Architectural Cue Model in Evacuation Simulation for Underground Space

Abstract

In this paper, a CAVE-based experiment for measuring the evacuees' preference on architectural cues is introduced. The research method has proven that a paired cue evacuation decision model can be constructed through the Conjoint Analysis method. According to the preference function the nearest exit assumption in other evacuation models is questionable in some circumstances. Moreover, a set of architectural cue attributes and their quantitative utilities on the preference are discovered.