Metaverse as Agile Team Workplace: An Evaluation on the Perspective of Agile Software Developers
Fabrício de Oliveira, Luciana Aparecida Martinez Zaina · 2025
The work of software development teams has been altered to remote mode in recent years.Although software teams have used digital tools for virtual face-to-face communication (e.g., Google Meet), these tools have usually not been adequate to promote the engagement and collaboration of software team members.Metaverse, an immersive virtual environment, has emerged as a promising platform to replicate physical presence and address these challenges.In this study, we proposed design requirements to support the development of an immersive environment tailored for agile teams, specifically focusing on sprint planning ceremonies.Based on these requirements, we developed a prototype to support sprint planning ceremonies .To evaluate the environment, we conducted three rounds of sprint planning sessions with the participation of twelve agile software developers.Our findings revealed that participants experienced a high sense of immersion and enhanced their engagement supported by the environment features.These results suggest that the Metaverse can be seen as a potential workplace for agile teams collaboration.