Worldly Finances

Currency Converter

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Inspiration

We wanted to create an app that would help travelers convert their currency to that of their traveling destination's currency. In addition, due to the global pandemic, many people are unable to leave the foreign country that they are in.

What it does

This app converts different currencies and also offers a game to practice converting! This is a better concept than many similar websites out there, because our app is able to be used offline, especially useful in remote areas while traveling abroad.

How I built it

For the back-end, we used Java with IntelliJ to code the calculator and the game. Then, we used XML and Android Studio for the front-end.

Challenges I ran into

Some challenges we ran into were making the dropdown menu and connecting the back-end to front-end, but we were able to figure it out after doing research and getting help from the mentors.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

In the end, we were able to achieve the desired result. We were also able communicate effectively with most team members, despite the distance.

What I learned

This hackathon was the first hackathon for most of us, so we learned a lot about how a hackathon works and how to work collaboratively as a team. In addition, we learned new topics in the field of STEM from the workshops, which will definitely be used in the future.

What's next for Worldly Finances

Our mission is to educate people on the field of finance in an interesting and engaging way. Next, we want to add a counting coins game that generates coins of different values and prompts the user to calculate the sum of the coins. (The user selects a country)

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