Usage of Multi User Online Computer Games as a Simulation Platform in the Disaster and Emergency Management Arena

Emergency response agencies that need to care for large crowds in real-life events, report a constant lack in human volunteers in large numbers for training purposes. Moreover, existing computerized training aides either totally omit affected crowds in their scenarios, or represent them as computer...

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Main Author: Schwartz, Ilan
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Natural Hazards Research Centre 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4335