Developed by Trey Anderson, Claire Bernard, Neha Bharadwaj, Jacob Miller for COMP 426: Modern Web Programming at UNC-Chapel Hill.
A different way to chat with others! Upload your own custom avatar to walk alongside others on the Sidewalk, send messages to others in realtime with unique sound effects, and send tokens of appreciation through hat giving!
More developments to be made in the future, stay tuned :)
Sidewalk Lobby - The main space users will see upon visiting the site. On this page, the avatars of any users currently online will be seen walking back and forth across the screen, as well as a control bar at the bottom of the screen.
Realtime messaging - Online users can type out messages that will appear to all online users above the avatar that represents them walking along the screen.
Avatar settings You can upload a custom image to use as your avatar on the site and set whether your avatar is facing right or not to prevent you from being required to upload a sprite facing right.
Sound Notifications When a user sends a message, they and all users that receive the message will hear a sound when the message pops up above the associated avatar. Each user can choose from a predefined list of sounds