In immersive augmented reality (IAR), users can wear a head-mounted display to see computer-generated images superimposed to their view of the world. IAR was shown to be beneficial across several domains, e.g., automotive, medicine, gaming and engineering, with positive impacts on, e.g., collaboration and communication. We think that IAR bears a great potential for software engineering but, as of yet, this research area has been neglected. In this vision paper, we elicit potentials and obstacles for the use of IAR in software engineering. We identify possible areas that can be supported with IAR technology by relating commonly discussed IAR improvements to typical software engineering tasks. We further demonstrate how innovative use of IAR technology may fundamentally improve typical activities of a software engineer through a comprehensive series of usage scenarios outlining practical application. Finally, we reflect on current limitations of IAR technology based on our scenarios and sketch research activities necessary to make our vision a reality. We consider this paper to be relevant to academia and industry alike in guiding the steps to innovative research and applications for IAR in software engineering.

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为软件工程释放沉浸式增强现实的潜力

在沉浸式增强现实 (IAR) 中，用户可以佩戴头戴式显示器来查看叠加在他们的世界观中的计算机生成图像。IAR 被证明在多个领域都有好处，例如汽车、医学、游戏和工程，对协作和通信等产生积极影响。我们认为 IAR 在软件工程方面具有巨大的潜力，但迄今为止，该研究领域一直被忽视。在这篇愿景论文中，我们引出了在软件工程中使用 IAR 的潜力和障碍。我们通过将普遍讨论的 IAR 改进与典型的软件工程任务相关联，确定 IAR 技术可以支持的可能领域。我们进一步展示了 IAR 技术的创新使用如何通过概述实际应用的综合系列使用场景从根本上改善软件工程师的典型活动。最后，我们根据我们的场景反思 IAR 技术的当前局限性，并勾勒出使我们的愿景成为现实所必需的研究活动。我们认为这篇论文在指导 IAR 在软件工程中的创新研究和应用的步骤方面与学术界和工业界都相关。