Online simulation helps people understand how individual actions impact the spread of the coronavirus
Scientists at the University of Exeter have created an online simulation which will help people understand how individual actions impact the spread of diseases.game where users can change public behaviour to see how that behaviour impacts transmissions.
Different behaviours can correspond to different real-world actions, although the simulation's algorithms are much more obedient than the population at large.Users can decide how much contact people have reflecting the impact of social distancing measures, and also change the levels of personal hygiene in the population.
The simulation isn't graphically complicated, it simply shows dots traversing a square box, but it is intended to be an educational tool to explain how different factors impact transmissions."People are being told to make various behaviour changes - from social distancing to extra hand washing - and many might be struggling to understand why," explained Professor Dave Hodgson, of the University of Exeter.
"Simuland is intended to show people the link between population-level behaviour and the spread of disease.
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