Abstract
Current Computer-Aided Architectural Design (CAAD) systems fail to represent buildings in-use before their realization. This failure prevents testing the extent to which a proposed setting supports the activities of its intended users. We present a novel approach to human behavior simulation based on a thorough representation of end-user activities by means of events - computational constructs that simulate users' individual and group activities to achieve a specific goal. Human behavior narratives result from a combination of top-down (planned) and bottom-up (unplanned) sequences of events, as a reaction to time-based schedules and to social and environmental stimuli, respectively. A narrative management system orchestrates the narrative developments and resolves conflicts that may arise among competing events.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5-12 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Simulation Series |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 2015 Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design, SimAUD 2015, Part of the 2015 Spring Simulation Multi-Conference, SpringSim 2015 - Alexandria, United States Duration: 12 Apr 2015 → 15 Apr 2015 |
Keywords
- Building design evaluation
- Event-based model
- Human behavior simulation
- Virtual users
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications