Adopting the Xp Game: a Hands-on Learning Experience
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Engaging and motivating students is always a challenge particularly when teaching subjects that do not have a high practical content. In this situation it was also necessary to present an overview of the subject to be studied while at the same time introduce new members to the existing class. The XP Game is a simple and interactive set of activities that simulates the eXtreme Programming (XP) development process. This paper reports on the use of the XP Game with a group of final year degree students taking a module on Software Process Implementation.
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