VMAG3D : apoio à compreensão de modelos de sistemas de software utilizando o controle por gestos em um ambiente multiusuário de visualização 3D.

Abstract

System Modeling has been an indispensable discipline for the better understanding and evolution of these systems. So it has been sought ways to improve the visualization of the data involved in these models and their relationships. These means must offer freedom to explore for users, besides allowing collaboration and communication between users. The use of Virtual Reality techniques promotes an immersion in these models, encouraging the user to visualize data from different angles and in new contexts This dissertation proposes an approach for Model Visualization Assisted by Gestures in 3D, called VMAG 3D, to support the three-dimensional visualization of system models. It is inspired by the VisAr3D approach, a teaching and learning environment that provides the exploration and interaction of UML models with the use of 3D visualization, and aims to support the visualization of computer systems models, using gesture control, favoring a better usability and opening the possibility for a greater accessibility, while encouraging collaboration and communication among users. A prototype based on this approach was developed and a study was done to evaluate its usability, showing positive results in relation to user experience