Measuring Simulation Participant Playing Strategies

Dave Gould, Tim French, Melinda Hodkiewicz, Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Western Australia, Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia

Simulation & Gaming: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theory, Practice and Research

Published online on April 02, 2026

Abstract

Simulation & Gaming, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundImproving awareness of Technical Debt (TD) has been demonstrated in prior work using the serious game TDSIM. Assessing how effectively TDSIM supports epistemic change is essential for its continued development. Examining participant play ...