Immersive software archaeology
collaborative exploration and note taking in virtual reality
Additional information
Authors
Hoff A.,
Lungu M.,
Seidl C.,
Lanza M.
Type
Article in conference proceedings
Year
2024
Language
English
Abstract
Understanding software systems is a vital task, often undertaken by teams of engineers, for the development and maintenance of systems. Collaborative software visualization tools are essential in this context, yet they are limited. Existing tools, particularly in virtual reality, allow exploration but lack the crucial feature of note-taking, which is a significant limitation.
We present Immersive Software Archaeology (ISA), a virtual reality tool that enables engineering teams to collaboratively explore and comprehend software systems. Unique to ISA, it facilitates notetaking during exploration with virtual multimedia whiteboards that support freehand diagramming, audio recordings, and VR screenshots. Notes taken on these whiteboards are synchronized with an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), providing easy access to the results of a VR exploration while performing changes to the system's source code.
Keywords
Software visualization, Software comprehension, Collaborative software engineering, Virtual reality
Conference proceedings
Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC '24)
Pages (or article number)
387–391
Diffusion
License
License undefined
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Green
