move | Devpost

Inspiration

As a team, we were inspired by the massive variety of decisions in modern day life, and the gridlock of not knowing what to do as a result. We saw all of the social media apps out on the market right now, but we decided that none of them could fill the gap left by genuine human interaction. Our solution, Move, isn't perfect, but its a big step in the right direction.

What it does

Move is a webapp that lets you post your itineraries, and see others for inspiration. Move also shows you what places people when to at certain times, and what places people went to after going to certain places. By showing you an intimate glance at the lives of others, Move not only lets you find "whats the move" but also enhances the human experience, by fostering greater human connection.

How we built it

We built move using a variety of technologies. First, we designed wireframes for our app using Figma, and then, using React and Vite, we built an interactive and visually pleasing frontend that would enhance our user's experience with the app and their connection with other users. We used python's flask library to create a robust backend that would allow our database and api connections to communicate with the frontend. For our database, we used MongoDB atlas to store all of our important user data and itineraries.

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge we faced during this hackathon was balancing the severe time constraints we faced with our ambitious plans for all the features of the app. At the beginning we had big plans for all the cool features that we could fit into Move, however, as our 24 hours trickled away it was clear we had to focus on the main functionality first instead of overburdening ourselves with extra features.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Although it was a rocky road at times we are proud of what we accomplished with Move. We are proud of the visually appealing and easy to use user interface we created and of the perseverance we exhibited during all 24 hours of this hackathon, but most importantly we are proud of how we were able to deliver a product that will be able to enhance and deepen the human experience in an age where it has been cheapened.

What we learned

As a team, we further enhanced our coding skills in flask and MongoDB. We have had previous experience with these frameworks, but doing a project of this nature solidified our understanding. We also learned how important it is to communicate ideas and express opinions. During the first hours of the competition, we spent a decent amount of time communicating and brainstorming ideas. Although it took longer than we hoped for, it taught us just how important communication is in the brainstorming process.

What's next for move

There are many things we can do to improve Move. One thing is creating a secure user authentication system, or integrating our app with more external services like google maps. There are also many things we could do to improve our app's user experience, but at the end of the day although our product wasn't perfect we are proud of what we did in 24 hours.