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Interactive design of urban spaces using geometrical and behavioral modeling

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Carlos A. Vanegas,

Daniel G. Aliaga,

Paul A. WaddellAuthors Info & Claims

ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), Volume 28, Issue 5

Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/1618452.1618457

Published: 01 December 2009 Publication History

Abstract

The main contribution of our work is in closing the loop between behavioral and geometrical modeling of cities. Editing of urban design variables is performed intuitively and visually using a graphical user interface. Any design variable can be constrained or changed. The design process uses an iterative dynamical system for reaching equilibrium: a state where the demands of behavioral modeling match those of geometrical modeling. 3D models are generated in a few seconds and conform to plausible urban behavior and urban geometry. Our framework includes an interactive agent-based behavioral modeling system as well as adaptive geometry generation algorithms. We demonstrate interactive and incremental design and editing for synthetic urban spaces spanning over 200 square kilometers.

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Interactive design of urban spaces using geometrical and behavioral modeling
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
2. Theory of computation
  1. Randomness, geometry and discrete structures
    1. Computational geometry

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ACM Transactions on Graphics Volume 28, Issue 5

December 2009

646 pages

ISSN:0730-0301

EISSN:1557-7368

DOI:10.1145/1618452

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