Title :
The Virtual Marathon: Parallel Computing Supports Crowd Simulations
Author :
Yilmaz, Erdal ; Isler, Veysi ; Çetin, Yasemin Yardimci
Author_Institution :
Inf. Inst., Middle East Tech. Univ., Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
To be realistic, an urban model must include appropriate numbers of pedestrians, vehicles, and other dynamic entities. Using a parallel computing architecture, researchers simulated a marathon with more than a million participants. To simulate participant behavior, they used fuzzy logic on a GPU to perform millions of inferences in real time.
Keywords :
fuzzy logic; parallel algorithms; road vehicles; sport; traffic engineering computing; virtual reality; GPU algorithm; crowd simulation; dynamic entity; fuzzy logic; parallel computing architecture; participant behavior simulation; pedestrian simulation; urban model; vehicle simulation; virtual athlete; virtual marathon simulation; Biological system modeling; Bridges; Cities and towns; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Discrete event simulation; Fuzzy logic; Graphics; Parallel processing; parallel; populace; simulation; virtual;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2009.77
