Physical evacuation drills are pre-planned activities to train building occupants in facing
emergencies and evaluate safety performances. Nowadays, technologies including Virtual …

In the event of a fire emergency in the built environment, occupants face a range of
evacuation decisions, including the choice of exits. An important question from the …

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In fire evacuation, social groups of pedestrians often maintain proximity, proceeding at a
similar pace towards a common destination. However, the effect of social groups on …

The stay/go decisions of people involved in fire incidents are crucial for safety. However, the
factors that influence these decisions remain unclear. To address this issue, online …

Occupant safety in case of building fires depends on the selection of proper evacuation
routes. Today, several passive and active Emergency Wayfinding Systems (EWSs) have …

In this study, Minecraft was adopted to investigate pedestrian behaviours and evacuation
processes in non-fire (normal) and fire conditions involving multiple simultaneous players …

Visibility in smoke is a key aspect in terms of safe egress in various fire related situations.
Due to the hazardous nature of fire induced smoke, it is hard to study human behaviour …

Virtual reality plays a growing role in emergency behavior studies. This review focuses on
the perspectives of research development and implementation. It synthesizes and discusses …

Although numerous studies used Virtual Reality (VR) to study pedestrian behavior, there is
an ongoing debate about the validity of using VR for studying pedestrian behavior. This …