Immersive software archaeology

Hoff, Adrian; Lungu, Mircea; Seidl, Christoph; Lanza, Michele

doi:10.1145/3643916.3644438

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Conference paper (in proceedings)

Immersive software archaeology
: collaborative exploration and note taking in virtual reality

Hoff, Adrian ORCID IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lungu, Mircea IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Seidl, Christoph IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Lanza, Michele ORCID Istituto del software (SI), Facoltà di scienze informatiche, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera

2024

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IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC). - 2024, p. 387–391

Collaborative software engineering

English 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.

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