@inproceedings{bb498b6b02dd40998fc5ff9dc5e53b54,
title = "Virtual Reality for Fire Evacuation Research",
abstract = "Virtual reality (VR) has become a popular approach to study human behavior in fire. The present position paper analyses Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of VR as a research tool for human behavior in fire. Virtual environments provide a maximum of experimental control, are easy to replicate, have relatively high ecological validity, and allow safe study of occupant behavior in scenarios that otherwise would be too dangerous. Lower ecological validity compared to field studies, ergonomic aspects, and technical limitations are the main weaknesses of the method. Increasingly realistic simulations and other technological advances provide new opportunities for this relatively young method. In this position paper, we argue that VR is a promising complementary laboratory tool in the quest to understand human behavior in fire and to improve fire safety.",
keywords = "Virtual Reality, Fire evacuation, SWOT analysis",
author = "Max Kinateder and Enrico Ronchi and Daniel Nilsson and Margrethe Kobes and Mathias M{\"u}ller and Paul Pauli and Andreas M{\"u}lberger",
year = "2014",
language = "English",
volume = "2",
publisher = "IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "313--321",
editor = "Adam Krasuski and Guillermo Rein",
booktitle = "Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems",
address = "United States",
note = "Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. 1st Complex Events and Information Modelling (CEIM'14) ; Conference date: 07-09-2014",
}