From 02475f120b51493194ccb298959d01ea726265b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Watson <61391776+samwatsonn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:56:50 +0000
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+# geochat
+
+## Inspiration
+Recent events have emphasised a diminishing feeling of community that existed even before lockdown. We were surprised at the ease to make a connected the other side of the world but the distinct inability to build genuine connection within a local community.
+## What it does
+It uses location to provide group-chats of your closest location, allowing for the organisation of local events, advertising for local business, and being able to ask for recommendations etc...
+## How we built it
+We used android studio to make it into an android app, with Google Firebase as the back-end, taking care of database issues. We consulted our friends at university the full length of the project about what features they would like to see.
+## Challenges we ran into
+This was our first team programming task so we had lots of issues with branching and merging on git.
+## Accomplishments that we're proud of
+Managed to build a functional and aesthetic app in a weekend! The app achieved the goals we set out, and provides a unique take on social media.
+## What we learned
+How to use (and the importance of) Git.
+How to use Android studio and Firebase.
+Architecture for NoSQL serverless apps.
+What reverse geocoding is.
+## What's next for GeoChat
+Global domination baby.
From c7bdbd8c326d2f7eb444e895e96509d1e3b93456 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Watson <61391776+samwatsonn@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 12:57:36 +0000
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# geochat
+A location based groupchat app developed for Highfield Hack 2021 by Liam Byrne, Lucas Warwick and Sam Watson
+
## Inspiration
Recent events have emphasised a diminishing feeling of community that existed even before lockdown. We were surprised at the ease to make a connected the other side of the world but the distinct inability to build genuine connection within a local community.
## What it does
From 123390ec2abde6af24d17b7426439aa9c49e2b76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam Byrne <47918966+liamhbyrne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:08:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] Update README.md
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# geochat
-A location based groupchat app developed for Highfield Hack 2021 by Liam Byrne, Lucas Warwick and Sam Watson
+A location based groupchat app developed for *Highfield Hack 2021* by **Liam Byrne**, **Lucas Warwick** and **Sam Watson**
## Inspiration
Recent events have emphasised a diminishing feeling of community that existed even before lockdown. We were surprised at the ease to make a connected the other side of the world but the distinct inability to build genuine connection within a local community.
From de2a0a21adb0d2eabcfcec448686b337387a8df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam Byrne <47918966+liamhbyrne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 16:34:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] video link on readme
hopefully works
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A location based groupchat app developed for *Highfield Hack 2021* by **Liam Byrne**, **Lucas Warwick** and **Sam Watson**
+[![GeoChat Demo Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jB7rDQ1j-Ow/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/jB7rDQ1j-Ow)
+
## Inspiration
Recent events have emphasised a diminishing feeling of community that existed even before lockdown. We were surprised at the ease to make a connected the other side of the world but the distinct inability to build genuine connection within a local community.
## What it does
From 265a063db373da97f7efdccef31c8c9547ed3ef9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam Byrne <47918966+liamhbyrne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:13:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Demo Images added to README.md
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A location based groupchat app developed for *Highfield Hack 2021* by **Liam Byrne**, **Lucas Warwick** and **Sam Watson**
+[Hackathon Submission Devpost](https://devpost.com/software/geochat-r25ixj)
+
[![GeoChat Demo Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jB7rDQ1j-Ow/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/jB7rDQ1j-Ow)
## Inspiration
Recent events have emphasised a diminishing feeling of community that existed even before lockdown. We were surprised at the ease to make a connected the other side of the world but the distinct inability to build genuine connection within a local community.
## What it does
It uses location to provide group-chats of your closest location, allowing for the organisation of local events, advertising for local business, and being able to ask for recommendations etc...
+![image on phone 1](https://challengepost-s3-challengepost.netdna-ssl.com/photos/production/software_photos/001/393/786/datas/original.jpg "Geochat Login Activity")
## How we built it
We used android studio to make it into an android app, with Google Firebase as the back-end, taking care of database issues. We consulted our friends at university the full length of the project about what features they would like to see.
