Abstract
Disasters can be very stressful events. However, computational models of stress require data that might be very difficult to collect during disasters. Moreover, personal experiences are not repeatable, so it is not possible to collect bottom-up information when building a coherent model. To overcome these problems, we propose the use of computational models and virtual reality integration to recreate disaster situations, while examining possible dynamics in order to understand human behavior and relative consequences. By providing realistic parameters associated with disaster situations, computational scientists can work more closely with emergency responders to improve the quality of interventions in the future.
Highlights
Communication models could be one of the main resources to forecast scenarios and to have action plans ready for better interventions and effective policies based on realistic human behavior (Clark et al, 2001; Peterson et al, 2003; Cipresso et al, 2015b)
By using virtual reality (VR), we provided the concept of building a computational model of stress based on agent-based, artificial simulation and realistic information collected through emulated simulation
VR allows the use of integrated sensors for the collection of physiological and behavioral parameters, improving the integration of data into the computational model
Summary
Communication models could be one of the main resources to forecast scenarios and to have action plans ready for better interventions and effective policies based on realistic human behavior (Clark et al, 2001; Peterson et al, 2003; Cipresso et al, 2015b). The classic Shannon and Weaver communication model includes a transmitter, a receiver, and feedback. More in general this a transmission model consisting of five elements: an information source, which produces a message; a transmitter, which encodes the message into signals; a channel, to which signals are adapted for transmission; a receiver, which decodes (reconstructs) the message from the signal; a destination, where the message arrives. Computational Psychometrics for Disaster Communication between individual and social levels is still missing, and, in our opinion, a better understanding of this link is needed. We will focus on psychological stress as a possible consequence of the occurrence of natural disasters
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