Find your people
Starting university can mean rebuilding your social circle. SlopeChat offers another way to meet a fellow student, find a study buddy, or connect over a shared hobby while you are finding your place on campus.
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A campus full of people.
A conversation away.
A student social app that helps people meet beyond their usual circle through shared interests and one-to-one video conversations.
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THE DAY WE DECIDED TO BUILD IT
It started with the two of us.
One day, a friend and I sat down and decided to create SlopeChat. The idea was simple: university puts you around thousands of people, but meeting someone outside your usual circle still takes a first step. We wanted to make that step easier.
We chose to build around conversation. You verify your university email, choose your interests, and meet another student through a one-to-one video chat. The point is to create an opening for a real connection—something a profile or a crowded group chat does not always give you.
For me, the design had to feel approachable. A student should be able to arrive, understand the idea, and know what to do next. My contribution focused on that journey: the landing page, sign-in, interest selection, and the screens leading into a call.
WHY IT MATTERS
A smaller first step into campus life.
Meet beyond your routine
Classes, clubs, and residence halls often shape who you meet. A conversation through SlopeChat can introduce you to someone outside those familiar groups.
Have a place to start
A shared interest gives a first conversation something to build on. Music, hobbies, and everyday student life can turn an awkward introduction into a more natural exchange.
Make room for connection
The goal is a useful first hello: a new friendship, a shared interest, or simply a good conversation after a busy week. What happens next is up to the students.
THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE
From an interest to a conversation.
SlopeChat is a student social video-chat app. The current Cornell launch keeps the community focused while exploring a need students at many universities recognize: meeting people beyond the groups they already know.
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Verify your email
Start with your university email and an email verification code. The current launch is for Cornell students, giving the community a clear starting point.
A university community
Email verification helps establish campus membership. It is a starting point for the community, rather than a guarantee about every person or conversation.
Conversation comes first
Shared interests provide a starting point; a live video conversation lets students get to know each other in their own words.
THE PLATFORM
The technology behind it.
The app uses Next.js and React for the interface, Supabase for authentication and realtime coordination, and WebRTC for peer video. My work centered on the design and frontend experience.
MY PART IN THE PROJECT
Building it together.
I contributed the UI/UX and frontend redesign, working within the existing application and its authentication, matching, and video foundations.
A welcoming landing page
Integrated the supplied SlopeChat logo, red-and-white identity, and relatable video-call imagery into a clear introduction to the app.
One consistent experience
Redesigned email sign-in, the interest picker, camera setup, matching, friends, and call screens so the experience feels connected from the first click.
Responsive and considerate
Refined mobile layouts, expanded the picker from eight ungrouped interests to 16 interests in four groups, added keyboard focus handling and reduced-motion support, and clarified sign-in errors.
Built through collaboration.
SlopeChat is maintained by Beechamp2019. My credited redesign contribution is included in the project’s main branch. The original authentication, matchmaking, and video systems are part of the existing platform.
MEET BEYOND YOUR CIRCLE
See the idea in action.
Explore SlopeChat’s public landing page. The current student experience is for Cornell-verified accounts; the site explains who can join and when matching is available.
A first hello can go a long way.
A project we started together, built around a familiar part of university life: wanting to meet someone new.
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