Simulation and visualisation for architecture, pedestrian planning, transportation and life safety.
Massive has been working with a select number of architects, engineers and institutions to develop simulation and visualization products for the AEC industry.
Ongoing research and development for AEC at the company has focused on Massive’s usability in simulating and visualizing real world behaviors in critical scenarios including:
- Life Safety / Fire Evacuation
- Pedestrian Planning
- Transportation Simulation
- Architectural Design
- Disaster prevention
- Emergency management
- Environmental impact studies using simulations of humans, animals, sea life and other creatures
One key differentiating characteristic of Massive is that it employs an Artificial Life approach to AI. Artificial Life technology draws from the processes of nature rather than traditional simulation methodologies, providing for more inherently natural behavior than those seen in existing engineering solutions. Massive Agents act on their own behalf using the simulated natural senses of sight, hearing and touch.
Massive uses a bottom-up approach to AI whereby the high level complexities of behavior arise as natural consequences or emergent properties of the Massive Agents’ node based brains. This gives more realism and subtlety when simulating and visualizing behavior, without compromising creativity and flexibility.