Humans as Avatars in Smart and Playable Cities

Anton Nijholt

doi:10.1109/CW.2017.23

Humans as Avatars in Smart and Playable Cities

Anton Nijholt

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Abstract

We compare the behavior of avatars in videogames with the expected behavior of humans in smart environments, particularly smart urban environments. As a result of this comparison we conclude that many aspects of controlling an avatar in a game environment will also be seen in controlling human behavior in smart urban environments. We predict a convergence of videogame environments with smart urban environments where the Artificial Intelligence (AI) of the game environment can be compared with the AI of the smart urban environment that is responsible for the functioning of the smart city. Game characteristics such as immediate rewards for good behavior can also be foreseen.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	190-193
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-2089-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-2090-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CW.2017.23
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017
Event	International Conference Cyberworlds 2017 - Chester, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Sept 2017 → 22 Sept 2017 http://cw2017.org/

Conference

Conference	International Conference Cyberworlds 2017
Abbreviated title	Cyberworlds 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Chester
Period	20/09/17 → 22/09/17
Internet address	http://cw2017.org/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

games
avatars
actuators
smart cities
Intelligent sensors

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