QArt

QArt adds a novel layer of depth to artwork, allowing all people of all backgrounds to quickly get a detailed analysis of an image of artwork. QArt will make sharing artwork memorable and meaningful.

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Inspiration

When you see an artwork you love in the museum,

What it does

How we built it

Tried different ideas. Finally stuck to this. Started from simple Express.js project, and everyone worked on the backend until we figured out how to use the Vision API properly. Next assigned jobs: backend, UI design, image manipulation (generating QR code and overlaying on image), and Wikipedia search API.

Challenges we ran into

Never used Google Cloud and Vision API, had to experiment with it before using it in our project. I had experience mostly with MeteorJS framework, so switching to Express.js was pretty difficult and took time to get used to. Required many different components to work together, so much of the time was spent on debugging for errors.

What we learned

How to create a fully functioning website from scratch, given a limited amount of time. How to use Google Cloud.

Built With

  • and-node.js
  • api
  • bootstrap
  • express.js
  • google-cloud
  • google-vision
  • html5
  • jade
  • node.js
  • wikipedia-api
  • with-express.js-to-communicate-between-frontend-and-backend.-we-leveraged-the-power-of-google-cloud-to-host-the-website-and-relied-on-google?s-vision-api-for-image-processing-and-web-searching.-to-find-relevant-information
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