Long-distance is challenging for any relationship, whether romantic, platonic, or familial. 32.5% of college relationships are long-distance relationships (LDRs) Nearly Three-Quarters (72%) of Americans Feel Lonely. The lack of physical presence often leads to feelings of disconnect and loneliness. Current solutions, such as video calls and messaging apps, lack the depth and immersion needed to truly feel connected. The most crucial aspect of a relationship, shared activities and involvement of senses in addition to just sight and sound, are often the hardest to achieve from a distance. This Valentine’s weekend, we present to you… VR-Tines! 💗VR-Tines is an innovative VR experience designed to enhance long-distance relationships through immersive, interactive, and emotionally fulfilling activities. ⭐Key Experience Points Collaborative Scrapbooking: Couples can work together on a scrapbook, flipping through pages and dragging in photos and various decorative elements. This scrapbook feels like you’re actually working on it in the real world due to its alignment with 3d surfaces and interactive elements of flipping pages and dragging in elements. By having your partner right next to you, it’s like you’re working on it together in this shared space. Love to reflect on the mems :) Shared Taste: Get a themed-meal at the same time! Here, we use the two users’ favorite boba orders. Using the Doordash API, we synchronize the delivery of identical beverages or snacks to both partners during their VR date, which we track in the Doordash delivery simulator. Enhanced Realism with Live Webcam Feed: People typically use passthrough with VR headsets to feed what’s “real” into their experiences. We take advantage of this idea to stream a live webcam feed into the VR-tines experience, so it feels like your partner is actually sitting right next to you (and you see them in passthrough) as you do activities together! Tab Bar Navigation: We support toggling through the three main options: scrapbooking, Doordash, and home. Social Impact: VR-tines is about bringing people together. Our project has the potential to significantly reduce the emotional distance in long-distance relationships, fostering stronger bonds and happier couples. This problem is also important to us because all of us are in long-distance relationships! However, we notice many similar issues that arise in all kinds of relationships in life, such as family, friends, work, etc due to the difficulty of being far apart. Therefore, we sought to solve this real user problem faced every day and create a better solution than current methods of call communication to create more seamless, immersive experiences to feel closer to our loved ones. As first-time hackers and Stanford freshmen, the concept of home stretches across oceans to Myanmar and Vietnam, where our families reside. The yearning for a deeper connection with our loved ones, despite the geographical miles that separate us, sparked not just a need but a personal quest. Facing this hackathon, our greatest challenge was not the complexity of the technology or the novelty of the concept, but the mental hurdle of believing we could make a significant impact. This project became more than a hack; it evolved into a journey of discovery, learning, and overcoming, driven by our shared experiences of longing and the universal desire to feel closer to those we hold dear. It’s a testament to our belief that distance shouldn't dim the bonds of love and friendship but rather, with the right innovation, can be bridged beautifully.