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Simulations Bring New Angle to Crowd Studies

Description:It could be a city anywhere in the world. A demonstration is turning ugly. Police are moving among the protestors to maintain calm but a violent escalation is a real possibility. It's a fully immersive situation: this is done to unable the characters' creator Dr. Paul M. Torrens to predict how a typical crowd of protestors will behave in an urban environment. (2:17)

Source: Reuters

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