JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 15(8): 1722-1734, doi: 10.3217/jucs-015-08-1722
Fostering Knowledge Flow and Community Engagement in the Development of Interactive Entertainment
expand article infoSteffen Lohmann‡, Jörg Niesenhaus‡, Philipp Heim‡, Jürgen Ziegler‡
‡ University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany

Corresponding author: Steffen Lohmann ( steffen.lohmann@uni-due.de )

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Citation: Lohmann S, Niesenhaus J, Heim P, Ziegler J (2009) Fostering Knowledge Flow and Community Engagement in the Development of Interactive Entertainment. JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 15(8): 1722-1734. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-015-08-1722
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Abstract
Due to an increasing professionalization, specialization, and globalization in the development of interactive entertainment new demands for comprehensive knowledge management support emerge. This article aims at sensitizing and systematizing the needs and potentials for continuous knowledge flow and community engagement in this application area. It starts with an analysis of typical development activities and involved parties that could benefit from a continuous knowledge management support. Then, a general framework architecture and implementation examples are presented that provide different levels of knowledge management support for interactive entertainment development.
Keywords
knowledge management, interactive entertainment, continuous integration, community engagement, open innovation