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Proposer

Hans Wolfgang Loidl

Title

An Abstract Cyber Security Strategy Game

Goal

Implement and evaluate a boardgame on the topic of

Description

Cyber security is currently one of the main priority areas of the UK government with its UK Cyber Security Strategy [2] outlining the Government’s plans for ensuring a secure and prosperous cyberspace for UK citizens and businesses. A recent boardgame, designed by Andreas Haggman, aims to model, on an abstract level, the threats and vulnerabilities of the UK and other technology-focused states in the context of on-line business and government. The main aim of this project is to implement Haggman's design for a cyber strategy game on a mobile deviced, preferably Android, and to evaluate the game by running a gaming session with testers and evaluate their experience as well as the game dynamics. The project will proceed in the following stages: - Literature review on cyber security, board game design, and programming mobile devices. - An initial implementation of the game as a multi-player game on mobile devices. - Test and evaluation of the initial implementation, identifying areas for improvement. - A revised implementation based on the above - Test and evaluation of the revised implementation, in terms of software quality and gaming experience.

Resources

Android devices (can be provided by the department).

Background

Requires good programming background; a general interest in game design is desirable.

Url

External Link

Difficulty Level

Moderate

Ethical Approval

InterfaceOnly

Number Of Students

1

Supervisor

Hans Wolfgang Loidl

Keywords

cyber-security, games

Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems
Bachelor of Science in Software Development for Business (GA)
Master of Engineering in Software Engineering
Master of Design in Games Design and Development
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence with SMI
Master of Science in Business Information Management
Master of Science in Computer Science for Cyber Security
Master of Science in Computer Systems Management
Master of Science in Computing (2 Years)
Master of Science in Data Science
Master of Science in Human Robot Interaction
Master of Science in Information Technology (Business)
Master of Science in Information Technology (Software Systems)
Master of Science in Network Security
Master of Science in Robotics
Master of Science in Software Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computing Science