This new software, by Oasys Limited, predicts the movement of thousands, if not millions, of people as they interact in space. The simulator creates patterns for people as they pass through spaces in different situations. For example, in the case of an emergency that calls for an evacuation, the software can predict the amount of people that try to get to each exit, and how long it would take for everyone to evacuate. It takes into account the size of exits, walls, obstacles that might be in the way of escape, so that designers and architects can alter drawing plans for buildings, stadiums, and the like. What impresses me is that the program can simulate many different personalities of people and predict how their personality affects how they move through a space.

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