Post by Mina Wang

One month ago, my team and I attended DubHacks, and I'm excited to share our experience with you all now! First off, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗯𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀? DubHacks is "the largest hackathon in the PNW, and focuses on uplifting students who are passionate about using technology to solve real world problems." On October 12-13, we stayed up all night to create 𝗠𝘆 𝗔𝗥 𝗣𝘂𝗽, winning 𝟭𝘀𝘁 place in 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 🐾👓🎉! This AR lens combines fitness and augmented reality by letting users interact with a virtual pet as they exercise, pushing the boundaries of gamified wellness. ✨ The Breakdown: - 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: Figma, along with plain paper and pen, were used for the AR interface, app prototyping, and mockups. - 𝟯𝗗 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰: Blender was used for creating our pup mascot and environment objects. After rendering, we added them to our spectacle lens, allowing users to interact with these 3D objects using their hands. - 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: The lens and its functionalities relied heavily on Snapchat Lens Studio, Visual Studio, TypeScript, and JavaScript. Special shoutout to our mentors David, Court, Blake, and Sasha for guiding us through endless challenges (and lots of caffeine). And of course, a massive thank you to my dream team: Amy Lu, Arya Karki, and Sophie Cho—I'm so proud of what we've accomplished together! Lastly, a huge shoutout to DubHacks for bringing together so many amazing mentors, resources, and companies that made this unforgettable! Couldn't have asked for a better first hackathon experience 🕶️🐶 👉 Check out our project on  Devpost https://lnkd.in/gzXFsxCK  GitHub https://lnkd.in/gB7cQD5u