Interactive Revision Exploration using Small Multiples of Software Maps

Willy Scheibel, Matthias Trapp, Jürgen Döllner

2016

Abstract

To explore and to compare different revisions of complex software systems is a challenging task as it requires to constantly switch between different revisions and the corresponding information visualization. This paper proposes to combine the concept of small multiples and focus+context techniques for software maps to facilitate the comparison of multiple software map themes and revisions simultaneously on a single screen. This approach reduces the amount of switches and helps to preserve the mental map of the user. Given a software project the small multiples are based on a common dataset but are specialized by specific revisions and themes. The small multiples are arranged in a matrix where rows and columns represents different themes and revisions, respectively. To ensure scalability of the visualization technique we also discuss two rendering pipelines to ensure interactive frame-rates. The capabilities of the proposed visualization technique are demonstrated in a collaborative exploration setting using a high-resolution, multi-touch display.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Scheibel W., Trapp M. and Döllner J. (2016). Interactive Revision Exploration using Small Multiples of Software Maps . In Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 2: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-175-5, pages 131-138. DOI: 10.5220/0005694401310138

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ivapp16,
author={Willy Scheibel and Matthias Trapp and Jürgen Döllner},
title={Interactive Revision Exploration using Small Multiples of Software Maps},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 2: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={131-138},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005694401310138},
isbn={978-989-758-175-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 2: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2016)
TI - Interactive Revision Exploration using Small Multiples of Software Maps
SN - 978-989-758-175-5
AU - Scheibel W.
AU - Trapp M.
AU - Döllner J.
PY - 2016
SP - 131
EP - 138
DO - 10.5220/0005694401310138