## Inspiration

I got annoyed at Plex's lack of features

## What it does

Provides direct database and disk access to Plex configuration

## How I built it

Python

## Challenges I ran into

## Accomplishments that I'm proud of

## What I learned

## What's next for InterPlex
## Inspiration

We've had roommate troubles in the past, so we decided to make something to help us change that.

## What it does

It keeps track of tasks and activities among roommates, and by gamifying these task using a reward system to motivate everyone to commit to the community.

## Challenges we ran into

The two biggest obstacles we ran into were version control and Firebase Documentation/Database

## Accomplishments that we're proud of

We completed our core features, and we made decent looking app.

## What we learned

Take heed when it comes to version control.

## What's next for roomMe

We would like add more database support, and more features that allow communication with other people in your group. We would also like to add extension apps to further enhance the experience of roomMe such as Venmo, Google Calendar, and GroupMe. We are also considering creating a game where people can spend their credits.
## Inspiration

We wanted to use Livepeer's features to build a unique streaming experience for gaming content for both streamers and viewers.

Inspired by Twitch, we wanted to create a platform that increases exposure for small and upcoming creators and establish a more unified social ecosystem for viewers, allowing them both to connect and interact on a deeper level.

## What is does

kizuna has aspirations to implement the following features:

* Livestream and upload videos
* View videos (both on a big screen and in a small mini-player for multitasking)
* Interact with friends (on stream, in a private chat, or in public chat)
* View activities of friends
* Highlights smaller, local, and upcoming streamers

## How we built it

Our web-application was built using React, utilizing React Router to navigate through webpages, and Livepeer's API to allow users to upload content and host livestreams on our videos. For background context, Livepeer describes themselves as a decentralized video infracstucture network.

The UI design was made entirely in Figma and was inspired by Twitch. However, as a result of a user research survey, changes to the chat and sidebar were made in order to facilitate a healthier user experience. New design features include a "Friends" page, introducing a social aspect that allows for users of the platform, both streamers and viewers, to interact with each other and build a more meaningful connection.

## Challenges we ran into

We had barriers with the API key provided by Livepeer.studio. This put a halt to the development side of our project. However, we still managed to get our livestreams working and our videos uploading! Implementing the design portion from Figma to the application acted as a barrier as well. We hope to tweak the application in the future to be as accurate to the UX/UI as possible. Otherwise, working with Livepeer's API was a blast, and we cannot wait to continue to develop this project!

You can discover more about Livepeer's API [here](https://livepeer.org/).

## Accomplishments that we're proud of

Our group is proud of the persistance through the all the challenges that confronted us throughout the hackathon. From learning a whole new programming language, to staying awake no matter how tired, we are all proud of each other's dedication to creating a great project.

## What we learned

Although we knew of each other before the hackathon, we all agreed that having teammates that you can collaborate with is a fundamental part to developing a project.

The developers (Josh and Kennedy) learned lot's about implementing API's and working with designers for the first time. For Josh, this was his first time implementing his practiced work from small projects in React. This was Kennedy's first hackathon, where she learned how to implement CSS.

The UX/UI designers (Dorothy and Brian) learned more about designing web-applications as opposed to the mobile-applications they are use to. Through this challenge, they were also able to learn more about Figma's design tools and functions.

## What's next for kizuna

Our team maintains our intention to continue to fully develop this application to its full potential. Although all of us our still learning, we would like to accomplish the next steps in our application:

* Completing the full UX/UI design on the development side, utilizing a CSS framework like Tailwind
* Implementing Lens Protocol to create a unified social community in our application
* Redesign some small aspects of each page
* Implementing filters to categorize streamers, see who is streaming, and categorize genres of stream.