GONDOLA: An interactive computer game-based teaching and learning environment for Requirements Engineering

As the field of Requirements Engineering continues to evolve, so too does the need to develop specialized educational programs that will provide student and novice requirements engineers with the required expertise and experience necessary to execute the tasks successfully. We follow on from previous work performed on role-playing for Requirements Engineering education with the development of Gondola: an interactive computer game-based teaching and learning environment for Requirements Engineering. In this paper we investigate how computer game-based systems are suitable as novel and innovative solutions to Requirements Engineering education. The focus however is on the presentation of the framework and guidelines we have developed for this environment, in addition to some of the key architectural components of the supporting tool. It is expected that the implementation of this environment will help improve Requirements Engineering education, and ultimately lead to better quality results in teaching, learning, and practice.