Bug-Hunting Games to Assist Software Development and Testing Education (Keynote)

Although software testing is paramount for a safe society, students perceive it as a not attractive chore. The VU-BugZoo project at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam is an attempt to remedy the situation by engaging students in exciting bug-hunting games. One of the products emerged from this project is DBugIT, a web-application with samples of executable and faulty standalone code and the VU-SmartHome, a micro-controller based miniature house with a corrupted firmware. We will present the opportunities and challenges of this approach in teaching both software testing and programming.

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2024-09-13
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3678869.3695732
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Educational Games and Gamification
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Bug-Hunting Games to Assist Software Development and Testing Education (Keynote)

Natalia Silvis-Cividjian
Educational Games and Gamification
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Bug-Hunting Games to Assist Software Development and Testing Education (Keynote)

Natalia Silvis-Cividjian
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Although software testing is paramount for a safe society, students perceive it as a not attractive chore. The VU-BugZoo project at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam is an attempt to remedy the situation by engaging students in exciting bug-hunting games. One of the products emerged from this project is DBugIT, a web-application with samples of executable and faulty standalone code and the VU-SmartHome, a micro-controller based miniature house with a corrupted firmware. We will present the opportunities and challenges of this approach in teaching both software testing and programming.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
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