Inspiration
In a world where screens had become the dominant companions of youth, there was a growing deficit in reading. Two college students living in the digital age noticed how reading, once a gateway to a world of imagination, was losing its grip on the younger generation. Determined to make a change, they decided to blend their passion for gaming and technical skills to spark the love for reading among youth.
What it does
Story Building empowers youth and teenagers to become 'Authors' of their own stories and inspire a lifelong love for reading. Writers explore a gamified world of storytelling, collaborating with others to craft engaging narratives. Authors join an online room where the key is the "Title", and they take turns putting a single word or sentence to the story. The person knows when it is their turn by a fluctuating input area that shows on the screen. At any point, an author can end the adventure, moving on to the next phase.
An API call to OpenAi is made to summarize the written story. Then, an AI reads the summary and returns books that align with the creative journey.
In simpler words, what Story Building does is to ignite the spark of reading in the hearts and minds of tomorrow's storytellers.
How we built it
React, Bootstrap, and CSS were used to develop the frontend, while Node.js and Socket.io were used to implement the backend. We utilize the LLM provided by OpenAI's API for the story summarization and leveraged Metaphor API to provide book recommendations and their websites.
Challenges we ran into
- Designing the platform to give a smooth user interaction
- Integrating frontend ~ backend
- Discovering the best use of Metaphor's capabilities in our project
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of the number of features and technologies we could implement given our limited crew, in addition to the new skills that uniquely aggregate us despite our different hackathon familiarity.
What we learned
On top of the technical knowledge of software development, we felt the importance of collaboration and organization, both of which are essential for delivering successful projects and fostering a productive work environment.
What's next for Story Building
- Story Archives: Create an archive where players can revisit and edit their completed stories. We were thinking of implementing this using USBs.
- AI Image Summary: Given the summary used in Metaphor to return the books, we can also use it as a prompt into a text-to-image model, illustrating the story.
- AI-driven Story Guidance: Utilize AI algorithms to provide subtle hints or suggestions to guide the story when players encounter creative blocks.
- E-commerce referral links: Instead of listing books' websites, we can connect referral links like Amazon's to generate revenue for each time an Author buys a book from our list, creating a business model.
Built With
- bootstrap
- javascript
- metaphor
- node.js
- openai
- react
- socket.io
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