APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL REALTY TO HUMAN EVACUATION BEHAVIOR

• Meguro Kimiro

  社団法人 土木学会 東京大学 生産技術研究所

• Haga Yasunori

  社団法人 土木学会 (株) 東京ガス

• Yamazaki Fumio

  社団法人 土木学会 東京大学 生産技術研究所

• Katayama Tsuneo

  社団法人 土木学会 元東京大学大学院 科学技術庁 防災科学技術研究所

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• バーチャルリアリティの避難行動シミュレータへの応用
• バーチャルリアリティ ノ ヒナン コウドウ シミュレータ エ ノ オウヨウ

Abstract

A new simulator for human evacuation behavior using virtual reality (VR) is developed and applied to study evacuation from a maze. Comparing the results of experiments using the real and VR mazes of same structure, applicability and potential of VR for evacuation behavior are examined. It is found that evacuation behavior can be simulated by the VR system, and the training using VR helps smooth evacuation from the maze. Considering the issues related to disaster drill, such as its mannerism, decrease of participants and their low volition, and safety of the drill, this VR simulator has high potential and can be a useful tool for disaster mitigation. The simulator can also be applied to study the safety of the structures in the planning and design stages as well as existing ones from the view point of human evacuation.

Journal

• Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu

  Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu 1997 (556), 197-207, 1997-01-21

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Keywords

• virtual reality
• evacuation
• human behavior
• maze experiment
• education of disaster prevention
• disaster-fighting drill

Details

• CRID: 1390282680286396416
• NII Article ID: 10001832981
• NII Article ID: 10003331087
• NII Book ID: AN10014020
• DOI: 10.2208/jscej.1997.556_197
• ISSN: 18827187
• ISSN: 02897806
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/02897806
• NDL BIB ID: 4138710
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4138710
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jscej1984/1997/556/1997_556_197/_pdf
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