Inspiration
After seeing the creative prize and incentive, we thought: what's "creative"? The first thing that came into our heads was paint and conversation, and so we combined the two in the form of TagSplash.
What it does
TagSplash is a Twitter visualizer that paints a hashtag on virtual canvas in real time.
How I built it
Using the Twitter Stream API, we are taking a live stream of tweets containing certain keywords and applying filters that determine the position and color of a paint splotch on the canvas. This is passed from the node.js server to the client where it is rendered on the canvas.
Challenges I ran into
We had multiple bugs, some of which took a long time to fix. Others we avoided all together.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We were able to get around our problems and create an end product that we ourselves enjoy.
What I learned
Making this project, we learned a lot about APIs, Canvas Javascript, and working together as a team.
What's next for TagSplash
We hope to develop this further to include more organization options and longer search terms.
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