Sprint 4- Ideation Plan

[vibha1019]

Gift Recommendation Chatbot

Overview

Create a chatbot that generates personalized gift recommendations based on user-inputted data and number of likes and reviews.

Frontend repo: https://github.com/vibha1019/socialmedia_frontend Backend repo: https://github.com/vibha1019/socialmedia_backend

Key Features

1. Gift Uploads by Category
   Users can upload holiday gift ideas categorized by recipient type:

   • Teenage girl
   • Teenage boy
   • Mom
   • Dad
   • Grandma
   • Grandpa
   • Wife
   • Husband

2. Engagement

   • Gift suggestions are ranked based on the number of likes on uploaded posts.
   • Include reviews from users who have tried or purchased the gift so its more reliable.

3. Chatbot Functionality

   • Generates gift suggestions by analyzing:
     • Recipient type (detailed above)
     • Number of likes and reviews
   • Provides recommendations ( "This gift is highly rated for teenage girls!")

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Implementation Steps

Trio 1

Name	Role	GitHub Link	Assignment
Vibha Mandayam	Scrum Master	GitHub Link	- Database Setup - Create a table for uploaded gift ideas with fields like id, category, name, likes, reviews - Track user-generated likes.
Soni Dhenuva	Scrummer #1	GitHub Link	- AI Model for Gift Recommendations - Integrate a AI chatbot to analyze the data

Trio 2

Name	Role	GitHub Link	Assignment
Nora Ahadian	Assistant Scrum Master	GitHub Link	- Allow users to upload gift ideas with images, descriptions, and assign them to a recipient category. - Include a like button and review section.
Kushi Gade	Scrummer #2	GitHub Link	- Function to change background, Putting descriptions for each product, Work on sidebar
Spencer Lyons	Scrummer #3	[GitHub Link]()	- Chatbot Interface - Interactive UI for users to enter recipient details (e.g., "Looking for a gift for my cousin") - Display recommendations.

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User Flow

1. User Uploads Gift Idea

   • Navigate to the "Upload Gift" section.
   • Fill out details: category, description, and optional photo.
   • Gift becomes visible in its category feed.

2. Likes & Reviews

   • Users like and review other gift ideas.

3. Chatbot Interaction

   • User interacts with the chatbot, "What’s a good gift for my mom?"
   • Chatbot generates a ranked list of gifts using likes, reviews, and user input.

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Next Steps

• [ ] Create database to store gift ideas, likes, and reviews.
• [ ] Create the gift upload feature, which incluedes the ability to assign a recipient category, add descriptions, and upload images.
• [ ] Have a "like" button and make sure likes are saved and displayed correctly.
• [ ] Have a review section for user feedback on gifts.
• [ ] Integrate a chatbot for collecting user input about recipient details.

[jm1021]

I had a little bit of an idea from Soni as she was sharing code with me. I believe your group really needs to help each other on architecture and planning. But the gift idea is good, I just not sure about the return attraction. I like the idea of the categories, perhaps age ranges as well..

For instance, what have you bought in different age categories that you found the recipient really enjoyed the gift, I think this is the bases.

Perhaps you could have a survey for a person to discuss their hobbies or likes. Interact with gemini and come up with a gift list?

I think you need more of a workflow approach to a couple of things. But having research on workable solution is good as well (like what Soni was doing).

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