What's The Move?

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Inspiration

As UNC students, we often struggle to find events and feel truly connected to the UNC and local community. What The Move aims to solve this by providing a platform where users can easily discover UNC and local events, connect with other attendees, and even host their own events. This is our inspiration for creating a more connected campus experience.

What it does

Users can find personalized event recommendations based on their preferences. Once they match with an event, they can access detailed information and connect with other attendees. Unlike existing platforms like HeelLife or Eventbrite, What The Move also empowers users to host their own events, making it easier to bring people together.

How we built it

Using a backend built with Python, Flask, and Node.js, we process user input and gather event information from local websites. To ensure the best event matches for each user, we leverage Hugging Face’s transformer NLP algorithm to analyze preferences. Finally, we bring everything together on the frontend using Figma, HTML, CSS, and the React.js framework.

Challenges we ran into

Integrating the backend and frontend was a significant challenge, particularly when it came to retrieving data and saving user inputs. After countless hours of debugging and testing new solutions, we ultimately succeeded in bringing everything together seamlessly.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are incredibly proud of our NLP recommendation algorithm, as well as the platform’s ability to enable users to connect with others and host their own community events.

What we learned

We learned how to seamlessly integrate the front end and back end, enhancing our skills in building a cohesive application. Additionally, we refined our frontend skills to design a visually appealing and user-friendly interface.

What's next for What The Move?

We aim to grow our user base, as the app’s success relies on users coming together to interact. Additionally, we hope to expand our database to include events from more towns and schools, allowing our impact to reach beyond UNC and the Chapel Hill area.