The RAGE Game Software Components Repository for Supporting Applied Game Development

Atanas Georgiev; Alexander Grigorov; Boyan Bontchev; Pavel Boytchev; Krassen Stefanov; Wim Westera; Enkhbold Nyamsuren; Kiavash Bahreini; Rui Prada; Paul Hollins; Pablo Moreno

doi:10.17083/ijsg.v4i3.171

The RAGE Game Software Components Repository for Supporting Applied Game Development

Atanas Georgiev, Alexander Grigorov, Boyan Bontchev, Pavel Boytchev, Krassen Stefanov, Wim Westera, Enkhbold Nyamsuren, Kiavash Bahreini, Rui Prada, Paul Hollins, Pablo Moreno

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Abstract

This paper presents the architecture of the RAGE repository, which is a unique and dedicated infrastructure that provides access to a wide variety of advanced technology components for applied game development. The RAGE project, which is the principal Horizon2020 research and innovation project in applied gaming, will develop software components (RAGE software assets) that are reusable across a variety of game engines, game platforms and programming languages. The RAGE repository provides storage space for these assets and associated artefacts and is designed as an asset life-cycle management system for defining, publishing, updating, searching and packaging for distribution of the assets. The repository will be embedded in a social platform for asset developers and other stakeholders. A dedicated Asset Repository Manager provides the main functionality of the repository and its integration with other systems. Additional Tools supporting the Asset Manager are also presented and discussed. When the RAGE repository is fully operational, applied game developers will be able to enhance the quality of their games through the application of selected advanced game software assets. By making available the RAGE repository system and software assets the RAGE project’s aim is to stimulate the development and uptake of the Applied Games Industry in Europe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	59-72
Journal	International Journal of Serious Games
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v4i3.171
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017

Keywords

software assets
serious games
asset repository
taxonomy tools
metadata editor
reuse

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Rage: Realising an Applied Gaming Eco-system

Westera, W., Georgiadis, K., Saveski, G., van Lankveld, G., Bahreini, K., van der Vegt, W., Berkhout, J., Nyamsuren, E., Kluijfhout, E. & Nadolski, R.

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Georgiev, A., Grigorov, A., Bontchev, B., Boytchev, P., Stefanov, K., Westera, W., Nyamsuren, E., Bahreini, K., Prada, R., Hollins, P., & Moreno, P. (2017). The RAGE Game Software Components Repository for Supporting Applied Game Development. International Journal of Serious Games, 4(3), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.17083/ijsg.v4i3.171

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The RAGE Game Software Components Repository for Supporting Applied Game Development. / Georgiev, Atanas; Grigorov, Alexander; Bontchev, Boyan; Boytchev, Pavel; Stefanov, Krassen; Westera, Wim; Nyamsuren, Enkhbold; Bahreini, Kiavash; Prada, Rui; Hollins, Paul; Moreno, Pablo.

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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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