Mobile Political and Technological Engagement

DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT

The Mobile Political and Technological Engagement (MPTE) project plans to develop a socially interactive mobile application where users can compete about their knowledge of political topics. The application can be pre-loaded with national and major-market political content to start, like: which senate/house seats are up for election this year, which specific issues will be voted on, and trivia relating to current events. The idea is to make a fun, stylish mobile app that can enable users to quickly become familiar with a topic, test their knowledge of political trivia and current events, and even contribute content that's relevant locally. In addition, one of the goals of this project is to diligently document the application development process and share it, for free, as a contribution to the greater good of common knowledge, which could inspire people to use the code to create their own versions of the app, or simply teach someone a useful skill (mobile app development).

The initial $500 prize would go towards developing a prototype mobile app to present at the summit in North Carolina. The $500 could be used for tools needed to develop the app, or for hiring a technical consultant to assist with development. MPTE would expand to take on several upper-level college students to assist with development in exchange for (perhaps) a modest stipend and school credit. Over a semester the team could advance the prototype, or decide to move the project in a different direction. This has appeal not just for the end-product but also for the experience the team of students will get and the process documentation that will be distributed for free, as will the source code for the mobile app.

Where does your project take place?: Orlando, FL (in Orlando there are many universities with plenty of talent to choose from)

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