arXiv:2610.38536 · v1
Influence of Agent Number and Behavior on Users' Psychological Responses in VR Evacuation Training
摘要
This study aims to build effective drill software by combining a virtual simulation of a disaster with multiple agents capable of expressing emotions. We evaluated how the number of agents and their emotional and behavioral actions during evacuation influence users in a virtual space. The results showed that users tended to act more confidently when many agents evacuated with them, and that the evacuation route chosen by the agents influenced the users' decision-making. These findings indicate that users' evacuation behavior is shaped not only by the environment itself but also by the collective behavior of surrounding agents, underscoring the need to consider how agent behavior affects users' psychological states during training.
作者备注：The 2nd International Workshop on Trust and Blame in Multi-Person Multi-Agent Societies (TBSA_2nd) in conjunction with HAI 2026, 7 pages, 8 figures, 5 tables