Measuring Human Behaviour Using Head-Cave

publication year:	2007
full reference:	Sun, C., de Vries, B. and Dijkstra, J. 2007. "Measuring Human Behaviour Using Head-Cave." In Dong, A., van de Moere, A. and Gero, J.S.(eds.): Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures (CAADFutures 2007) 11-13 July 2007, Sydney, Australia. Dordrecht: Springer. 501-511.
In this research funded by NSFC (50408038), an agent-based simulation model is developed for the human evacuation behaviour determined by a list of so-called architectural clues in the environment. A research method is introduced with an application for one of these clue types called Doorway. A six-variable model and a related set of virtual scenes were constructed and implemented in a Head-CAVE system, in which 102 subjects were tested as in an evacuation game. With the binary logit regression analysis a utility function is estimated indicating how these variables affect human choice on any pair of doorways in a scene. Evidence was found that the distance from the decision point to the doorway is not always the most important factor as it is assumed in the other evacuation models.
metis id:	213771
contact:	C. Sun, MSc Prof.dr.ir. B. de Vries Ing. J. Dijkstra
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