<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The video games industry is one of the fastest growing branches of industry, reaching revenues comparable to (or even surpassing, depending on the source) the 70 year older film industry. The growth was not free from turmoil, as the industry faced many disruptive changes, market crashes, fusions and takeovers. High development costs and fierce competition make video games a high-risk business. While it seems obvious that companies in such unstable environment should strive to achieve the highest quality of their products, the uniqueness, variety, complexity, and constant evolution of video games makes common definitions and models of quality difficult to apply. This article provides an overview of problems concerning the application of the term “quality”, it's frameworks and measurement methods to video games.</p></abstract>

The video games industry is one of the fastest growing branches of industry, reaching revenues comparable to (or even surpassing, depending on the source) the 70 year older film industry. The growth was not free from turmoil, as the industry faced many disruptive changes, market crashes, fusions and takeovers. High development costs and fierce competition make video games a high-risk business. While it seems obvious that companies in such unstable environment should strive to achieve the highest quality of their products, the uniqueness, variety, complexity, and constant evolution of video games makes common definitions and models of quality difficult to apply. This article provides an overview of problems concerning the application of the term “quality”, it's frameworks and measurement methods to video games.

Quality of Video Games: Introduction to a Complex Issue

Conference Quality Production Improvement – CQPI

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The video games industry is one of the fastest growing branches of industry, reaching revenues comparable to (or even surpassing, depending on the source) the...

Quality of Video Games: Introduction to a Complex Issue

Published Online: Oct 08, 2019

Page range: 487 - 494

Received: May 07, 2019

Accepted: May 24, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2019-0066

Keywords
video game, quality, customer requirements, games industry

© 2019 Maciej D. Sobociński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Quality of Video Games: Introduction to a Complex Issue

Published Online: Oct 08, 2019

Page range: 487 - 494

Received: May 07, 2019

Accepted: May 24, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2019-0066

Keywordsvideo game, quality, customer requirements, games industry

© 2019 Maciej D. Sobociński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
video game, quality, customer requirements, games industry