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10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/coin-finder | Thumbnail
map+outside
Inspiration
Back when it was popular, I loved to play
pokemon go
, so I wanted to make an application similar to it, that gets people to exercise outside while having fun.
What it does
The app randomly generates coins outside
(10,000 coins within 5 miles in every direction)
and when you walk close enough to a coin, you pick it up. The goal is to pick up as many as possible. When you get 100 coins, you beat the game.
How I built it
I used the google maps api and vanilla javascript.
Challenges I ran into
My first plan was to do the same thing with ar, with coins appearing as you point your camera, however that didn't work well, so I switched to using google maps. I also had to learn the google maps api since it was my first time using it. Moreover, testing the program became very time consuming since I had to upload the code to my phone, then go outside and collect coins whenever I was troubleshooting the program. I also wanted to upload the code to a website, however the geolocation only worked on a secure website, so I resorted to using codepen to host the code.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I made a way to motivate people to go run outside and be more in touch with their community and the environment.
What I learned
I am now a lot more adept at the google maps api, so if I ever use it in the future, it will be much simpler.
What's next for Coin Finder
Depending on interest, I may upload it to my website (but first I need an SSL certificate on it). I would also add more applications and possibly try incorporating AR capabilities again.
Built With
codepen
google
gps
javascript
map
Try it out
codepen.io | Coin Finder | Collect as many coins as you can on google maps by running around. | ['ram potham'] | [] | ['codepen', 'google', 'gps', 'javascript', 'map'] | 61 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/nawty | mock up
logo
IMPORTANT!!
The video demo in the link is cut off, to watch the second half of the demo for the app, the rest of the video demo can be found here:
https://youtu.be/hWmlBDbckZs
. Sory for the inconvenience.
Inspiration
The challenge we face during this time of COVID-19 is that people must socially distance when outdoors or stay indoors to reduce the spread. However there is currently no way to tell if outdoor recreational locations are at maximum capacity, and virtual tours are not yet optimized for group gatherings and exploration. We wanted to create an app that shows your location on the map and recommends parks nearby based on the amount of people who are currently there.
What it does
A map app that allows you to see parks in the US and Canada. It opens up to your location. Your location is indicated with a green house marker.
How I built it
It was built using react.
Challenges I ran into
We originally had planned a lot of features and realized that we would not be able to implement it all in time so we picked and decided to go with the map feature to code. It was a lot more difficult than we originally had anticipated.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud that we got together to try and build this thing even if it did not work out the way we wanted it to work out!
What I learned
We initially spent our time after our first meeting split up and working on different components until we had a talk with the mentors and realized we needed a minimum viable product. We learned that building a hack during a hackathon requires an iterative process where we should get a prototype up and running and add more features on top of the already working initial prototype. We spent our time building various things and lost time because we could not figure out a way to link each feature together. Overall we had fun getting together to try and build something!
What's next for Nature AWareness TY
Adding live data to our app and figuring out a way to use web scraping to automatically gather park data and coordinates.
Demo 2
Topic: Tejan Devang Gandhi's Personal Meeting Room
Date: May 24, 2020 07:14 PM India
Meeting Recording:
https://umd.zoom.us/rec/share/59NVIpHezEZOTKvA1HHWe54FRbzoaaa80CNI-_cKzUdKdy4UtZJaETql8cfP3KxI
Access Password: 2e^=Lq$P
Built With
leaflet.js
react | Nature AWareness TY | An app that recommends recreational locations for you to visit and tells you the amount of people there | ['You Song H', 'nathaliavenerayan Venerayan', 'Tejan Gandhi', 'Neamt Sabry'] | [] | ['leaflet.js', 'react'] | 62 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/aq-ai | Inspiration
Following the theme of this hackathon, our project focuses on time series analysis and forecasting of air quality. As we know, post lockdown due to coronavirus, we have come across many images and memes on the internet talking about a drastic improvement in the environment with respect to pollution and we want to demonstrate this through numbers and graphs. Our aim here is to show how the pace of our daily lifestyle is impacting our environment and spread awareness about how we should start to change it which is very easy to overlook amidst our busy lifestyle.
What it does
The dashboard we have built shows the time series forecast for the next 6 months from June to November for New Delhi. We have air quality measurements in terms of 6 parameters. From the plots in the dashboard, we see how the lockdown is impacting the environment for the better. We show the graphs only for New Delhi but it can easily be generalized to all across the world as the dataset is easily accessible via OpenAQ dataset extracted on Amazon Athena.
