User Manual

Process Improvement Game

Introduction

The purpose of this project is to design and build a software engineering process improvement game. This

game is intended to be a fun learning tool used by college students to teach the basic concepts of the AGILE

software development process model.

Installation instructions: The game can be found in this link

http://gamelab.cis.umd.umich.edu/PIG-Web/download.html

Tutorial:

 When the application is started, the player is presented with a Main Menu screen

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 To begin, the Player can select "New Game" from the Main Menu

 The Player is provided with basic information about the game

 The player is presented with the Project Selection Screen. For this walkthrough, we will select

the first tutorial level. Once selected, click on the "Confirm" button.

 Information regarding task selection is presented

 The next screen that's presented is the Project Backlog which allows the player to decide

which tasks they wish to complete during the upcoming Sprint. Select the first task and click

the "Confirm" button.

 The next screen provides some information regarding the Sprint

 The next screen displayed is the main game play area

 By clicking on any card, you can enlarge it for better reading.

 There are three card types that can be played during a game turn. A Development card

(Blue), Lasting Effect card (Red), or Instant Effect card (Green). The card play indicator will

help guide the player as to which card can be played during each game turn.

 Once all desired cards have been played, the player must drag and drop one card to the

"Discard" area.

 Managing development team members

 Manage Defects

 Manage budget

 The Daily Stand-Up

 At any time during the Sprint, the player can click on the "Scrum WhiteBoard" icon in the

lower right of the game play area to see their development progress in a graphical chart, as

well as list the current tasks for the Sprint.

 Categories

 Discard Hand

 Tasks

 Game play continues in this fashion while the player takes care each game turn to monitor

the Defects, Budget, and Day indicators. Once the player completes day 20 of the Sprint (or

completes the Lines of Code Objective early), the Players is presented with a summary screen

providing an overview of their activities during the development Sprint.

Installation

Operating Environment: The Process Improvement Game has been designed to run in both WebGL browser

based (Chrome tested) and Android OS environments.

Physical Requirements:

This application has been tested successfully on late model computers, tablets, running Google Chrome or

devices running Android operating system.

Application Size:

APK file size = 27.7MB Installed = 46.3MB

The following device specifications were used for development and testing:

HP Pavilion DV7 Laptop Intel Core i5-2430M CPU@2.40GHz 8 GB RAM Windows 7

GTX 770m Laptop Intel Core i7-48000MQ 16 GB RAM Windows 10

GTX 760 Desktop Intel Core i3570k 8 GB RAM Windows 7

GTX 960m Laptop Intel Core i7-6700HQ 8 GB RAM Windows 10

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Android 6.0.1

Google Nexus 10 Tablet Android 5.1

Software Installation:

 Software installation for Android devices will be handled through normal Android application

installation procedures via the Google Play app store once an account is established and the app is

made available.

 For the WebGL users, the current version of the application will be made available on the University

Lab server at http://gamelab.cis.umd.umich.edu/PIG-WebGL/.

How to run: The application can be launched via Android app installation APK or can be run via the WebGL

server located at http://gamelab.cis.umd.umich.edu/PIG-WebGL/.

Base Functionality

 Card game interface that will show the player's cards and other pertinent game information

 There will be Game Artificial Intelligence (AI) to monitor and interact with player according to decisions

made by the player

 The player's game performance scores/statistics will be tracked stored

 A player ranking system will use game experience points to rate the player's overall performance

 The player will track and manage identified project resources and objectives such as due date for

artifact delivery, project budget, development team members, Lines of Code generation and defect

minimization

 A player can draw, play and discard cards during a game turn

 A Player will draw a card from the game "deck" on each turn

 Player can select a card to play each turn to cause a specific effect towards the furtherance towards

project objectives or proactive avoidance of common project pitfalls

 A player must discard one card at the end of each turn

 Player can plan development iterations (Sprints), selecting which Product Backlog item(s) will be

included in each iteration of the project

 The game will be broken down into project development iterations (Sprints). Each Sprint will span a

period of two weeks (10 working days). Each player turn (Draw, Play, and Discard), will be equivalent

to one work day of a Sprint

 Create a Scrum Planning event before the Sprint(s) where the items from a Product Backlog can be

prioritized and selected by the player for completion within the next Sprint

 Create a Retrospective meeting event at the completion of a Sprint to review players performance and

provide tips to improve performance on next Sprint iteration

 A tutorial level will provide information on game play mechanics and rules. The tutorial will be driven

by a fictional character (Scrum Master) that will provide tips and hints throughout

 Provide a level that will require the player to build and deliver artifacts associated with a Smart Car

system's development effort

 Provide a level that will require the player to build and deliver artifacts associated with a Rocket

system's development effort

 Create a Main menu for the player to choose to start a new game, view their player stats or exit the

program

Special features

 Of the many features provided in the Process Improvement Game, the "click and drag" card

movements and the "click to enlarge" provided what we believe will be an enhancement to the

player's game experience.

 Other features, such as the task selection/prioritization screens and updated in-game burn down chart

provide players with game interaction aspects that will undoubtedly give the game a more "real world"

feel.