Modeling pedestrian dynamics and their implementation in a computer are challenging and
important issues in the knowledge areas of transportation and computer simulation. The aim …

One of the field in which models of abstraction have been proposed is Artificial Intelligence
(AI). This chapter has two parts: one presents an overview of the formal models, either …

In this paper we present a user-centered design approach to the development of a Virtual
Environment (VE), by utilizing an iterative, user-informed process throughout the entire …

Large scale agent-based simulations typically face a trade-off between the level of detail in
the representation of each agent and the scalability seen as the number of agents that can …

Despite the large body of work in both motion planning and multi-agent simulation, little work
has focused on the problem of planning motion for groups of robots using external …

Artists, animation and game designers are in demand for solutions to easily populate large
virtual environments with crowds that satisfy desired visual features. This paper presents a …

In recent years, the number of people affected by natural disasters and in particular tsunamis
has been increasing. Artificial Intelligence and Operation Research approaches to simulate …

Crowd activities are often randomized to create the appearance of heterogeneity. However,
the parameters that control randomization are frequently hard to tune because it is unclear …

Large-scale simulations often use multiple agent representations to permit the study of
specific multi-agent phenomena, and to find a balance between run-time performance and …

This paper presents a system for crowd evacuation in emergency situation based on
dynamics model to offer a base platform for further researches. Starting with the …