:shipitparrot: :ascend:ASCEND SHIP INCOMING :shipitparrot: :ascend: > last weekend, @michelle and i had the most unforgettable experience at ascend :ascend-planet: in LA where we were surrounded by 50+ girls & non-binary in tech, helping organize one of the most incredible hackathons i've been to this year. of course, we still wanted to take the opportunity to build & ship a technical project so we spent majority of the day working on this AR simulation of a SpaceX Falcon 9 landing wherever you held up the SpaceX :spacex: logo with three.js, ar.js, & a-frame :aframe:. we were content with mediocrity until, in a last-minute turn of events (and a motivating conversation with @zrl ), we realized we wanted to make something more meaningful :sleepy-dino:. something that addressed a real issue & we could own 100% of the code :meow_code: with. and what’s the #1 problem facing youth in america 🦅 today? that’s right. there are no resources for underage gambling. :money-printer: 🇺🇸 so, from the hours of 1–5 am, @michelle and i went all in. armed with vanilla web dev, 2+ crash-outs, and sleep deprivation, we built a GAMBLING WEBSITE FOR MINORS. our project bridges the accessibility gap by offering an educational experience to prepare the next generation for the risks of losing it all. 🎲 :playground_slide: full story behind our project design process (money spread images included :money-tub:): docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FYv7BGPnzlNT-phubaZu6-6Dp_XOWD6CMlluC_JML4I/edit?usp=sharing 🎰 GAMBLE YOUR $$ MONEY AWAY NOW: underage-gambling.vercel.app :githubparrot: github: github.com/sahitid/underage-gambling 💌 thank you to @zrl for the wake-up call to redo our entire project at 1 am, and the entire #C07T6DEFD7U| organizing team ( @savina , @zoyashussain , @phaedra , @jeslyn , @elia , @andreayang ) for providing headshots that we used on the website. and most of all @ZenabH. (the coolest canadian i know) for the yap & moral support.