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Title: ReRun: Enabling Multi-Perspective Analysis of Driving Interaction in VR
Rerun is a software system to support post-facto analysis in sim- ulation research. In this submission, we show it working inside a multiplayer driving simulator. Rerun is built in Unity 3D and captures the virtual behavior of participants and their interactions with virtual objects. These recorded behaviors can then be played back from any perspective in the virtual space. This is useful in multi-agent interaction studies because researchers can sift through scenarios carefully from each participant’s perspective or even from an outside observer’s perspective. This enables a fine-grained un- derstanding of implicit and explicit signaling between participants and other human or AI-controlled agents.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2107111
PAR ID:
10539118
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ACM
Date Published:
ISBN:
9781450399708
Page Range / eLocation ID:
889 to 890
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
driving simulation HRI virtual reality automotive user studies interaction studies multi-perspective post-analysis
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Stockholm, Sweden
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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