Collaborative Modeling Method Prototyping Using Digital Design Thinking with Scene2Model

Realizing a modeling method is a knowledge intense task that requires the involvement of stakeholders from different backgrounds and expertise during all phases in the realization lifecycle. This lifecycle is typically coined “conceptualization” and spans from ideation, design, formalization, and implementation and deployment. The outcomes of design decisions taken as a team impact the capabilities provided by the modeling method from a structural and behavioral perspective. Multiple iterations are usually required to externalize the knowledge, agree on a formalization approach, and evaluate the design results through prototyping techniques. Following the Agile Modeling Method Engineering (AMME) practice proposed by Prof. Dimitris Karagiannis, this contribution introduces an instantiation in three parts of the engineering technique. First, it suggests haptic design interactions as an interface for the domain experts. Second, it derives an initial formalization of the metamodel skeleton through metamodel processing. Third, it enhances the design with functional/behavioral aspects and provides the outcome as a digital prototype for immediate testing/evaluation using the experimentation capabilities of the ADOxx metamodeling platform.