Simulation in contexts involving an interactive table and tangible objects

By using an interactive table, it is possible to interact with several people (decision-makers) in a simultaneous and collaborative way, around the table, during a simulation session. Thanks to the RFID technology with which the table is fitted, it is possible to give tangible objects a unique ident...

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Published in:Simulation modelling practice and theory 2013-02, Vol.31, p.116-131
Main Authors: Kubicki, Sebastien, Lebrun, Yoann, Lepreux, Sophie, Adam, Emmanuel, Kolski, Christophe, Mandiau, René
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agents (artificial intelligence)
Computer Science
Computer simulation
Human-Computer Interaction
Interactive
Interactive table
Mathematical models
Modeling and Simulation
Multi-agent system
Multiagent Systems
RFID
Roads
Simulation
Tables (data)
Tangible objects
Traffic engineering
Traffic flow
Ubiquitous Computing
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Summary:By using an interactive table, it is possible to interact with several people (decision-makers) in a simultaneous and collaborative way, around the table, during a simulation session. Thanks to the RFID technology with which the table is fitted, it is possible to give tangible objects a unique identity to include and to consider them in the simulation. The paper describes a context model, which takes into consideration the specificities related to interactive tables. The TangiSense interactive table is presented; it is connected to a multi-agent system making it possible to give the table a certain level of adaptation: each tangible object can be associated to an agent which can bring roles to the object (i.e., the roles are the equivalent of a set of behaviors). The multi-agent system proposed in this paper is modeled according to an architecture adapted to the exploitation of tangible and virtual objects during simulation on an interactive table. A case study is presented; it concerns a simulation of road traffic management. The illustrations give an outline of the potentialities of the simulation system as regards the context-awareness aspect, following both the actions of the decision-makers implied in simulation, and the agents composing the road traffic simulation.
ISSN:1569-190X
1878-1462
DOI:10.1016/j.simpat.2012.10.012