How we built it
We extracted the air quality dataset via Amazon Athena from OpenAQ source. It starts from May 2015 and is updated daily. We have averaged it over a month and have used monthly mean for the forecasting. We have used LSTM based neural network model for the same and built a dashboard using HTML, CSS and Javascript to demonstrate our findings. Ideally, all the parameters except O3 should be low. The true values for the months of March and April in New Delhi, which was the lockdown period see the expected fall in their values and O3 sees a rise. We also see the predicted values by our model which shows slightly higher values as it sees these three readings as outliers.
Challenges we ran into
Time series forecasting is an entirely new concept that we learnt and built the model from scratch. We also had a lot on our plate to build an end to end project.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to implement most of whatever we had in mind and have a complete project with a working UI, backend and a Machine Learning model.
What we learned
Time series forecasting, deployment to Google App Engine, Domain registration
What's next for AQ.ai
Expand it to other regions as well and build a more interactive UI.
Built With
google-app-engine
google-cloud
java
javascript
keras
python
time-series
Try it out
bitcamp-project-237521.uc.r.appspot.com
www.aqai.tech | AQ.ai | Time series analysis and forecasting of air quality in New Delhi, India. We want to create awareness about the positive effect of coronavirus lockdown on the environment. | ['Meet Mukadam', 'Mandhara Jayaram'] | [] | ['google-app-engine', 'google-cloud', 'java', 'javascript', 'keras', 'python', 'time-series'] | 63 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/treefinder | treeExplorer
Team: TreeAppGang at Backyard Hacks Hackathon!
Inspiration: Tree Huggers!
Our motivation for building this website was to encourage individuals to go outside and have more DIRECT experiences within nature. As one of our team members (Grace) was familiar with tree identification and the processes that went to differentiate between different trees, we decided to make a tree identification website that would help users distinguish between a small selection of trees! By learning about the different parts of a tree such as the leaf, the bark, the fruit it produces, users of our website will be able to discover amazing new fun facts about the trees that grow all around us. Soon, everyone can try to develop tree identification skills (and hopefully become a tree ID expert like Grace) right in their backyards!
What it does: Our Hackathon Tree Explorer...
So as a user, if you go through our tree explorer website, you will be able to explore trees from 3 areas: Eastern US, Western US, and Nigeria. We built this website with the idea in mind that the user would have a tree in front of them, one they don't know too much about, and would use our website to try identifying what tree they are observing.
In each region, the website will guide you through the process of looking at various features of a tree (the specifics of the leaf/leaflet, fruit, bark, etc) and will help you identify the tree that you are looking at that has those characteristics. As you go through this process, you will end up at the page with the name of the tree you were desperately trying to find!
We took a few selections of trees from each of the regions we are from (Maryland, Florida, Texas, Nigeria) and this website was able to come to life!
How we built it
So the file structure of this website is split into 4 main components:
the main home page called
index.html
The tree region of Nigeria
The tree region of Eastern United States
The tree region of Western United States
with each subset kept separate from each other, we were able to come up with a format that would allow the specific tree regions to link onto individual pages of the trees the user was trying to identify.
The way the tree finding process works within the website is more of a question/answer format almost like a flowchart; guiding the user to find the tree they are looking for. Although it is not an exhaustive list for all of the trees, it has a few basic ones that allows for quick exploration!
Challenges we ran into / Accomplishments we are proud of :D
After we developed our idea, we realized most of us had limited to no experience with website development! We all had to somewhat start from scratch to figure out the process of developing the website. We didn't realize that there was a structure needed to the website to have it function correctly, we weren't sure how to direct the user of the website to find the individual trees, and it was crazy! Also, we had the issue of making the look somewhat presentable.
It was a long trial and error process, with lots of web searching and hair pulling and timezone issues but WE DID IT!
Honestly was a huge success for us with most of us barely understanding the difference between .html files and css files.... XD
What's next for TreeFinder!
We still have alot to go, but we are proud of what we have gotten through in this short amount of time; hopefully we can keep diversifying the tree collection and add in more species from different areas!
Hope you all like it!
Built With
css
html
json
Try it out
gkim65.github.io | TreeExplorer! | Ever wondered what that tree is growing in front of you? Well, fret no longer with the TreeFinder! | ['Grace Kim', 'Jill Quash', 'Desiree Garcia', 'Adefemi Micheal'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'json'] | 64 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/find-discover-grow | Inspiration
An old Nancy Drew game I played had a part where she used a database about plants.
Their growth patterns, ripeness, etc. I always thought it would be cool to have one for everywhere
What it does
It allows a user to look around a map to find out what plants are around them.
If they find an unlogged plant, they can log it into the app for others to see.
Finally, if they wish to grow it themselves, they can enter their current location and find out how if they can.
How I built it
Using python's tkinter library, I created a navigable GUI
Challenges I ran into
Implementing google maps into the app. For the demo, I decided to just use a static image.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I finally managed to update the screen in tkinter where the entire frame can be changed if I needed to.
