Data For: Unlocking the research potential of version control logs created by commercial video game development studios

Abertay Research Portal (Abertay University) 2026 Dataset Open access

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Authors: Simon Strange
DOI: 10.57995/3zqv-9p55
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Abstract

Exported version control logs (Perforce) from a mid-sized commercial video game development studio. Contains timestamp data, anonymised usernames, tallies of the number of files affected, and original comments. These are private commercial logs, and were acquired in order to contrast them with similar public logs from Git and other public sources.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Software Engineering Research Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Open Source Software Innovations

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Abertay Research Portal (Abertay University)
Publication date
30 January 2026
Language
EN
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