The Cure

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Inspiration

We came up with The Cure because of a common problem that many high schoolers face: finding service hour opportunities. We wanted to create a platform where students can discover hours advertised by local non-profits. Happy with our initial idea, we decided to diversify. We drew out diagrams featuring volunteer app trackers, school maps, service-related awards, our extensive list of school clubs, advice regarding teachers, and anything else a student might find useful.

What it does

Our app helps students locate their classrooms, find service opportunities, get tips for their classes, find school clubs, and track their service hours.

How we built it

Initially, we created physical diagrams of the different pages of our app and the sequence in which they appear to a user, and then delegated tasks to each group member. Then, we began to create Figma layouts based on our drawings, incorporating a color scheme that correlated with our school's. After the initial pages were designed, we used Swift on Xcode to begin programming, whilst creating our Google Slides and pinpointing our purpose.

Challenges we ran into

The largest problem we ran into was making our programmed pages correlate directly with our Figma designs, as there are limitations on the levels of artistry we can incorporate when front-end coding. However, we ultimately decided that if our idea of design perfection couldn't be reached, there was no real reason to become upset due to avoidable technical issues.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

As this was our second hackathon, we were proud of ourselves as a team for being able to create a more complex app in a shorter period, with a dynamic, beautiful design. In addition, we were proud of ourselves for managing our time and staying calm despite the stress that normally comes with timed events. Overall, we have come incredibly far as a team!

What we learned

In a technical sense, we learned different shortcuts and abilities of both Xcode and Figma, allowing us to accelerate the speed at which we were working. We also learned how to better communicate as a team and properly split our work based on our strengths.

What's next for The Cure

Ultimately, we aspire to expand the functionality of our app. This includes utilizing APIS (Google Places) to create more interactive maps, create filters to prevent unsavory advice, expand the customizability of the app (so it can vary school-to-school), allow a separate user experience for those posting club and service opportunity announcements, and a feature that allows an individualized user experience based on class schedule.

Built With

• figma
• swift
• swiftui
• xcode