wtf is stadiumpulse-ai-2026?

StadiumPulse AI is a demo web application built for a hackathon style challenge around the FIFA World Cup 2026, imagining an operations dashboard and fan companion app for MetLife Stadium in New York and New Jersey. It has two sides: a command center view for stadium staff, and a concierge view for spectators. On the command center side, an operator watches live gate queues and crowd numbers on screen. When an incident is reported, such as an injury or a spill, the app classifies how severe it is, drafts a note for volunteers, writes a localized public announcement, and marks the spot on an interactive map of the stadium. A human still has to approve the plan before it counts as dispatched. On the fan side, spectators can chat with a concierge in one of six languages to ask about things like wheelchair access, quiet sensory rooms, or the bag policy. The app also plots walking directions on the stadium map, adjusting the route for accessibility needs such as swapping escalators for elevators. Importantly, this is not connected to a real AI service. The README explains that all the AI style responses are simulated entirely in the browser with JavaScript, using keyword matching rather than a live model, so there is no network cost or external data exposure. The project also documents its own security choices, including escaping user input to avoid script injection, and its accessibility choices, including keyboard navigation and screen reader labels. The app is a plain JavaScript project with no build step. To try it, a user runs a small Python script that starts a local web server on port 8000 and opens the dashboard in a browser. A built in test page at test.html runs checks for security, accessibility, and the incident triage logic. The project also links to a live hosted version on Netlify.