Where Were We

A little web game I made as an anniversary present for my wife.Upload vacation photos and make them into a game.WWW uses EXIF to determine where and when the photo was taken. This is then turned into a game you can send to anyone.

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55

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A personalized photo-based web game that turns vacation pictures into a location and date guessing challenge.

The pain

People want fun, meaningful ways to relive and share vacation memories, but there is no widely used interactive tool for this.

The gap

Existing photo sharing apps do not gamify or contextualize vacation photos using metadata like EXIF for engagement.

Build angle

The product is technically simple and can be built and maintained by one developer with moderate effort.

Strengths

  • Unique personal and emotional angle
  • Simple, focused functionality
  • Low technical complexity

Risks

  • Limited market size and unclear willingness to pay
  • Niche appeal may limit growth
  • Uncertain repeat usage or virality

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