Made by Team Fantastic Phor
Picture hunting mobile app
A mobile app designed to get users exploring their local areas by chasing pursuits hosted by other users. After being authenticated, users can choose to partake in 1 of 2 core features, chasing a Pursuit, or hosting a pursuit. When a user chooses a Pursuit to chase they are given an image and a map that gives clues to the location of the correct destination. The map will contain directions and a ‘Pursuit zone’ radius which increases in size with difficulty. When a user thinks they have found the correct location they can confirm their attempt and possibly gain points depending on their placement, or be told to try again. Alternatively, users can host a pursuit that will go active for all others users to chase, this involves opening the phone camera, creating a title, and selecting a difficulty. You will then be able to keep track of users who were successful on your Pursuit via the mini-leaderboard. Pursuits last 24 hours and then will go inactive, if you have an inactive pursuit selected you will be instructed to choose another. Leaderboards are included to track the highest overall scorers.
The Team
Ryan Fox
Hell, I’m Ryan, an inquisitive and collaborative learner…
who is eager to progress his tech career. Thanks to Northcoders I have now got a great start to this and look forward to experiencing the professional side of software developing. My favourite parts about programming is the ever-growing knowledge and technology that progress daily. This aligns well with my personality as I love tackling new challenges and diving into new territory, which has been shown on the Pix Pursuit project. Coding has been a great hobby for me for almost a year now but I am looking to turn that hobby into a career and do what I enjoy daily.
Will Phisher
I am a passionate and driven software developer with a…
strong technical foundation in both the electrical and software engineering fields. My journey into tech began at a young age, building computers and solving technical problems, which sparked my interest in software development. After completing an intensive bootcamp at Northcoders, I have gained hands-on experience in full-stack development, focusing on JavaScript, Node.js, React, and SQL. I have developed and deployed robust applications using modern technologies, applying Agile methodologies, and contributing to collaborative team projects. Before transitioning into software development, I gained extensive technical experience in the electrical sector, where I honed problem-solving and project management skills. This background has given me a keen eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and the ability to quickly adapt to new challenges.
Patrick Davies
I’ve worked behind a bar, I’ve worked in a kitchen and I’ve…
completed a physics and astronomy degree, now I’ve graduated from the Northcoders software development bootcamp. I have improved my understanding of software development greatly and now have much more confidence explaining and utilising software development concepts which I had only touched on before. Working within agile teams, pair programming and implementing test driven development has made me industry ready to utilise the techniques I’ve learnt. I look forward to being thrown into the world of software development and applying my skills on larger projects.
Kyle Wearing
I’m Kyle, a passionate and driven aspiring software…
developer based in Wigan. I first got into coding through a personal interest in creating small Python games, and this curiosity grew into a full-fledged career pursuit. I have completed a boot camp for software development at Northcoders, where I have learnt full-stack development, including JavaScript, React, Node.js, and SQL. I enjoy the problem-solving aspects of coding and thrive in environments that require collaboration and technical communication. In addition to my technical skills, I have a strong background in leadership and teamwork, having gained valuable experience as a supervisor and team leader in previous roles. Outside of coding, I love playing strategy board games, especially Brass Birmingham, which fuels my interest in complex problem-solving and decision-making.
Tech Stack
We used: React Native, express, expo, aws s3, JavaScript, Google Maps API During a rigorous spiking period, our research concluded that these were the best technologies for our app given the time constraint and small team. We wanted to maximise our time using React Native so stuck to a familiar back end that we have learned throughout the bootcamp. This allowed us to use the front end as the focal point for new technologies.
Challenges Faced
Problematic coordinates regarding tracking users and pursuit zones. Steep learning curve for react native that took up most of our time during development. Had to improvise by introducing AWS S3 bucket to store images, as our original PSQL database wasn’t suitable for this.