Inspiration
The vast majority of people spends a lot of time on public transport: buses, subways, trains, etc. This is time is boring for most of us. So how do we turn this boring time into special time? With Local!
What it does
Local makes your trips a social event. You can easily connect with other commuters in your bus or train. Local offers real-time chat, a news feed where everyone on the vehicle can post and upvote or comment on other posts. Furthermore, you can challenge your fellow passengers in a selection of mini games!
How we built it
We build a prototype mockup using Adobe Xd and partial functionality using HTML/CSS/JavaScript and Socket.IO. The final product will use bluetooth beacons placed in each vehicle allowing our app to identify in which vehicle the user is. Monetization is planned via ads in the chat and news feed with a focus on ads of local companies.
Challenges we ran into
Technical issues, few statistical data available (which we needed for our estimates).
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We finished a solid concept including a basic marketing analysis and estimates for market capitalization.
What we learned
Building a prototype turned or more difficult than expected!
What's next for Local
There are a lot of features planned to be added:
- Highscores (vehicle-local, global)
- Special games, available only in selected vehicles
- Monetization improvements, e.g., showing ads for job offerings on routes near to the corresponding companies
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