Using a Game Engine for VR Simulations in Evacuation Planning

Mól, Antônio Carlos de Abreu; Jorge, Carlos Alexandre F.; Couto, Pedro

doi:10.1109/mcg.2008.61

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“…For presenting interactive visualizations, different techniques can be used in addition to regular computer monitors. The scenes can be examined in immersive Cave Automatic Virtual Environments (CAVEs) [23], or using a head-mounted Virtual Reality (VR) display such as the Oculus Rift [24]. Augmented Reality (AR) techniques are another area of technology studied for visualizing construction projects [25].…”

Section: The Visualization Of Construction Projectsmentioning

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Customized Visualizations of Urban Infill Development Scenarios for Local Stakeholders

Virtanen

Puustinen

Pennanen

et al. 2015

JBCPR

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Infill development has been seen as one of the solutions to urban challenges. However, it changes the dynamics and visual appearance of the neighborhood. As infill development usually requires the acceptance of local stakeholders, their perceptions of the resulting intensified housing have a significant role. In this study, customized visualizations illustrating scenarios of infill development were made from the perspective of individual apartments in neighboring residential building. The usefulness of customized visualizations for local stakeholders was studied in the Tammela test area. A 3D virtual model of the existing environment was created. Models depicting the alternative infill buildings were added to the 3D model, which was used to create customized visualizations. These visualizations were utilized in the interviews of local stakeholders. The findings indicate that the customized visualizations help stakeholders conceptualize the impact, and plan and manage the infill development. Visualizations can also be seen as a tool for a resident-driven approach to intensifying housing.

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Section: The Visualization Of Construction Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Customized Visualizations of Urban Infill Development Scenarios for Local Stakeholders

Virtanen

Puustinen

Pennanen

et al. 2015

JBCPR

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“…Augmented reality media have now cast our models directly against the ground truth of the (three-dimensional) urban realities that many of us experience (Anguelov et al 2010;Kopf et al 2010;Rundle et al 2011;Uricchio 2011;Vincent 2007). Also, the entertainment industry has evolved its computer graphics and gaming engines to the point that authentic artificial intelligence (AI) for characters is significant for costsaving on movie lots and a central component of marketing immersive games (Baillie-deByl 2004;Bainbridge 2007;Barnes, Encarnação, and Shaw 2009;Craig 2006;Jacobson and Hwang 2002;Laird 2001Laird , 2002Laird and van Lent 2000;Mól, Jorge, and Couto 2008;Nareyek 2004;Nieuwenhuisen, Kamphuis, and Overmars 2007;Parker and O'Brien 2009;Perlin et al 2008;Scott 2002).…”

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High-fidelity behaviours for model people on model streetscapes

Torrens

2014

Annals of GIS

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Computational techniques for generating plausible-looking and authentically behaving synthetic walkers on simulated sidewalks are an important component of social science, engineering, planning, policy and management scenarios for many downtown settings, particularly for phenomena that are difficult to experiment with in reality. Yet, traditional approaches used to fashion model streetscapes and model people to fill them are usually sourced in proxy behaviours borrowed from physics and information heuristics, and while these are often conveniently parsimonious and analytically tractable, they can be limited in their ability to generate the sorts of rich synthetic realities in simulation that are commonly desired for extended experimentation. To facilitate the generation of higher-fidelity behavioural models, I present an alternative scheme based on behavioural geography in theoretical foundation and on polyspatial automata, space-time calculation and efficient computing as actionable media for simulation. Ultimately, the aim in introducing new approaches is to broaden the range of experimental scenarios that models can be applied to, and I present varied applied tests for the model infrastructure as a demonstration of the concept.

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“…Immersive VR finds a purpose in many fields, for example, in psychotherapy and diagnostics [1][2][3][4], cognitive training [5,6], relaxation [7,8], rehabilitation [9,10], medicine [11,12], training in the industry [13][14][15], tourism and cultural heritage [16][17][18], journalism [19], and sport [20,21]. The rich potential of immersive virtual reality is also utilized in areas that use geographical data, for example, evacuation planning [22,23], geospatial data exploration and analysis [24][25][26][27], navigation in urban areas [28,29], visualization of spatial data quality [30], and urban planning [31].…”

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Collaborative Immersive Virtual Environments for Education in Geography

Šašinka

Stachoň

Sedlák

et al. 2018

IJGI

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Immersive virtual reality (iVR) devices are rapidly becoming an important part of our lives and forming a new way for people to interact with computers and each other. The impact and consequences of this innovative technology have not yet been satisfactory explored. This empirical study investigated the cognitive and social aspects of collaboration in a shared, immersive virtual reality. A unique application for implementing a collaborative immersive virtual environment (CIVE) was developed by our interdisciplinary team as a software solution for educational purposes, with two scenarios for learning about hypsography, i.e., explanations of contour line principles. Both scenarios allow switching between a usual 2D contour map and a 3D model of the corresponding terrain to increase the intelligibility and clarity of the educational content. Gamification principles were also applied to both scenarios to augment user engagement during the completion of tasks. A qualitative research approach was adopted to obtain a deep insight into the lived experience of users in a CIVE. It was thus possible to form a deep understanding of very new subject matter. Twelve pairs of participants were observed during their CIVE experience and then interviewed either in a semistructured interview or a focus group. Data from these three research techniques were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis, which is research method for studying individual experience. Four superordinate themes—with detailed descriptions of experiences shared by numerous participants—emerged as results from the analysis; we called these (1) Appreciation for having a collaborator, (2) The Surprising “Fun with Maps”, (3) Communication as a challenge, and (4) Cognition in two realities. The findings of the study indicate the importance of the social dimension during education in a virtual environment and the effectiveness of dynamic and interactive 3D visualization.

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Using a Game Engine for VR Simulations in Evacuation Planning

Cited by 61 publications

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Customized Visualizations of Urban Infill Development Scenarios for Local Stakeholders

Customized Visualizations of Urban Infill Development Scenarios for Local Stakeholders

High-fidelity behaviours for model people on model streetscapes

Collaborative Immersive Virtual Environments for Education in Geography

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