That, and this is a program that actually works and came out exactly as I wanted it to.
What I learned
I learned how to use the tkinter library more, and some workarounds to python syntax
What's next for Find. Discover. Grow.
Actually implement Google Maps into the app. Another is to find a way for users to legally let the plant obtain it's own property like the tree that owns itself!
Built With
python
Try it out
github.com | Find. Discover. Grow. | Find plants around you! Discover and log new plants that you find! Grow these plants yourself! | [] | [] | ['python'] | 65 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/fireside-party | Inspiration
I saw this feature on discord that lets you listen to music along with friends. I thought why not make it into an app with a Group Chat feature so that you're able to have a party with your friends!
Why not synchronize music with all your friends !
What it does
It lets you have a virtual party with your friends even if you're in your backyard!
It allows you to synchronize music with your friends and lets you comment live!
How I built it
It is a react-native application that is built using the Spotify and Streamio APIs. The Spotify API would authenticate the user, in which is stored in the MongoDB users table, storing information that would be necessary to differentiate the users interacting our application. Once authentication succeeds, it is then redirected to the Streamio feed API, where everyone can communicate and share photos/videos. In that same page, users are able to interact the Spotify API to start playing music, as well as change music within the feed.
Challenges I ran into
The application requires the users to have Premium access, else it would not function correctly. It was also difficult to work on the project with no prior experiences with the Spotify API, with some difficulties of finding examples to help us understand the SDK. We also have difficulty of having no designer in the team, so we would need to focus the functionality of the application rather than the interface and experience.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud to see a finished minimum viable product that allows users to communicate. We are also proud to say that we now understand how to use the Spotify API as well as the authentication flow of it.
What I learned
Learned how Spotify authenticates their users as well as how to implement the necessary endpoints to refresh and swap tokens.
What's next for Fireside Partay
What's next for Fireside Partay is creating numerous channels, giving users free reign on who they could communicate with as well as host small parties in those channels.
Built With
expo.io
express.js
google-cloud
mongodb
node.js
react-native
Try it out
expo.io
firesidepartay.online
github.com | Fireside Partay | An App that allows you to synchronise music with your friends, so that you can still have a virtual party in your backyard | ['David Quach', 'Michelle Kim', 'Moses Paul'] | [] | ['expo.io', 'express.js', 'google-cloud', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'react-native'] | 66 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/garden-cone | CAD rendering of Garden Cone
Garden Cone in action!
The cute newly sprouted pepper plant it's protecting
Loved the theme of the challenge so I couldn't resist joining in from home!
Inspiration
After the opening ceremony I went for a walk around the yard to find a problem to solve. I was struggling to think of something when I saw more of my lunchbox pepper plants had succumb to Iowa's unpredictable weather and harsh storms.
What it does
The garden cone provides protection to plants that haven't matured enough to survive on their own. It's transparent to still allow for sunlight, has an interior wall to hold water to insulate from extreme warm temps to prevent tissue damage and cold temperatures to prevent overnight freezing.
How I built it
I'm not new to 3d printing but I had yet to venture into cad designing. No better time to learn something completely new than at a hackathon! Downloaded the student trial of Fusion 360 and started playing with it. Watched some Youtube videos on how to sketch and model a design then we were off to the races!
Challenges I ran into
The weather was a worthy opponent and literally put me through the ringer. It has been a typical Iowa week where we've seen near freezing temps at night to hot dry 80 degree days to outright down pours. Pictured is technically the Garden Cone mk 3.
Mk1. Was just a thin cone placed over a plant. Wanted to really utilize the transparent material to still allow for maximum sunlight to get through while protecting the plant. Lasted less than an hour as it was too thin and lightweight. I think the wind before the storm just blew it away.
Mk2. Got a lip at the base so that it could be covered to help stay in place and implemented my dad's idea of a second wall to hold water as insulation to regulate temperature. It lasted really well through the storm last night. It took a lot of material to make and was too costly.
Mk3. I played around with more design changes that would accomplish the things I wanted it to and used less than half of the plastic to print.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
These were my first prints that I designed myself and it feels great!
What I learned
CAD software is really clunky and nothing like I've used before so it was a steep learning curve. Mother Nature is worthy advisory.
What's next for Garden Cone
I've designed and printed three different versions in less than 48 hours. I'm not sure what else I may have overlooked that Mother Nature can throw at me but now I have the ability to make design changes whenever I want. I have a few more ideas I want to try out and I plan to upload the ones that work well to Thingiverse to help other garden lovers.
