Gamified Internet of Things Testing within a Virtual Learning Environment — towards the Interactive Simulation Game “IoTCityLab”

摘要

The number of connected devices increases continually. The Internet is omnipresent in nearly all areas of daily life, both in private and professional spheres. Humans and institutions are especially concerned about security and usability of the large number of connected objects. This is also a big challenge for professionals in the field of software and hardware testing. They are forced to extend their knowledge to provide quality assurance of connected devices and environments. The qualification requirements are constantly changing. For this reason, the virtual simulation game IoTCityLab will be developed. The target audience are both experienced software testing professionals as also students at universities and vocational trainees who plan a career in the Internet of Things domain. It is a multi-player game in which teams act as in real projects while they will gain experience and knowledge through application. The simulation game is composed of several modules on several approaches of Internet of Things testing. In the first game module the players need to set up a test automation environment for testing an autonomous vehicle in an agile team. In each individual game module the focus is on testing of elements which are part of a smart city infrastructure. Each individual game module focuses on a particular stage of development. By playing the game modules, the players have the opportunity to accompany the proceedings in the implementation of a smart city infrastructure and experience testing and quality assurance in this field interactively.