LooLooLoo

Inspiration

www.loolooloo.co is inspired by the famous Waterloo chant—Water Water Water! Loo Loo Loo! And, of course, the natural consequence of drinking lots of water, water, water, being a visit to the loo, loo, loo!

What it does

www.loolooloo.co detects when you go to a water fountain, and sends you a text message with a custom link to an interactive map that gives you directions to the nearest bathroom. It also has a daily water tracker that incentivizes you to stay hydrated.

How we built it

We utilized the MappedIn API to implement an indoor navigation system for building maps. The front-end was developed using React, while the back-end was powered by Node.js. Twilio's API was integrated to enable SMS notifications with custom map links.

Challenges we ran into

Deploying a Bluetooth beacon to detect user proximity and send real-time requests to an HTTPS port proved to be a complex task, particularly in managing secure communications and ensuring reliable detection within a defined radius.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We successfully built a fully functional system where the front and back ends work seamlessly together, delivering a real-time user experience by sending SMS directions to the nearest restroom whenever a user approaches a water fountain.

What we learned

We gained valuable experience in integrating proximity detection systems with cloud services, handling real-time data, and optimizing our full stack application for responsive and secure user interactions.