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Raha-automaattipelien logiikkapohjan analysointi ja parannus
(2010) Behr, Tommi von
School of Science | Master's thesis
Slot machine games have advanced significantly during last decade. They have wide range of features and graphics that rival last generation console games. Finnish Slot Machine Association (RAY) has developed and provided state-of-the-art slot machine games by incrementally adding new features and making small changes to their software codebase. During ten years this codebase has become awkward and cumbersome. Some refactoring and rewrite has been done to address issues in graphics components, but the codebase governing game logic is still mainly based on code that is ten years old. At the same time, RAY's new strategy demands for shorter development times and better quality games. It is clear that the old game logic isn't up to the task. In this thesis the feature requirements for major game logic upgrade are indentified. The old codebase is analysed based on requirements, and the parts that need refactoring and redesign are presented. A comprehensive software architecture plan is proposed for a new game logic layer that will match the requirements. Game logic template -concept is presented to help bring new features to games in future.