An App developed at PayPals 24h Hackathon. It enables parents to give their kids real world tasks and reward them with a virtual currency which can be spent in real world stores.

Context

Blubber was developed on Paypals Battle Hack within 24 hours with the following restrictions:

• Use Paypal: The Paypal API had to be used by the final Software.
• Hack for Good: The app should improve the world or humanity somehow
• Local Range: The app had to be useful in a local area, i.e. your city or district.

Our team consisted of three professional developers.

Idea & Features

The motivation, idea and features of Blubber where presented in a 2-minute-presentation on the BattleHack:

Technologies

• Languages: html5 (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) • Java • Python
• Libraries & Frameworks: PayPal API • jQuery • bootstrap • Underscore • Java Servlets • Google App Engine • jQuery.qrcode
• Automated Builds: Maven • Gradle
• Automated Testing: JUnit • mockito
• Version Control: GitHub
• IDEs: Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA
• Other: QR Codes • Raspberry Pi • USB Monitor