An overview of 3D software visualization

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-105

  Teyseyre, A R ^a   Campo, M R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b National Council for Scientific and Technical Research of Argentina ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

3D graphics; 3D software visualization; Human computer interaction; Information visualization; Software comprehension

Indexed keywords

2-D SPACE; 3D GRAPHICS; 3D SOFTWARE VISUALIZATION; ALGORITHM ANIMATION; DEVELOPMENT TOOLS; EVALUATION METHOD; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION; MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS; REQUIREMENTS VALIDATION; SOFTWARE COMPREHENSION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERS; SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; SOFTWARE VISUALIZATION; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

ANIMATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; METHODOLOGY;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 59449090210     PISSN: 10772626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2008.86     Document Type: Article

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