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    Sketching for Real-time Control of Crowd Simulations
    (The Eurographics Association, 2017) Gonzalez, Luis Rene Montana; Maddock, Steve; Tao Ruan Wan and Franck Vidal
    Crowd simulations are used in various fields such as entertainment, training systems and city planning. However, controlling the behaviour of the pedestrians typically involves tuning of the system parameters through trial and error, a time-consuming process relying on knowledge of a potentially complex parameter set. This paper presents an interactive graphical approach to control the simulation by sketching in the simulation environment. The user is able to sketch obstacles to block pedestrians and lines to force pedestrians to follow a specific path, as well as define spawn and exit locations for pedestrians. The obstacles and lines modify the underlying navigation representation and pedestrian trajectories are recalculated in real time. The FLAMEGPU framework is used for the simulation and the game engine Unreal is used for visualisation. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach using a range of scenarios, producing interactive editing and frame rates for tens of thousands of pedestrians. A comparison with the commercial software MassMotion is also given.
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    12DoF Interaction for Scientific Visualisation
    (The Eurographics Association, 2017) Turner, Martin J.; Morris, Tim; Sandoval, Mario; Tao Ruan Wan and Franck Vidal
    This short extended abstract investigates human-computer interactions in relation to a specific Six Degree of Freedom (6DoF) input device; described is the driver development and calibration required for a novel piece of hardware; and after initial user tests and a questionnaire of satisfaction, we consider areas for further research. This abstract concludes with a discussion of the design and use of dual-6DoF input devices and from feedback how new interaction modes will be exploited.
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    Human-in-the-Loop Visualisation Architecture for Monitoring Remote Compute
    (The Eurographics Association, 2017) Turner, Martin J.; Nagella, Srikanth; Fowler, Ron; Allan, Robert J.; Pasca, Edoarado; Yang, Erica; Tao Ruan Wan and Franck Vidal
    This paper describes the timeline of use cases of large and remote display VEs (Virtual Environments), hosted by STFC (Science and Technology Facilities Council), which were linked to HPC (High Performance Computing) systems. Considered is the development and use in the last few years of putting the human back into the HPC loop and clarifying the main types of interaction and collaboration that have been re-explored. It describes a set of specific common modes of use as well as stages of development, categorising and explaining how best practice may be achieved.