Title :
Activity-Driven Populace: A Cognitive Approach to Crowd Simulation
Author :
Paris, Sébastien ; Donikian, Stéphane
Author_Institution :
Trinity Coll. Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
Simulating a natural-looking virtual populace requires modeling different behavioral levels to mimic how people choose and organize their activities. A multilayer behavior model for crowd simulation can help developers endow each entity with high-level objectives built on top of a reactive and cognitive decision system.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences computing; cognition; decision making; digital simulation; virtual reality; activity-driven populace; cognitive decision system; crowd simulation; multilayer behavior model; natural-looking virtual populace; reactive decision system; Collision avoidance; Computational efficiency; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Humans; Navigation; Physical layer; Pressing; Safety; Virtual environment; autonomous actors; crowd simulation; goal-oriented behavior; virtual humans;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2009.58