Using Virtual Reality for Earthquake Evacuation Education and Behavior Analysis System

Chun-I. Lee () and Zhi-Cheng Lin ()
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Chun-I. Lee: National Taiwan University of Arts, Department of Multimedia and Animation Arts
Zhi-Cheng Lin: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Institute of Applied Arts

A chapter in XR and Metaverse, 2026, pp 47-59 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as an important educational tool in recent years. Earthquakes are major natural disasters in many countries, and since they are unpredictable, adequate earthquake evacuation training is crucial for reducing casualties. To simulate earthquake scenarios, provide effective evacuation training, and analyze participants’ behaviors during training, this project develops a VR-based earthquake evacuation education and behavior analysis system. Utilizing historical earthquake data, the system recreates realistic earthquake scenarios. Its functionalities include (1) VR earthquake evacuation education system development and (2) evacuation behavior data upload. The findings reveal that when participants first attempted without evacuation guidance, approximately 90% of participants demonstrated only basic crouching behavior without the ability to identify safe spots, highlighting the need for evacuation training systems to incorporate cognitive strategies and diverse scenarios to enhance behavioral adaptability across environments.

Keywords: Virtual reality; Educational training; Earthquake evacuation simulation; Behavior analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-11983-4_4

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