A continuum model for simulating crowd turbulence

Abstract

With increasing world population, we are observing denser and denser crowds in public places. This has led to an increasing incidence of crowd disasters at high densities, known collectively as crowd turbulence [Helbing et al. 2007]. There is an urgent need to understand and simulate such crowds in order to facilitate emergency response, as well as prediction and planning to prevent such emergencies. Simulated crowd turbulence can also be used to augment the fidelity of virtual environments in computer games and movies. In addition, for real-time prediction and response, interactive simulation is an essential requirement.