Nikolai W. F. Bode|Armel Ulrich Kemloh Wagoum|Edward A. Codling
Human responses to multiple sources of directional information in virtual crowd evacuations
University of Essex|Forschungszentrum Jülich|University of Essex
evacuation crowds buildings vehicles one example highlights importance understanding individuallevel interactions decisionmaking combine lead overall behaviour crowds particular make evacuations safer need understand individuals make movement decisions crowds present evacuation experiment 500 participants testing individual behaviour interactive virtual environment participants choose different exit routes influence three different types directional information static information signs dynamic information movement simulated crowd memorized information well combined effect different sources directional information contrast signs crowd movement memorized information significant effect human exit route choice isolation however combined latter two treatments additional directly conflicting sources directional information example signs showed clear effect reducing number participants followed opposing directional information suggests signals participants observe closely isolation simply overrule alternative sources directional information age gender consistently explain differences behaviour experiments