Smilestones is an app that is in development. It is designed to bridge static photos and videos through use of a simple QR code. Users can upload photos and style a layout that includes a dedicated QR code. The code is connected to a video that pertains to the subject in the photo. When the code is read by the receiver of the printed “smilestone”, the video is played.

Smilestones is built using Rails 4.0.4, Ruby, Bootstrap, and Paperclip. It includes authentication using BCrypt 3.1.7.

Important information:

• AWS is used for photo/video storage.

Note: It is a work in progress. Future functionality will include video uploading & association to photos/milestones and the ability to style the smilestone frame, create a QR code and print. Reference to “children” may change to a more generic sub-user.