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Joseph CheeVisual designer & creative technologistSingapore

SoPets

Role
Lead Developer
Time
2023, 6 months
Client
Startup
With
Next.js 14

Overview

A social platform that uses digital pets to help people connect. Your digital pet makes the first move, so it feels easier to start talking to someone new.

Challenge

To create a social platform that breaks down barriers and makes connecting with new people feel natural and fun through digital pet interactions.

Solution

Developed an innovative Web3 platform where digital pets serve as social catalysts, creating organic opportunities for meaningful connections.

Takeaways

The integration of Web3 technology with social interactions created a unique ecosystem where digital pets facilitate real human connections.

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Development Process

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SoPets logo beneath a fluffy pink winged pet creature with big purple eyes, standing on a stone platform in a pink valley.
SoPets logo beneath a fluffy pink winged pet creature with big purple eyes, standing on a stone platform in a pink valley.
SoPets platform showcase animation
SoPets platform showcase
Six SoPets team members holding pet figurines and phones in front of an NTU Port 63 Challenge backdrop and an NTU Innovation and Entrepreneurship sign.
Six SoPets team members holding pet figurines and phones in front of an NTU Port 63 Challenge backdrop and an NTU Innovation and Entrepreneurship sign.
SoPets platform demo
SoPets pet interaction system
SoPets Meet Our Team web page showing three core team members as pet characters, with names, titles and quotes.
SoPets Meet Our Team web page showing three core team members as pet characters, with names, titles and quotes.
Two phone mockups of SoPets pet habitats, a pink blossom island and an erupting volcano, against misty mountains.
Two phone mockups of SoPets pet habitats, a pink blossom island and an erupting volcano, against misty mountains.
Storyboard sketch of a yellow cartoon pet bursting out of a purple phone towards another pet, with floating hearts.
Storyboard sketch of a yellow cartoon pet bursting out of a purple phone towards another pet, with floating hearts.
Storyboard sketch of two hands bumping yellow and purple phones together as their pets cheer on screen in a burst of light.
Storyboard sketch of two hands bumping yellow and purple phones together as their pets cheer on screen in a burst of light.
Storyboard sketch of a hand tapping a yellow phone whose pet sends a wireless heart signal to a nearby purple phone, captioned TAP!
Storyboard sketch of a hand tapping a yellow phone whose pet sends a wireless heart signal to a nearby purple phone, captioned TAP!