• DocumentCode
    1141923
  • Title

    The Virtual Marathon: Parallel Computing Supports Crowd Simulations

  • Author

    Yilmaz, Erdal ; Isler, Veysi ; Çetin, Yasemin Yardimci

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Inst., Middle East Tech. Univ., Ankara, Turkey
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    33
  • Abstract
    To be realistic, an urban model must include appropriate numbers of pedestrians, vehicles, and other dynamic entities. Using a parallel computing architecture, researchers simulated a marathon with more than a million participants. To simulate participant behavior, they used fuzzy logic on a GPU to perform millions of inferences in real time.
  • Keywords
    fuzzy logic; parallel algorithms; road vehicles; sport; traffic engineering computing; virtual reality; GPU algorithm; crowd simulation; dynamic entity; fuzzy logic; parallel computing architecture; participant behavior simulation; pedestrian simulation; urban model; vehicle simulation; virtual athlete; virtual marathon simulation; Biological system modeling; Bridges; Cities and towns; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer simulation; Discrete event simulation; Fuzzy logic; Graphics; Parallel processing; parallel; populace; simulation; virtual;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCG.2009.77
  • Filename
    5167485
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1141923