UR:BAN Human Factors in Traffic

Bengler, Klaus; Drüke, Julia; Hoffmann, Silja; Manstetten, Dietrich; Neukum, Alexandra

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-15418-9

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“…Traffic simulations can be notoriously complex, especially in a city [ 51 ]. At any given time, there can be various road users in a multitude of vehicles.…”

Section: Requirements Analysis Of the Simulatormentioning

confidence: 99%

Grand Theft Auto-Based Cycling Simulator for Cognitive Enhancement Technologies in Dangerous Traffic Situations

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While developing traffic-based cognitive enhancement technology (CET), such as bike accident prevention systems, it can be challenging to test and evaluate them properly. After all, the real-world scenario could endanger the subjects’ health and safety. Therefore, a simulator is needed, preferably one that is realistic yet low cost. This paper introduces a way to use the video game Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) and its sophisticated traffic system as a base to create such a simulator, allowing for the safe and realistic testing of dangerous traffic situations involving cyclists, cars, and trucks. The open world of GTA V, which can be explored on foot and via various vehicles, serves as an immersive stand-in for the real world. Custom modification scripts of the game give the researchers control over the experiment scenario and the output data to be evaluated. An off-the-shelf bicycle equipped with three sensors serves as a realistic input device for the subject’s movement direction and speed. The simulator was used to test two early-stage CET concepts enabling cyclists to sense dangerous traffic situations, such as trucks approaching from behind the cyclist. Thus, this paper also presents the user evaluation of the cycling simulator and the CET used by the subjects to sense dangerous traffic situations. With the knowledge of the first iteration of the user-centered design (UCD) process, this paper concludes by naming improvements for the cycling simulator and discussing further research directions for CET that enable users to sense dangerous situations better.

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“…Traffic simulations can be notoriously complex, especially in a city [ 51 ]. At any given time, there can be various road users in a multitude of vehicles.…”

Section: Requirements Analysis Of the Simulatormentioning

confidence: 99%