Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places

Elin Carstensdottir; Kristin Gudmundsdottir; Gunnar Valgardsson; Hannes Vilhjalmsson

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23974-8_6

Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places

Elin Carstensdottir^*, Kristin Gudmundsdottir, Gunnar Valgardsson, Hannes Vilhjalmsson

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Department of Computer Science

Reykjavik University, Iceland

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Abstract

The way people behave in public places when selecting a seat should be of interest to anyone working with virtual people and environments such as in the simulation, movie, or games industry. This study, conducted in a café and a restaurant, was meant to gather information about this behaviour. In particular whether a behavioural pattern could be found and whether there is a notable difference in the behaviour of individuals and groups. The study found that specific behavioural patterns exist in these situations. These results lead to some guidelines for behaviour design as well as a model of seat selection based on utility. The model was implemented in the CADIA Populus Social Simulation engine.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Virtual Agents - 11th International Conference, IVA 2011, Proceedings
Pages	48-54
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23974-8_6
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	11th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2011 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 15 Sept 2011 → 17 Sept 2011

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	6895 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2011
Country/Territory	Iceland
City	Reykjavik
Period	15/09/11 → 17/09/11

Other keywords

artificial intelligence
seat preference
seat selection
Seating behaviour
social simulation
virtual people

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Carstensdottir, E., Gudmundsdottir, K., Valgardsson, G., & Vilhjalmsson, H. (2011). Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places. In Intelligent Virtual Agents - 11th International Conference, IVA 2011, Proceedings (pp. 48-54). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6895 LNAI). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23974-8_6

Carstensdottir, Elin ; Gudmundsdottir, Kristin ; Valgardsson, Gunnar et al. / Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places. Intelligent Virtual Agents - 11th International Conference, IVA 2011, Proceedings. 2011. pp. 48-54 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Carstensdottir, E, Gudmundsdottir, K, Valgardsson, G & Vilhjalmsson, H 2011, Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places. in Intelligent Virtual Agents - 11th International Conference, IVA 2011, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 6895 LNAI, pp. 48-54, 11th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland, 15/09/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23974-8_6

Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places. / Carstensdottir, Elin; Gudmundsdottir, Kristin; Valgardsson, Gunnar et al.
Intelligent Virtual Agents - 11th International Conference, IVA 2011, Proceedings. 2011. p. 48-54 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 6895 LNAI).

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Where to sit? The study and implementation of seat selection in public places

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