Luggr

The logo of the application.
The home screen for the prototype.
The posting item screen for the prototype.
The Traveller's screen for the prototype.
The senders screen for the prototype.
The goods description and contact information screen for the prototype.

Inspiration

We were inspired by rising plane ticket, baggage costs and wasted space in suitcase to create an app that would help people make money, save space, save money on their overall traveling costs. It would also allow for cheaper and potentially faster delivery of goods.

What it does

Whenever someone is traveling, they can find people who need to send something abroad and can utilize extra space in their luggage to deliver the product for them. The traveler will get paid for delivering the good by the individual. The app serves as a medium to unite these two parties together.

How we built it

We built it using android studio. Making the app required knowledge of java and xml that we utilized.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into many challenges. The major challenge we ran into was connecting activities together. We had been up since 4am trying to get it to work. We figured out the problem just in the nick of time 6+ hours later. The issue was that the images weren't called on correctly, which wasn't allowing for the activity intent to work. Therefore, it kept crashing the app when the button was clicked.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of being able to spot errors, problem solve and critically think our way out of disastrous problems that we encountered in the creation of this application, We are also proud of being very creative in coming up with this solution to a very relevant problem in the modern world. We are also proud of the team effort and co-operation that was put into this project by all team members.

What we learned

We learned a lot of new skills and were able to brush up on our critical thinking and problem solving skills the most.

What's next for Luggr

We plan on doing a release once we have a stable application that can be put out for a public release. We also plan on getting it out for the other mobile operating system (i.e. ios) and we also plan on making a web platform as that will help us reach an even wider audience.

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I was the back-end developer for this application and did a lot of the code. I also am a business student at school and have taken several business courses as well as been a part of DECA, so I was coming up with the plan for the pitch and helped come up with the initial idea. I also used my expertise to make the app's features more suitable for the target audience. Currently, I have been working to complete the CS50 (Computer Science) course at Harvard University (online) and used much of the java, xml and android development skills that I have learned so far in the course to make the application and spot and fix errors.

Harjaap S. Ahluwalia
I am the Front-end Developer and I designed the user interface for the app and making the app interactive for the users. I am also responsible for debugging errors, customizing the UI to match the screen across all android devices.

littlepenguin123
My main job was creating the logo and any images used in this prototype. I also helped with the pitch and was the lead presenter, and using my knowledge in Java, C++, Python, and CSS, I aided with any errors that were faced while coding the prototype for this application.

Manvir Ahluwalia
I was the business leader in this project. It was my first time doing something like this. However, I was the one to think about the business side of this project such as the market audience and more.

mandev101