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User evaluation of polymetric views using a large visualization wall

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Stuart Marshall,

Robert BiddleAuthors Info & Claims

SOFTVIS '10: Proceedings of the 5th international symposium on Software visualization

Pages 25 - 34

https://doi.org/10.1145/1879211.1879218

Published: 25 October 2010 Publication History

Abstract

There are few visualization techniques for displaying complex software systems with large numbers of packages and classes. One visualization technique is the System Hotspots View, whose effectiveness has yet to be validated by any empirical studies. We have conducted a user evaluation to see whether participants of our modified System Hotspots View using a large visualization wall can accurately identify key measurements and comparisons in the underlying software system. The results of our user evaluation indicate that participants were able to effectively use our modified System Hotspots View to explore the example domain: version 1.6 of the Java API. Our observations also indicate that there are issues around interacting with the visualization wall.

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User evaluation of polymetric views using a large visualization wall
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods

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SOFTVIS '10: Proceedings of the 5th international symposium on Software visualization

October 2010

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ISBN:9781450300285

DOI:10.1145/1879211

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Alexandru Telea
University of Groningen, Netherlands
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Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
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Brown University, USA

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