+![image on phone 2](https://challengepost-s3-challengepost.netdna-ssl.com/photos/production/software_photos/001/393/785/datas/gallery.jpg "Geochat Location Activity")
## Challenges we ran into
This was our first team programming task so we had lots of issues with branching and merging on git.
## Accomplishments that we're proud of
Managed to build a functional and aesthetic app in a weekend! The app achieved the goals we set out, and provides a unique take on social media.
+![image on phone 3](https://challengepost-s3-challengepost.netdna-ssl.com/photos/production/software_photos/001/393/787/datas/gallery.jpg "Geochat Chat Activity")
## What we learned
How to use (and the importance of) Git.
How to use Android studio and Firebase.
Architecture for NoSQL serverless apps.
What reverse geocoding is.
## What's next for GeoChat
-Global domination baby.
+**Global domination baby**. no, we will focus on improving safeguarding by tighter identity verification.
From 1f92a80d627374821e8148047f7d38145a1ca164 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam Byrne <47918966+liamhbyrne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:21:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Update README.md
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## Inspiration
Recent events have emphasised a diminishing feeling of community that existed even before lockdown. We were surprised at the ease to make a connected the other side of the world but the distinct inability to build genuine connection within a local community.
## What it does
-It uses location to provide group-chats of your closest location, allowing for the organisation of local events, advertising for local business, and being able to ask for recommendations etc...
-![image on phone 1](https://challengepost-s3-challengepost.netdna-ssl.com/photos/production/software_photos/001/393/786/datas/original.jpg "Geochat Login Activity")
+It uses location to provide group-chats of your closest location, allowing for the organisation of local events, advertising for local business, and being able to ask for recommendations etc...
+
## How we built it
-We used android studio to make it into an android app, with Google Firebase as the back-end, taking care of database issues. We consulted our friends at university the full length of the project about what features they would like to see.
-![image on phone 2](https://challengepost-s3-challengepost.netdna-ssl.com/photos/production/software_photos/001/393/785/datas/gallery.jpg "Geochat Location Activity")
+We used android studio to make it into an android app, with Google Firebase as the back-end, taking care of database issues. We consulted our friends at university the full length of the project about what features they would like to see.
+
## Challenges we ran into
This was our first team programming task so we had lots of issues with branching and merging on git.
## Accomplishments that we're proud of
-Managed to build a functional and aesthetic app in a weekend! The app achieved the goals we set out, and provides a unique take on social media.
-![image on phone 3](https://challengepost-s3-challengepost.netdna-ssl.com/photos/production/software_photos/001/393/787/datas/gallery.jpg "Geochat Chat Activity")
+Managed to build a functional and aesthetic app in a weekend! The app achieved the goals we set out, and provides a unique take on social media.
+
## What we learned
How to use (and the importance of) Git.
How to use Android studio and Firebase.
From d72c2168bc89ecf6e4e9a0d99c7faf6f6bc77ff7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam Byrne <47918966+liamhbyrne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:22:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] Update README.md
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A location based groupchat app developed for *Highfield Hack 2021* by **Liam Byrne**, **Lucas Warwick** and **Sam Watson**
[Hackathon Submission Devpost](https://devpost.com/software/geochat-r25ixj)
-
+Demo Youtube Video:
[![GeoChat Demo Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jB7rDQ1j-Ow/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/jB7rDQ1j-Ow)
## Inspiration
From 5bb05051292055a330147213d03429b6630bc13f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Liam Byrne <47918966+liamhbyrne@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:22:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] Update README.md
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A location based groupchat app developed for *Highfield Hack 2021* by **Liam Byrne**, **Lucas Warwick** and **Sam Watson**
[Hackathon Submission Devpost](https://devpost.com/software/geochat-r25ixj)
-Demo Youtube Video:
+Demo Youtube Video:
[![GeoChat Demo Video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jB7rDQ1j-Ow/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/jB7rDQ1j-Ow)
## Inspiration