3D Autonomous Agents for Virtual Heritage

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dc.contributor.authorHegarty, Zackaryen_US
dc.contributor.authorGuidi, Gabrieleen_US
dc.contributor.editorCampana, Stefanoen_US
dc.contributor.editorFerdani, Danieleen_US
dc.contributor.editorGraf, Holgeren_US
dc.contributor.editorGuidi, Gabrieleen_US
dc.contributor.editorHegarty, Zackaryen_US
dc.contributor.editorPescarin, Sofiaen_US
dc.contributor.editorRemondino, Fabioen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-05T19:06:28Z
dc.date.available2025-09-05T19:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a novel methodology for integrating agent-based modeling (ABM) into virtual heritage, with a focus on simulating human behavior within philologically grounded 3D reconstructions of ancient spaces. Whereas traditional digital heritage projects have prioritized visual accuracy in architectural reconstructions, our approach introduces an experimental dimension by treating these virtual environments as testbeds for behavioral hypotheses. Drawing on advances in complex systems research, we propose a simulation framework that leverages symbolic artificial intelligence to generate emergent crowd behaviors under diverse historical, architectural, and social conditions. We outline a general methodological workflow for implementing ABM in virtual heritage using Unity3D with any reconstructive 3D model, and we illustrate this approach with examples from a previously published case study. This work contributes to the growing field of simulation-based research, promoting the use of complexity theory methodologies as a valuable epistemological tool in cultural heritage scholarship.en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersPredictive Analysis, AI, Simulation, and Novel Computational Methods
dc.description.seriesinformationDigital Heritage
dc.identifier.doi10.2312/dh.20253312
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-03868-277-6
dc.identifier.pages9 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253312
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/dh20253312
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International License
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCCS Concepts: Theory of computation → Computational complexity and cryptography → Complexity theory and logic.
dc.subjectTheory of computation → Computational complexity and cryptography → Complexity theory and logic.
dc.title3D Autonomous Agents for Virtual Heritageen_US
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