Paper Info
Title
Algorithm Visualization: The State of the Field
Abstract
We present findings regarding the state of the field of Algorithm Visualization (AV) based on our analysis of a collection of over 500 AVs. We examine how AVs are distributed among topics, who created them and when, their overall quality, and how they are disseminated. There does exist a cadre of good AVs and active developers. Unfortunately, we found that many AVs are of low quality, and coverage is skewed toward a few easier topics. This can make it hard for instructors to locate what they need. There are no effective repositories of AVs currently available, which puts many AVs at risk for being lost to the community over time. Thus, the field appears in need of improvement in disseminating materials, propagating known best practices, and informing developers about topic coverage. These concerns could be mitigated by building community and improving communication among AV users and developers.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1145/1821996.1821997
ACM Transactions on Computing Education \/ ACM Journal of Educational Resources in Computing
Keywords
DocType
Volume
algorithm visualization,data structure visualization,av user,algorithm animation,easier topic,low quality,community,best practice,effective repository,overall quality,open source,algoviz wiki,good avs,topic coverage,active developer,algoviz
Journal
10
Issue
Citations 
PageRank 
3
51
2.78
References 
Authors
20
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Clifford A. Shaffer1999131.98
Matthew Cooper279876.01
Alexander Joel D. Alon3855.17
Monika Akbar48312.22
Michael Stewart5512.78
Sean P. Ponce6735.54
Stephen H. Edwards790682.41