Henry Braun
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CrowdVis: A Framework for Real-Time Crowd Visualization

Framework for visualizing previously computed crowd simulations in real time, with rendering techniques and easy scene and agent management.

At a glance

Role
Researcher
Status
Published

Highlights

  • Built a framework to replay crowd simulations in real time with configurable rendering.
  • Provided tools for managing the scene and its virtual humans.

Abstract

Crowd simulations must represent agent behavior across different scenarios. CrowdVis visualizes previously created crowd simulations in real time, combining rendering techniques with easy management of the scene and virtual humans.

  • Diagram of agents walking together and passing each other
  • A virtual human at three levels of detail, from 952 to 2,854 polygons
  • Virtual humans walking past a house and pool in the rain
  • A crowd in a stadium at sunset, with the CrowdVis control panel
  • A top-down view of agent paths around a house, with the control panel
  • Two virtual humans sitting on a bench in the rain
  • The same scene with fire, HDR, rain and anaglyph effects
  • A house scene before and after a fire effect