QuickFlicks



Raphael Renzo Martinez, Xue Jiang, Fiona Herzog


Background


Tired of the same Mini NYTs, Wordles, etc? Want to show off your cinephile side? Interested in having your interest piqued in new movies? QuickFlicks serves all your movie-lover needs!



Timeline


  • Week 1 (1/22-1/28): Set up Github repo and Figma, review resources for mentors and other helpful people
  • Week 2 (1/29-2/4): Designers: ideation, user flow
  • Week 3 (2/5 - 2/11) : Developers: frontend and backend connection, Designers: lo-fi mockup for landing page and connections game
  • Week 4 (2/12 - 2/18): Developers: frontend landing page, frontend connections game, Designers: hi-fi mockup for landing page and connections page, lo-fi mockup user page and leadership page
  • Weeks 5 & 6 (2/26 - 3/3): Developers: backend connections page, Designers: hi-fi mockups for user page and leadership page
  • Week 7 (3/4 - 3/10): Developers: frontend user page, frontend leaderboard, user database setup, user authentication, Designers: hi-fi mockup for marketplace page, any remaining hi-fis
  • Week 8 (3/11 - 3/17): Developers: frontend user page, frontend leaderboard, user database setup, user authentication, Designers: hi-fi mockup for marketplace page, any remaining hi-fis
  • Week 9 (3/18 - 3/24): Developers: user database setup, user authentication cont., integration with database (sign-in, scores are saved, leaderboard with other users), Designers: hi-fi updates based on midpoint feedback
  • Week 10 (3/25 - 3/31): Developers: integration with database (sign-in, scores are saved, leaderboard with other users) cont., Designers: hi-fi updates based on midpoint feedback
  • Week 11 (4/1 - 4/7): Developers: update styling based on new hi-fis, finish features/styling, Designers: hi-fi updates on midpoint feedback
  • Weeks 12 & 13 (4/8 - 4/21): Deployment
  • Week 14 (4/22 - 4/29): SHOWCASE!



Challenges


Struggling to get the IMDb API calls to work.



Takeaways


Working around our struggles while still being able to achieve our MVPs.



Looking Forward