ALFIL: A Crowd Simulation Serious Game for Massive Evacuation Training and Awareness

Autor/inn/en	García-García, César; Fernández-Robles, José Luis; Larios-Rosillo, Victor; Luga, Hervé
Titel	ALFIL: A Crowd Simulation Serious Game for Massive Evacuation Training and Awareness
Quelle	In: International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2 (2012) 3, S.71-86 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-6849
DOI	10.4018/ijgbl.2012070105
Schlagwörter	Computer Games; Computer Simulation; Educational Games; Crisis Management; Programming; Computer System Design; Emergency Programs; Behavior Theories; Neuropsychology; Personality Traits; Instructional Design; Game Theory; Design Requirements; Foreign Countries; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Educational game; Lernspiel; Krisenmanagement; Programmierung; Hilfsprogramm; Neuropsychologie; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Spieltheorie; Design preferences; Gestaltungsmittel; Ausland; Mexiko
Abstract	This article presents the current development of a serious game for the simulation of massive evacuations. The purpose of this project is to promote self-protection through awareness of the procedures and different possible scenarios during the evacuation of a massive event. Sophisticated behaviors require massive computational power and it has been necessary to implement several distributed programming techniques to simulate crowds of thousands of people. Even with the current state of computer hardware, the costs of building and operating this hardware is still prohibitive; so, it's preferred to apply distributed programming techniques running on specialized parallel computing hardware. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01