Supporting the Comprehension of Complex Software Systems
Claudia Susie C. Rodrigues, Cláudia Maria Lima Werner · 2013
Graphical representations improvethe understandability of a complex system. They perform a crucial role inteaching Software Modeling. The rapid changes and increased complexity ofsoftware systems present new challenges and put new demands on softwareengineering education. New proposals have been introduced in the classroom,especially those that make teaching more attractive to students. This paperpresents the VisAr3D approach that was designed to provide a 3D visualizationof UML models, where the user should intuitively understand the modelingelements in this 3D environment. It includes exploration, interaction andsimulation resources to establish a practical and pleasant learning activity,focusing in large scale systems.Keywords: SoftwareEngineering Education, Software Modeling, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality,Large Scale Systems.