Simulation: An Overnight Closure at MTA 42nd Street Station

Figure 1: A collection of animated gifs from TED-Ed Original Lessons.

Argument (Poem):

It is party time on Friday night!

WOOHOO!

But what will happen if the MTA 42nd Street Station close this night?

Figure 2: Digrams Drawn by the Author

After working hard the whole week, people would like to get a drink and party with friends. Bars around time square might be ideal choices.

However, …

What if the subway station is closed for a night?

How can people meet their friends at parties at 11 pm?

What are the changes in people’s travel patterns?

Let’s simulate them in Unity!!!

WOOHOO!

Figure 3: Diagrams Drawn by the Author

Figure 4: Diagrams Drawn by the Author

With MTA

Without MTA 11 pm

without MTA 2:30 am, after party

Pseudo-code and Unity Code:

# Cube
# Cube Spawn
# Object Pooling
  # build an object pool
  # recycle when no more object
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# cube
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class cube : MonoBehaviour
{
public float upForce = 1f;
public float sideForce = .1f;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void Start()
{
float xForce = Random.Range(-sideForce, sideForce);
float yForce = Random.Range(upForce / 2f, upForce);
float zForce = Random.Range(-sideForce, sideForce);
Vector3 force = new Vector3(xForce, yForce, zForce);
GetComponent<Rigidbody>().velocity = force;
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
}
}
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#Cube Spawn
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;
public class CubeSpawner : MonoBehaviour
{
public GameObject cubePrefab;
// Start is called before the first frame update
void FixedUpdate()
{
Instantiate(cubePrefab, transform.position, Quaternion.identity);
}
// Update is called once per frame
void Update()
{
}
}
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