Created by: JumBuddy (Sofia Alvazzi, Alea Rao, Rakshi Rangaprasad, Kabir Goklani, Natalie Phua, Chloe Wong) Presented at JumboHack 2025 under the Down The Rabbit Hole track.
Our project allows Tufts students to meet other students based on shared interests and classes, and post and join events at Tufts.
Team Member Contributions: Chloe Wong: Created the Figma design of the app user interface Sofia Alvazzi: Contributed to writing the UI and functionality of the web app Kabir Goklani: Contributed to writing the UI and functionality of the web app Rakshi Rangaprasad: Handled airtable database and CRUD functionality Natalie Phua: Worked in backend database and connected backend with frontend Alea Rao: Added the avatars for the users, and helped work on UI/functionality of the web app
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <External libraries, other hackers/teams, generative AI models (i.e. ChatGPT), online resources, etc.>
We utilied the following tools to build our app:
- Expo Docs
- ChatGPT
- Dicebear Docs
- Tailwind Docs
- Figma
REFLECTION <What motivated your team to choose this project?> As freshmen, we know how hard it can be to break out of your comfort zone and find friends who truly click with you. We built JumBuddy to help fellow Jumbos easily discover events, connect over shared interests, and create lasting memories on campus!
<Potential future work/improvements?> In the future, we would like to add a friend system with notifications and locations with a map, so you can see what your jumBuddy friends are up to around campus. E.g “John is in tisch, study with him!” if you were to enter tisch.
<What is a challenge you encountered while making this?> A challenge we encountered was connecting the frontend with the backend. Many times we would be all be working on the code simultaneously using liveshare. If something was wrong in either area, it would slow testing processes, which was difficult at times.
<What is a fun or interesting experience you had with another hacker?> We locked ourselves in JCC 280 for the past two days, and had 'hype up sessions' to motivate ourselves and get our bodies moving. We would stretch and run around the room while playing hype music.