pin finds/ PIN FINDS LTD

pin finds

PIN FINDS LTD

Mobile / Web

Swift / Kotlin / Node.js / Vue.js

Upload a video, watch other creators videos, tip creators, comment, browse different profiles, search for the content with Augmented Reality

Task:

User generated content hosting app that incorporates geo location features, with a built in AR-based navigation functionality.

Technologies and Tools:

iOS: Swift, SceneKit, ARKit, Google APIs, Firebase, Moya, SDWebImage, Git, Facebook API

Android: Kotlin, ViewBinding, Google APIs, Firebase, AR Core, Retrofit, OKhttp, Facebook API, Git

Backend: Node.js Express, MongoBD, FFmpeg, AWS SDK

Admin dashboard: Vue.js, Communication with server via APIs

Challenge

Our client had a very interesting idea – create a new type of social network which would change the current trend of fast-consuming content. It was supposed to be an approach using augmented reality and geopositioning, which would closely connect the real and augmented worlds.

Solution

We developed both iOS and Android AR-based applications. A number of details were taken into account during the work on this project. We took care of both content creators and users experiences, providing user-friendly ways of using different parts of the app. Lots of flows — from video uploading to navigation to the content — were carefully thought out. Great attention was paid to complex location calculations on the server side in order keep the correct work of the main component of the app — linking and then searching/filtering the uploaded videos depending on users’ location.

Moreover, developed video compression system (using FFmpeg) serves as an important part of the app allowing us to compress the videos with minimum quality loss. The AR component of the application deserves the most attention, which allows visual directions from users current location to the desired video.

Result

We have a new way of consuming content. The pin finds video sharing platform creates a new option for social media. Enabling AR functionality as a core part of the app. Upload a video, watch other creators videos, tip creators, comment, browse different profiles, search for the content using AR and more — all these features are available in pin finds.

Our team believes that the key feature of the app — the ability to watch the video in its specific location with the help of AR to help guide you to it if need be — can be used in many different and new ways for the world.