Inspiration

We began brainstorming around entertainment and realized nothing captivates people today more than social media: endless content, fun, and emotion in a few swipes. For this hackathon we focused on audio and music—also deeply entertaining—and at their intersection created “Echoes,” an audio‑based social network. We believe everyone deserves a space to share their voice and explore creativity through sound.

What It Does

Echoes lets users post audio messages of any length—meditations, songs, stand‑up, podcasts, life updates, you name it. Built‑in voice effects make sharing playful and engaging, while daily challenges (e.g., “use a robotic voice”) spark creativity and community.

Key features:

Personalized feed with an integrated player

Echo button to amplify posts that resonate

Mood filters and interest tags for tailored discovery

Follow creators and friends to catch new uploads

How We Built It

After shaping the concept together, we split tasks: one teammate designed the web service, the other implemented core functionality.

Challenges

The scope proved ambitious for the hackathon timeframe, so we delivered a proof of concept plus full designs of several main pages (see Figma).

Accomplishments

First‑time browser audio work: recording, applying voice effects, and playback

Clean, intuitive UI that makes audio sharing feel fun and accessible

What’s Next

Complete the MVP

Refine the daily‑challenge system

Plan the next development milestones and launch strategy

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