmented reality with software engineering disciplines for onboarding. In this paper, we formalized our approach based on the benefits of AR. Ultimately; we propose an AR-based preliminary model for improving the software development process.Conference Object Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 17A Systematic Investigation Into the Use of Game Elements in the Context of Software Business Landscapes: A Systematic Literature Review(Springer-verlag Berlin, 2017) Yilmaz, Murat; Clarke, Paul M.; O'Connor, Rory V.; Olgun, Serhan; O’Connor, Rory V.The software development process is a set of socio-technical activities to produce software artifacts in which humans play a crucial role. Since it is a people centric activity, factors such as user motivation, engagement, communication and collaboration might constrain these activities. Therefore, software business organizations stand to benefit from adopting different tools and methods in order to overcome these obstacles and to improve their software business processes. Research has been made to increase software quality and enhance the software development process. Alongside these studies, innovative techniques and concepts are beneficial. As a solution, the notion of gamification (i.e. employing game elements in non-gaming contexts) has been introduced to enhance the software development process and overcome the challenges mostly related to human factors. However, the applicability of game elements in the context of software business landscapes is still a controversial issue and not totally proven as of yet. Numerous studies have been conducted to examine the benefits of gamification and how game elements affect the software development process. Thus, in this paper, a systematic literature review was conducted in order to investigate the application of game elements both in research and industrial levels of software development and as well as in software business landscapes.