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Virtual Living Lab – An Open Lab for Science Innovation and Super-Large Scale Collection of Human Driving and Travel Behavior Data Tokyo-Brisbane Live Double-Launch of iCO2 eco-safe driving practice tool
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kitsuregawa, Masaru |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Researchers from the National Institute of Informatics have developed the Virtual Living Lab, an experimental and participatory three-dimensional (3D) space, as part of the “Global Lab” NII Grand Challenge project. The work was conducted in collaboration with the Smart Transport Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. A key driver of the Virtual Living Lab (VLL) is to contribute to eco-sustainable and optimized transportation. The difference to a traditional Living Lab is that our lab is embedded in a massively multiuser 3D virtual environment, also called 3D Internet, rather than the real world. Therefore, our Living Lab is “open” – it can be accessed by anyone, from anywhere, anytime. The Virtual Living Lab (VLL) comprises two complementary aspects. From the researchers' perspective, the VLL is an experimental space for testing innovative technologies and policies in the transportation domain. The VLL supports realistic simulation of driving and traffic. Therefore, it enables scientists to accurately estimate the impact of smart Intelligent Transport System (ITS) measures on human driving behavior and traffic flow. From the users' perspective, on the other hand, the VLL is a participatory space where “game-like” elements support the entertaining interaction of multiple users with each other and the environment. So, for the user it's fun – and for the researcher it generates highly valuable data. As one concrete example of a VLL, we introduce the iCO2 application at the event. iCO2 is an novel eco-driving training environment, where multiple users can practice eco-safe driving in a shared simulation in both cooperative and competitive ways. To support super-large scale data collection, iCO2 can be experienced on different platforms using different input methods: iCO2 on Facebook uses the mouse device and iCO2 on the iPad is operated via touch and tilt. We will launch the Facebook and iPad applications during the event. The special feature of the event will be a live video streaming connection to Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. There, iCO2 will be launched on the large display screen of “The Cube by QUT”, where four users will engage with the application simultaneously via touch-based interaction. [The grayed part has already been translated for the Press Release Announcement.] |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.nii.ac.jp/userimg/press_20130701e.pdf |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
