Hoarders

Inspiration

While brainstorming, we discussed different hobbies, and collecting came up as a hobby. One of our members knew of the website TCG Collector. TCG Collector allows Pokémon card collectors to track their Pokémon card collection and share it with others. We expanded this idea to track different types of collections, not just Pokémon cards. We also took inspiration from Steam’s profile features and hoped to implement elements seen there. Finally, we took inspiration from Goodreads’s shelf system to organize the collections.

What it does

Our site, Hoarders, allows users to display their real-life personal collections virtually. They can create collections that are filled with photos of their real-life collectibles. Whether they are cards, coins, stamps, etc. they can be added to their own respective collections on the site.

How we built it

For the back end of the site we used Django, while for the front end of the site we used React and Tailwind. We split our team into two sections: one for the front end and another for the back end.

Challenges we ran into

One of the biggest challenges we faced was the time limit. Another challenge we faced while creating the website was removing images.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Some accomplishments we are proud of are getting the back-end API working and Tailwind.

What we learned

We learned how to upload images to the back-end API.

What's next for Hoarders

In the future, we hope to gamify the website more by adding badges, levels, and leaderboards. We also planned social features such as being able to look up users, share your profile with others, and set up real life trades. More user customization is also planned, with features such as themes and being able to tag collectibles.