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KakaoBank developers share their journey from the HackSeoul preliminary round to advancing to the Singapore finals of the global hackathon AngelHack.
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This piece captures the experience of Marc and Nathan, KakaoBank server developers, participating in AngelHack, a global hackathon series. The competition proceeds through preliminary rounds held in various hub cities, with winning teams advancing to the HackGlobal Grand Final held in Singapore.
In the HackSeoul preliminary round, the team chose the 'Social Responsibility' track and planned a bus reservation service for the digitally underserved. To address the digital divide experienced by the elderly, they benchmarked the familiar ATM UI and implemented a solution using the Google STT (Speech To Text) API that allows for easy voice-based reservations.
The team achieved results through the following key strategies.
- Experience-based problem definition: Derived ideas based on inconveniences they personally experienced, securing realism and empathy
- User-centered design: Combined an intuitive interface with a voice interface considering the characteristics of the target users
- Global networking: Expanded their technical and cultural perspectives by interacting with developers from various countries
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