Sunset

Team Chandelier

Our Mission

Helping friends and family feel closer with an element of fun

no matter the distance

Capture

Capture moments in time to share with your loved ones

Share

Share you photos with your loved ones with an element of surprise

Connect

Connect with your loved ones through your captures, no matter the distance

The Problem

Connectivity

• As people move on to new life stages, whether it be college, careers, or family, it becomes harder to maintain meaningful connections with friends and loved ones
• Distance creates emotional separation. Over time, relationships fade without intentional tools to stay close

Our Solution

Bringing friends and family closer through shared, meaningful moments

• Photos remain blurred until sunset
• Everyone sees the photos together
• Creates surprise, excitement, and connection
• Maintain relationships across distance

Demo

Tech Stack

Frontend

Backend

Database

APIs

JS WebSocket API

Flask API

Other Tools

Challenges We Faced

API Integration:

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Getting Flask and Websocket to communicate together

Database information storage:

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Updating pre-existing users and communities

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Chat Room inconsistency:

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Sending the images to the chat room and saving them in the communities

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Our Accomplishments

Getting multiple chat rooms working with integrated CSS styling

Expanded our knowledge of HTML and CSS through Flask

Created a nice looking and functional UI

Created and interlinked multiple database tables to create a personalized user experience

The Future of Sunset

Enable more interactivity with users’ photos (commenting & liking)

Create a search feature for users to search for communities that tend to their likings

Grant the ability to customize your community (change background image