Interruptions and context switches significantly contribute to productivity losses in developers’ daily routines, stemming from meetings, urgent tasks, emails, and queries from colleagues. Moreover, certain tasks, such as software testing, are often perceived as less enjoyable, prompting developers to seek distractions. To mitigate this, applying gamification to testing activities can enhance motivation for test writing. One such gamification tool is Gamekins, which integrates challenges, quests, achievements, and leaderboards into the Jenkins CI platform. However, as Gamekins is typically accessed through a browser, it introduces a context switch. This paper presents an IntelliJ plugin designed to seamlessly integrate Gamekins’ gamification elements into the IDE, aiming to minimize context switches and boost developer motivation for test writing.
Attila Szatmári Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Qusay Idrees Sarhan Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Péter Attila Soha Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Gergő Balogh Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Árpád Beszédes Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged
Niklas Krieger Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Sandro Speth Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Steffen Becker University of Stuttgart
Tim Kräuter Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Patrick Stünkel Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Adrian Rutle Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Yngve Lamo Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
