Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games

[EN] Context: Game Software Engineering (GSE) is a field that focuses on developing and maintaining the software part of video games. A key component of video game development is the utilization of game engines, with many engines using software models to capture various aspects of the game. Objectiv...

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Autores: Roca-Mainer, Isis, Arcega, Lorena, Pastor López, Oscar|||0000-0002-1320-8471, Cetina Englada, Carlos
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
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Palavra-chave:Bug localization
Model interaction
Game software engineering
Search-based software engineering
Model-driven engineering
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spelling Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video gamesRoca-Mainer, IsisArcega, LorenaPastor López, Oscar|||0000-0002-1320-8471Cetina Englada, CarlosBug localizationModel interactionGame software engineeringSearch-based software engineeringModel-driven engineeringLENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS[EN] Context: Game Software Engineering (GSE) is a field that focuses on developing and maintaining the software part of video games. A key component of video game development is the utilization of game engines, with many engines using software models to capture various aspects of the game. Objective: A challenge that GSE faces is the localization of bugs, mainly when working with large and intricated software models. Additionally, the interaction between software models (i.e. bosses, enemies, or environmental elements) during gameplay is often a significant source of bugs. In response to this challenge, we propose a co-evolution approach for bug localization in the software models of video games, called CoEBA. Methods: The CoEBA approach leverages Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE) techniques to locate bugs in software models while considering their interactions. We conducted an evaluation in which we applied our approach to a commercial video game, Kromaia. We compared our approach with a state-of-the-art baseline approach that relied on the bug localization approach used by Kromaia¿s developers and a random search used as a sanity check. Results: Our co-evolution approach outperforms the baseline approach in precision, recall, and F-measure. In addition, to provide evidence of the significance of our results, we conducted a statistical analysis. that shows significant differences in precision and recall values. Conclusion: The proposed approach, CoEBA, which considers the interaction between software models, can identify and locate bugs that other bug localization approaches may have overlooked.This work was supported in part by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under the Excellence Network AI4Software (Red2022-134647-T), in part by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) through the Spanish National R+D+i Plan and ERDF funds under the Project VARIATIVA under Grant PID2021- 28695OBI00, and in part by the Gobierno de Aragón (Spain) (Research Group S05_20D)ElsevierDepartamento de Sistemas Informáticos y ComputaciónEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería InformáticaInstituto Universitario Valenciano de Investigación en Inteligencia ArtificialGobierno de AragónAgencia Estatal de InvestigaciónEuropean Regional Development FundMinisterio de Ciencia e InnovaciónUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20242024-05-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/214756reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023 PID2021-128695OB-I00 INICIANDO LINEAS DE PRODUCTO SOFTWARE MEDIANTE BUSQUEDAS INTERACTIVAS DIRIGIDAS POR MODELOSGobierno de Aragón http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010067 S05 20DMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 Red2022-134647-T Excellence Network AI4Softwareopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento (by)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/2147562026-06-13T07:49:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
title Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
spellingShingle Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
Roca-Mainer, Isis
Bug localization
Model interaction
Game software engineering
Search-based software engineering
Model-driven engineering
LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS
title_short Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
title_full Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
title_fullStr Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
title_full_unstemmed Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
title_sort Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Roca-Mainer, Isis
Arcega, Lorena
Pastor López, Oscar|||0000-0002-1320-8471
Cetina Englada, Carlos
author Roca-Mainer, Isis
author_facet Roca-Mainer, Isis
Arcega, Lorena
Pastor López, Oscar|||0000-0002-1320-8471
Cetina Englada, Carlos
author_role author
author2 Arcega, Lorena
Pastor López, Oscar|||0000-0002-1320-8471
Cetina Englada, Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática
Instituto Universitario Valenciano de Investigación en Inteligencia Artificial
Gobierno de Aragón
Agencia Estatal de Investigación
European Regional Development Fund
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Universitat Politècnica de València
Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bug localization
Model interaction
Game software engineering
Search-based software engineering
Model-driven engineering
LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS
topic Bug localization
Model interaction
Game software engineering
Search-based software engineering
Model-driven engineering
LENGUAJES Y SISTEMAS INFORMATICOS
description [EN] Context: Game Software Engineering (GSE) is a field that focuses on developing and maintaining the software part of video games. A key component of video game development is the utilization of game engines, with many engines using software models to capture various aspects of the game. Objective: A challenge that GSE faces is the localization of bugs, mainly when working with large and intricated software models. Additionally, the interaction between software models (i.e. bosses, enemies, or environmental elements) during gameplay is often a significant source of bugs. In response to this challenge, we propose a co-evolution approach for bug localization in the software models of video games, called CoEBA. Methods: The CoEBA approach leverages Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE) techniques to locate bugs in software models while considering their interactions. We conducted an evaluation in which we applied our approach to a commercial video game, Kromaia. We compared our approach with a state-of-the-art baseline approach that relied on the bug localization approach used by Kromaia¿s developers and a random search used as a sanity check. Results: Our co-evolution approach outperforms the baseline approach in precision, recall, and F-measure. In addition, to provide evidence of the significance of our results, we conducted a statistical analysis. that shows significant differences in precision and recall values. Conclusion: The proposed approach, CoEBA, which considers the interaction between software models, can identify and locate bugs that other bug localization approaches may have overlooked.
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2024-05-01
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Agencia Estatal de Investigación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023 PID2021-128695OB-I00 INICIANDO LINEAS DE PRODUCTO SOFTWARE MEDIANTE BUSQUEDAS INTERACTIVAS DIRIGIDAS POR MODELOS
Gobierno de Aragón http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100010067 S05 20D
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 Red2022-134647-T Excellence Network AI4Software
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