BabiaXR: Virtual Reality software data visualizations for the Web

Moreno-Lumbreras, David; González-Barahona, Jesús M.; Villaverde, Andrea

doi:10.1109/vrw55335.2022.00026

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“…The visual metaphors employed range from abstract representations, such as graphs [6,21,32] or tree maps [25,26], to real-world inspired structures like solar systems [19,22,41], islands [37], and cities [27,35,41,48,49]. Additionally, visual metaphors in software visualization can be categorized based on their dimensionality into 2D [1,33,36] and 3D variants, with the latter further distinguishable by the medium utilized, spanning standard 2D screens [46,50,52], VR [15,23,38], and AR [17,34,43].…”

Section: Software Visualizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaborative Software Exploration with Multimedia Note Taking in Virtual Reality

Hoff,

Lungu,

Seidl

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension

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Section: Software Visualizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collaborative Software Exploration with Multimedia Note Taking in Virtual Reality

Hoff,

Lungu,

Seidl

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension

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“…Software visualizations vary in their metaphor (e.g., graphs [7,14] or information cities [11,16,21]), dimensionality (2D [15,17] or 3D), and -for 3D visualizations -display medium (standard screen [20,22,24] or virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) [4,5,9,18]).…”

Section: Introduction and Related Workmentioning

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Immersive Software Archaeology: Collaborative Exploration and Note Taking in Virtual Reality

Hoff,

Lungu,

Seidl

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension

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Software development metrics: to VR or not to VR

Moreno-Lumbreras,

Robles,

Izquierdo-Cortázar

et al. 2024

Empir Software Eng

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Context Current data visualization interfaces predominantly rely on 2-D screens. However, the emergence of virtual reality (VR) devices capable of immersive data visualization has sparked interest in exploring their suitability for visualizing software development data. Despite this, there is a lack of detailed investigation into the effectiveness of VR devices specifically for interacting with software development data visualizations. Objective Our objective is to investigate the following question: “How do VR devices compare to traditional screens in visualizing data about software development?” Specifically, we aim to assess the accuracy of conclusions derived from exploring visualizations for understanding the software development process, as well as the time required to reach these conclusions. Method In our controlled experiment, we recruited N=32 volunteers with diverse backgrounds. Participants interacted with similar data visualizations in both VR and traditional screen environments. For the traditional screen setup, we utilized a commercially available set of interactive dashboards based on Kibana, commonly used by Bitergia customers for data insights. In the VR environment, we designed a set of visualizations, tailored to provide an equivalent dataset within a virtual room. Participants answered questions related to software evolution processes, specifically code review and issue tracking, in both VR and traditional screen environments, for two projects. We conducted statistical analyses to compare the correctness of their answers and the time taken for each question. Results Our findings indicate that the correctness of answers in both environments is comparable. Regarding time spent, we observed similar durations, except for complex questions that required examining multiple interconnected visualizations. In such cases, participants in the VR environment were able to answer questions more quickly. Conclusion Based on our results, we conclude that VR immersion can be equally effective as traditional screen setups for understanding software development processes through visualization of relevant metrics in most scenarios. Moreover, VR may offer advantages in comprehending complex tasks that require navigating through multiple interconnected visualizations. However, further experimentation is necessary to validate and reinforce these conclusions.

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BabiaXR: Virtual Reality software data visualizations for the Web

Cited by 5 publications

References 22 publications

Collaborative Software Exploration with Multimedia Note Taking in Virtual Reality

Collaborative Software Exploration with Multimedia Note Taking in Virtual Reality

Immersive Software Archaeology: Collaborative Exploration and Note Taking in Virtual Reality

Software development metrics: to VR or not to VR

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