EvaWeb: A Web App for Simulating the Evacuation of Buildings with a Grid Automaton | SpringerLink
Skip to main content

EvaWeb: A Web App for Simulating the Evacuation of Buildings with a Grid Automaton

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Technology-Enhanced Learning for a Free, Safe, and Sustainable World (EC-TEL 2021)

Abstract

In this Demo-Paper, we present EvaWeb, a Web Application for simulating the evacuation of buildings with a grid automaton. It is designed to support learning in the domain of mathematical modelling based on real-world problems. EvaWeb allows for 1) creating scenarios consisting of floor plans and persons within the environment, 2) loading and storing these scenarios to a text string, 3) automatically executing these scenarios, and 4) configuring the aesthetics and algorithms used during the execution. EvaWeb can be used online for free at https://evadid.it/eva2.

This research was supported by Deutsche Telekom Stiftung.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
¥17,985 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Chapter
JPY 3498
Price includes VAT (Japan)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
JPY 9723
Price includes VAT (Japan)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
JPY 12154
Price includes VAT (Japan)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Notes

  1. 1.

    The text of the sports hall in Fig. 1 consists of 469 characters. This is less than one character for each of the 688 (=13*43) tiles and 40 sprites in the same scenario.

References

  1. Dueck, G., Scheuer, T.: Threshold accepting: a general purpose optimization algorithm appearing superior to simulated annealing. J. Comput. Phys. 90(1), 161–175 (1990)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  2. Greer, B.: Modelling reality in mathematics classrooms: the case of word problems. Learn. Instr. 7(4), 293–307 (1997)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Greubel, A., Siller, H.-S., Hennecke, M.: Teaching simulation literacy with evacuations. In: Alario-Hoyos, C., Rodríguez-Triana, M.J., Scheffel, M., Arnedillo-Sánchez, I., Dennerlein, S.M. (eds.) EC-TEL 2020. LNCS, vol. 12315, pp. 200–214. Springer, Cham (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57717-9_15

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  4. Jang, H.: Identifying 21st century STEM competencies using workplace data. J. Sci. Educ. Technol. 25(2), 284–301 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-015-9593-1

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Ruzika, S., Siller, H.-S., Bracke, M.: Evakuierungsszenarien in Modellierungswochen – ein interessantes und spannendes Thema für den Mathematikunterricht. In: Humenberger, H., Bracke, M. (eds.) Neue Materialien für einen realitätsbezogenen Mathematikunterricht 3. RM, pp. 181–190. Springer, Wiesbaden (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11902-7_14

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to André Greubel .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Greubel, A., Siller, HS., Hennecke, M. (2021). EvaWeb: A Web App for Simulating the Evacuation of Buildings with a Grid Automaton. In: De Laet, T., Klemke, R., Alario-Hoyos, C., Hilliger, I., Ortega-Arranz, A. (eds) Technology-Enhanced Learning for a Free, Safe, and Sustainable World. EC-TEL 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12884. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86436-1_48

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86436-1_48

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-86435-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-86436-1

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics