Optimal Crowd simulates where crowds build up, where bottlenecks form, and how long an evacuation could take — so you can explore your space before anyone sets foot in it.
As crowds gather more often and at greater scale, the stakes keep rising. Meeting them calls for tools that are powerful, scientifically sound, and accessible — for the venue managers, architects, and safety officers who need answers, as well as the specialists who model the space. That's what Optimal Crowd is built to be.
Route choices shaped by crowd density — because where the crowd is changes where people choose to go.
Cloud-native from day one. No hardware limits, no queues, fast results.
One tool for the decision-maker who knows the space and the specialist who models it.
People take the shortest path — until it looks crowded. Optimal Crowd captures that: crowd density shapes each route choice, and those choices reshape the density.
"If the short path is packed, I'll take the longer one — and so does everyone else."
That mutual anticipation is exactly what Optimal Crowd models. Inspired by mean-field game theory, it settles the crowd into a Nash-equilibrium-inspired balance — a distribution where no one gains by switching routes, with no manual assignments and no oscillations.
The busier a path gets, the less attractive it becomes — no manual configuration.
When routes branch, the engine spreads people across them so no single path overloads.
People reroute based on where congestion will be — so bottlenecks are avoided before they form.
On local hardware, one complex simulation can take hours, and comparing a handful of layouts can mean days of sequential runs. Optimal Crowd is cloud-native — no installs, no hardware constraints, no waiting in line.
Launch many variants at once and compare them side by side.
Simulate large crowds without the hardware limits of a local machine.
Results in a fraction of the time a sequential local run takes.
Cloud resources match the scenario, so there's no capacity planning.
No install, no IT ticket — any device.
Watch density and flow build as the simulation streams.
Crowd simulation has usually meant handing the problem to a specialist and waiting weeks for a report. Optimal Crowd changes that: the same tool serves the expert modelling the space and the manager, architect, or safety officer who has to act on the result.
Validate entry and exit strategies before opening day. Spot queue bottlenecks and stress-test emergency scenarios.
Model pedestrian flow through stations and concourses at peak capacity, and design for real demand.
Compare corridor widths, exit placement, and layout options before a single brick is laid.
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