Farenc, N.Boulic, R.Thalmann, D.2007-01-162007-01-162007-01-161999https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/239102WOS:000082816100033We outline the creation of an Informed Environment, dedicated to urban life simulation. We propose methods and tools for creating and providing the information necessary for animating virtual humans in a city using an Informed Environment. The Informed Environment is based on a hierarchical decomposition of an urban scene into Environment Entities providing geometrical information as well as semantic notions, thus allowing a more realistic simulation of human behaviour. In this manner, virtual humans can integrate with a certain kind of urban knowledgecomputational geometrydigital simulationrealistic imagestown and country planningvirtual realitytext::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper