DEGUST

You are where the food is

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Inspiration

I was VERY hungry one night, and the only option that I was aware of was Burger King in Barbican...Living in Vineyard TownI was convinced that this could not have been the only alternative...I was inspired to come up with a solution. DEGUST, is that solution.

How it works

DEGUST will use location based services to find the closest food establishements to a users current location and make recommendations. What sets DEGUST apart from the competition, is that DEGUST will implement gamification through loyalty. Thereby allowing users of DEGUST to earn incentives in the form of points whch may be redeemable in the future, while creating the opportunity for repeat purchases and return of customers for business'.

Challenges I ran into

I wanted the application to be a native mobile application, but my knowledge and the knowledge of my teammates was limited to the Web Stack, as I am a Web Application Developer / Front End Developer. Some other challenges included never working with GPS before to accomplish such a task and the first time attempting to gamify an application. It was also the first time using the leaflet api.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

What I learned

Ive learned some new APIs, namely the leaflet API.

What's next for DEGUST

For the roadmap, DEGUST intends to perfect gamification through other forms of loyalty and incentives. As well as increase the awareness of the application by extending the platform to other countries other than Jamaica. DEGUST will also gamify loyalty through other means like PARTIES, CLUBS, MOVIES, etc. DEGUST integrate socially, by allowing users to comment, rate and share their experiences- while allowing business' to have direct access to users to promote return customers through push notifications and greater incentives. DEGUST will also see additional categories added and design changes in the future

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