Crowd simulation has emerged in the last decade as a widely used method of visual effects,
computer games, and urban planning, etc. The improvement of hardware performance and …

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 …

We present SEAN 2.0, an open-source system designed to advance social navigation via
the training and benchmarking of navigation policies in varied social contexts. A key …

This volume covers both the art and the technology of game AI. It includes core algorithms
that you'll need to succeed, such as behavior trees, utility theory, spatial representation, path …

Recent advancements in local methods have significantly improved the collision avoidance
behavior of virtual characters. However, existing methods fail to take into account that in real …

This study examines attributes of virtual human behavior that may increase the plausibility of
a simulated crowd and affect the user's experience in Virtual Reality. Purpose‐developed …

Pedestrian and evacuation dynamics provide valuable insights into the understanding of
human collective motion and have important implications for architectural design, safety …

Crowd dynamics has emerged as an important topic of investigation in recent years. Several
studies have been conducted to better understand the underlying factors that can influence …

The study of crowd dynamics has provided new insights into the understanding of human
collective motion. However, most previous studies treated large-scale crowds as consisting …

We have evaluated four locomotion interfaces, namely natural walking (NW),
omnidirectional treadmill (OT), walk-in-place (WiP), and joystick (JS). In this within-group …