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2026

MODELS

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The Software Modeling Paradox in Videogames: An Empirical Evaluation of Unreal Blueprints vs. Unity Visual Scripting

Jose Ignacio Trasobares

Jose Ignacio Trasobares

África Domingo

África Domingo

Lorena Arcega

Carlos Cetina

IST

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Use and misuse of case studies and experiments in Game Software Engineering

Carlos Pérez

Isis Roca

África Domingo

África Domingo

Jorge Echeverría

Jorge Echeverría

Carlos Cetina

Lorena Arcega

Jaime Font

JSS

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Software product families from a phylogenetics perspective for video game content generation

Samuel Navarro

Jorge Chueca

Daniel Blasco

Carlos Cetina

Jaime Font

2025

IST

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Towards Green Game Software Engineering: A Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption Between the Widespread Unity and Unreal Video Game Engines

Carlos Pérez

Javier Verón

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

M

Mª Ángeles Moraga

C

Coral Calero

Carlos Cetina

MODELS

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Deepening Our Understanding on the Use of Models and Code in Game Software Engineering: A Controlled Experiment in Unreal Engine

Jose Ignacio Trasobares

Jose Ignacio Trasobares

África Domingo

África Domingo

Jorge Echeverría

Jorge Echeverría

Lorena Arcega

Carlos Cetina

ICSE

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Video Game Procedural Content Generation Through Software Transplantation

Mar Zamorano

Daniel Blasco

Carlos Cetina

F

Federica Sarro

TOSEM

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Introducing Phylogenetics in Search-based Software Engineering: Phylogenetics-aware SBSE

Daniel Blasco

Antonio Iglesias

Antonio Iglesias

Jorge Echeverría

Jorge Echeverría

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

Carlos Cetina

IST

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A Multiple Case Study on Reuse in Game Software Engineering

Jose Ignacio Trasobares

Jose Ignacio Trasobares

África Domingo

África Domingo

Rodrigo Casamayor

Rodrigo Casamayor

Daniel Blasco

Carlos Cetina

EvoMUSART

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Search-based Negative Prompt Optimisation for Text-to-Image Generation

G

Guillermo Iglesias

Mar Zamorano

F

Federica Sarro

SoSyM

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Boosting bug localization in software models of video games with simulations and component-specific genetic operations

Rodrigo Casamayor

Rodrigo Casamayor

Lorena Arcega

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

Carlos Cetina

2024

Awarded

ESEM

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Game Software Engineering: A Controlled Experiment Comparing Automated Content Generation Techniques

Mar Zamorano

África Domingo

África Domingo

Carlos Cetina

F

Federica Sarro

MODELS

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A Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption Between Visual Scripting models and C++ in Unreal Engine: Raising Awareness on the importance of Green MDD

Javier Verón

Carlos Pérez

C

Coral Calero

M

Mª Ángeles Moraga

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

Carlos Cetina

SPLC

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Phylogenix: Bringing phylogenetics to Unity

Samuel Navarro

Antonio Iglesias

Antonio Iglesias

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

Carlos Cetina

Jaime Font

SPLC

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Leveraging Phylogenetics in Software Product Families: The Case of Latent Content Generation in Video Games

Jorge Chueca

Daniel Blasco

Carlos Cetina

Jaime Font

TSE

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A Systematic Literature Review of Model-Driven Engineering using Machine Learning

Ana Marcén

Antonio Iglesias

Antonio Iglesias

Raúl Lapeña

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

Carlos Cetina

CAiSE

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Improving Requirement Traceability by Leveraging Video Game Simulations in Search-Based Software Engineering

Javier Verón

Raúl Lapeña

Carlos Cetina

Ó

Óscar Pastor

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

Awarded

CAiSE

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Comparing MDD and CcD in the Bug Localization Context: An Empirical Evaluation in Video Games

Isis Roca

África Domingo

África Domingo

Ó

Óscar Pastor

Carlos Cetina

Lorena Arcega

IST

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Boosting fault localization of statements by combining topic modeling and Ochiai

R

Romain Vacheret

Francisca Pérez

Francisca Pérez

T

Tewfik Ziadi

L

Lom Hillah

IST

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Search-based co-creation of software models: The case of particle systems for video games

Jorge Chueca

Carlos Cetina

Ó

Óscar Pastor

Jaime Font

SPE

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On the interaction between the search parameters and the nature of the search problems in search-based model-driven engineering

Isis Roca

Jaime Font

Lorena Arcega

Carlos Cetina

IST

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Co-evolving scenarios and simulated players to locate bugs that arise from the interaction of software models of video games

Isis Roca

Ó

Óscar Pastor

Carlos Cetina

Lorena Arcega

Research

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