GEOU

Have you ever been lost on Oakland University's campus? Perhaps you want to challenge your knowledge of various OU locations? GEOU does exactly that, allowing you to guess where exactly you are!

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Inspiration

A Geoguessr game made specifically for Oakland University. Free to play and offers challenges and angles you won't find anywhere else

What it does

The user is given a random image from anywhere in Oakland University. This includes about 120 photos of staircases, hallways, classrooms, etc. Anything is possible! Users must pinpoint where they are using an interactive map to earn points. After 10 rounds, see what your final score is!

How we built it

We used Github, VsCode, and CoPilot to build it.

Challenges we ran into

The main challenge came with the lengthy process of gathering, naming, and uploading the many pictures we took ourselves. Photos aside, we had UI complications trying to perfect our design for GEOU. We decided to take a simple approach that still looks clean

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The randomization of selecting and displaying a photo for every round, as well as eliminating the possibility of repeating photos in the same game. We are also proud of our interactive map that includes a Duck-themed pointer to select where your location is

What we learned

We gathered a lot more experience with UI design. Working with the JavaScript stack also provided a lot of knowledge on randomization and accessing files

What's next for GEOU

  • More Photos and Variety of Photos
  • A different point system based on how accurate the user's guess is
  • New Game Modes (Staircases Only, Head-to-Head, etc.)
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