ChiTrip

ChiTrip is intended to act as a travel guide for the city of Chicago. Users can see various attractions, activities, etc. and plan trips to the "Da City"! ​

Audience

This app is mainly intended for tourists who have never been to Chicago before and don't know where to start when planning. ​

Experience

A user opens the app when they are unfamiliar with all of Chicago's unique landmarks, attractions, and culture, and would like to learn more in order to plan trips. ​

Technical

Models

[What data are we dealing with? What classes will we create for that data?]

• Create classes to parse JSON data from the CityGrid API ​

Views

[What custom views do we need to create? Include pictures of your prototypes/sketches!] ​- MVC is explore page

• View for each individual attraction/activity
• If time, map vc

Controllers

[What controllers will we need? What will they do?]

• Controllers to connect everything ​

Other

[Any other frameworks / things we will need? Helpers? Services?]

• CityGrid API
• ​CocoaPods

Weekly Milestone

Week 4 - Usable Build

[List of tasks needed to be complete before you can start user testing]

• Finish paper prototypes and mockups
• Setup UI and all storyboards/view controllers
• Parse JSON data from API
• Create segues to link all pages together ​

Week 5 - Finish Features

[List of tasks to complete the implementation of features]

• If time, implement map feature
• Add favorites/star feauture
• All basic functionality should be done ​

Week 6 - Polish

[List of tasks needed to polish and ship to the app store]

• Choose best recommendations from API; keep to <20 ish
• Check each activity/landmark to make sure the description is ok, and the images are high quality/appropriate
• Clean up UI
• Add animation
• Last minute touches
• Celebrate with deep dish pizza🍕🍕🍕!!!!!!!!!