Quality characteristics for the test of mobile game software

Abstract

Recently, with fast development of mobile devices, mobile game software market is rapidly growing and the quality of mobile game software becomes more important. This paper presents ISQ/IEC 9126-based technical quality characteristics and entertainment & service quality characteristics for the test of mobile game software, which are defined by analyzing its features. The technical quality characteristics include functionality, reliability, usability, efficiency, maintainability and portability. The entertainment & service quality characteristics are defined for scenario, sound, animation and service. Because mobile game software has not only technical elements but also entertainment & service elements such as scenario, sound, animation and service, these specialized quality characteristics is more useful for evaluating its quality than ISO/IEC 9126.