Evacuation
To simulate the complex interactions between cinema visitors and waiting people outside the cinema rooms during an emergency case - for example the outbreak of a fire in one of the cinemas - was the goal of the simulation study with SimWalk software.
Evacuation simulation of a Multiplex Cinema
Different scenarios with an instant warning time or a delayed evacuation behavior were conducted to evaluate the consequences for evacuation times.
One result of the simulation study revealed that a delayed evacuation response didn't prolonge the evacuation time significantly, but closed doors almost doubled the evacuation time.
Simulation with SimWalk generally delivered evacuation times and density maps under different conditions that would be impossible to evaluate in reality or through analysis.
