Open AccessDevelopment of a Virtual Reality Experience System for Interior Damage Due to an Earthquake – Utilizing E-Defense Shake Table Test –
Author(s) -
Takuzo Yamashita,
Mahendra Kumar Pal,
Kazutoshi Matsuzaki,
Hiromitsu Tomozawa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2017.p0882
Subject(s) - earthquake shaking table , virtual reality , mount , shake , synchronization (alternating current) , test (biology) , computer science , engineering , simulation , human–computer interaction , structural engineering , geology , telecommunications , operating system , mechanical engineering , paleontology , channel (broadcasting)
To construct a virtual reality (VR) experience system for interior damage due to an earthquake, VR image contents were created by obtaining images, sounds, and vibration data from multiple devices, with synchronization information, in a room at the 10 th floor of 10-story RC structure tested at E-Defense shake table. An application for displaying 360-degree images of interior damage using a head mount display (HMD) was developed. The developed system was exhibited in public disaster prevention events, and then a questionnaire survey was conducted to assess usefulness of VR experience in disaster prevention education.