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     - name: Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany
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 # Summary
 
 Given the increasing prevalence of extreme events due to climate change, it becomes imperative to be prepared for their impacts. Simulations of events in virtual environments can be used for the evaluation of these effects. The Situation Control Menu (SitCoM) provides a framework for this. This software package and the corresponding manual enables users to integrate customized scenarios and their impacts into the game engine "Unity". The scenario part can be done without any coding experience, while for the impacts a basic knowledge of C# is required. Both multiple scenarios and impacts can be combined independently of each other, according to the user's needs.
 
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 # Statement of need
 
-As extreme events are a growingtrend due to climate change [@Francis.1998; @Huber.2011], it is important, to understand their effects on anthropogenic environments. These effects can only be on monetary level, but also e.g., physical damage to humans and other lifeforms. [Jentsch.2007] Therefore, it is imperative to develop and evaluate appropriate countermeasures for the mitigation and withstanding of these events.
+As extreme events are a growing trend due to climate change [@Francis.1998; @Huber.2011], it is important, to understand their effects on anthropogenic environments. These effects can only be on monetary level, but also e.g., physical damage to humans and other lifeforms. [@Jentsch.2007] Therefore, it is imperative to develop and evaluate appropriate countermeasures for the mitigation and withstanding of these events.
 
-Currently, there is no wholistic approach for simulations of extreme events in virtual environments, but only stand-alone simulations of single (extreme) events (e.g., @Morelli.2021). SitCoM is a modular framework for the game engine Unity (Version: 2021.3.6f1), which enables researchers to integrate and run customized scenarios and impacts.Scenario refers to a visual representation of an event, while impacts are the effects on objects in the environment.
+Currently, there is no wholistic approach for simulations of extreme events in virtual environments, but only stand-alone simulations of single (extreme) events (e.g., @Morelli.2021). SitCoM is a modular framework for the game engine Unity (Version: 2021.3.6f1), which enables researchers to integrate and run customized scenarios and impacts."Scenario" refers to a visual representation of an event, while "impact" is an effect on objects in the environment.
 
 The visual simulation of events is useful for public participation. This especially applies to combined usage with Virtual Reality (VR). Partipicants then can experience an event immersively and express their opinion well considered. Feasibility tests showed, that the integration of scenarios is easy even for people without coding experience.
 
 The impact side of SitCoM can especially be used for the testing of technological solutions under different circumstances. By creating a digital twin of a solution and implementing its behavior during an impact, the functionality can be evaluated afterwards. As impacts can differ greatly (e.g., electrical outages, physical damage, etc.), it is not possible to provide a manual for this. Hence, coding experience is required for this step.
 
-The main advantage of SitCoM is, that the user can select the scenarios and/or impacts that should occur in the virtual world before starting. Hence, a large variety of combinations can be created and used for research. This is important for scenarios that can have various forms or impacts. E.g., extreme wind events can be hurricanes, tornados, etc. Therefore, SitCoM does not couple scenarios and impacts.
+The main advantage of SitCoM is, that the user can select the scenarios and/or impacts that should occur in the virtual world before starting (s. \autoref{fig:runmenu}). Hence, a large variety of combinations can be created and used for research. This is important for scenarios that can have various forms or impacts. E.g., extreme wind events can be hurricanes, tornados, etc.Therefore, SitCoM does not couple scenarios and impacts to ensure a maximum of flexibility.
 
-![](run_scenario.PNG)
+![Run Menu of SitCoM. The user can select the desired scenarios and impacts that should occur.\label{fig:runmenu}](images/run_scenario.PNG)
 
 # Examples
 
 SitCoM was tested in the virtual city of [Spectra](www.spectracities.com) [@Rzepecki.2023]. As the Unity version of the city is not available to the public, only screenshots can be provided. Due to the stand-alone character of SitCoM, the functionalities can be ensured for Unity projects in the correct version.
 
 As seen in the following pictures, a construction site scenario has been implemented and started in SitCoM:
-![](construction_site_off.PNG)
-![](construction_site_on.PNG)
+![](images/construction_site_off.PNG)
+![](images/construction_site_on.PNG)
 
 The impact for testing SitCoM is the electrical outage of streetlights:
-![](streetlights_on.PNG)
-![](streetlights_off_with_marking.png)
+![](images/streetlights_on.PNG)
+![](images/streetlights_off_with_marking.png)
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+The construction site scenario and electrical outage impact were tested simultaneously as well:
+![](images/scenario_and_impact_off.PNG)
+![](images/scenario_and_impact_on.PNG)
 
 # Acknowledgements
 
@@ -58,5 +61,4 @@ Funded by the European Union (ERC, scAInce, 101087218). Views and opinions expre
 
 ![](erc_logo.png)
 
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+# References