New Game Simulates Crowd Evacuations
Dr Nikolai Bode tells us about his game simulation that predicts how crowds might evacuate a building based on ordinary human behaviour.
Are you calm under pressure? How about in an emergency? Are you sure? Dr Nikolai Bode from Engineering Maths has developed a game simulation which puts your assumptions to the test. Using mathematical and computational models to predict how crowds of people might move through a building based on assumptions about ordinary human behaviour.
Dr Bode is now carrying out further research and is considering adapting the game for use by event planners, architects and safety stewards, in the hope that the interactive experience it offers could be useful for designing safe evacuation procedures. He is also exploring whether the game could be incorporated into online safety training courses.