Built With
3dprinting
cad
gcode
model
stl | Garden Cone | Hardware for plants! Protecting sproutlings one day at a time. | ['Jared Beymer'] | [] | ['3dprinting', 'cad', 'gcode', 'model', 'stl'] | 67 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/chancellorcropscience-com | chancellorcropscience.com
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com | chancellorcropscience.com | A static website for a new startup. | ['Md. Habib Rayhan'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 68 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/loan-management-system-g4wtfa | Loan-Management-System
Built With
css3
html5
mysql
php
Try it out
github.com | Loan-Management-System | For bank loan management system. | ['Md. Habib Rayhan'] | [] | ['css3', 'html5', 'mysql', 'php'] | 69 |
10,058 | https://devpost.com/software/trekking-new-space | Inspiration
There are not many tools for trekkers to fulfill all their trekking needs.
What it does
A map for trekkers to find the nearest trails, points of interest and rest stops, check local weather and pack for their trekking trips.
How we built it
The login page was created with HTML, CSS and Javascript. The login page is designed to direct you to a personal page set up to help you with your trekking needs and goals.
Challenges we ran into
There were some difficulties in connecting login page with the backend, we had to start over with the login page to make it compatible with the backend. The Google Map was not showing at first because of some Javascript errors.
What we learned
For half of the team, it was our first time taking part in a hackathon. While intimidating at first, we learned how to put product into production and coordinate with our team members.
What's next for Trekker
This is our prototype. In the future, we can evolve the trekking trail selection so people can find trails of different styles that suit their preferences. Invite their friends onto the platform and earn points from going on a trekking trip.
As part of Backyard Hack
brought to you by the trekking team
Built With
express.js
google-cloud
node.js
react
Try it out
www.trekkingnew.space
github.com | Trekking new space | A website for all your trekking needs! Find trails near you and be safely connected with nature. | ['Ziyang Li', 'Jared Prather', 'Sara Liu', 'Brandon Wong'] | [] | ['express.js', 'google-cloud', 'node.js', 'react'] | 70 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/covidonate-gy1cxw | Home Page
Login Page
Reverse Geocoding to track User location
Donate Page
Sorting Algorithm
MongoDB database usage
Inspiration
Communities need to connect and help each other now more than ever with the events going on in today's world
What it does
Shows you local projects and foundations that you can donate to, in your area or generally, and allows you to send money to help the charitable cause to fight COVID-19.
How I built it
We used React on the front-end and Flask on the back-end. We used google cloud api to do reverse geolocation and used MongoDB to store and query our data. Our site is hosted from our free domain from domain.com!
Challenges I ran into
Unable to properly send data back and forth between our custom api from the back-end but we eventually managed to fix these issues in time for the deadline, they're functional now!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Managed to figure out how to send data from Mongo to Flask, and from Flask to React simply, without too much overhead. The application looks pretty good for how it was constructed.
What I learned
Learned about sending back status codes and errors back from Flask, and how to update state in react.
What's next for CoviDonate
Some parts of the code may not be using the defacto react way to do certain things since we learned on the fly, so that will be updated as we learn more about Flask and React. If this ends up becoming a big project, we will probably refactor this so that its easier for other members of the open-source community to contribute. The community can take this web app from there.
Notes
Since SSL isn't enabled for covidonate.online, some features may not be fully functional. If you use the heroku app one, it should function fine.
Built With
atlas
flask
mongodb
python
react
Try it out
covidonate.herokuapp.com
covidonate.online
github.com | CoviDonate | Help fight COVID as a part of your community. Our web app enables you to connect and help covid fighting efforts in your community and other members who have been badly affected by COVID-19. | ['Devam Sisodraker', 'Vishal Desh', 'Noah Caleanu', 'ThomasJFR Richmond'] | ['1st Overall Beginner'] | ['atlas', 'flask', 'mongodb', 'python', 'react'] | 0 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/qsafe | Customer sign in/login page, searchable Home Page with stores, example notification when you reach the front, and confirmation screen
Manager sign in/login page, Manager home page, list of items, and list of customers in line
QSafe logo
Inspiration
Recently, as a safety measure during the pandemic, grocery stores have been allowing a limited amount of customers into their store at a time. While this action was meant to reduce crowding, crowds have been forming in another place on a store's property: outside. To address these long lines outside of grocery stores, our team created QSafe, an app that revolutionizes lines during COVID-19 with its efficiency and safety precautions.
What it does
QSafe is an app that streamlines the process of lining up by allowing users to line up from the comfort of their cars, away from the heavy crowds that have become a typical sight due to COVID-19. Customers can view waiting times and the number of people currently in line for stores near them to help them decide whether it's worth getting in line, just like how people would in a physical line. Users can queue up by joining a line at a click of a button and receive notifications when it's their turn to enter the store. QSafe is easy to use from a store's perspective as well through the features that allow managers to update the store's line from their end.
How I built it
Two of our team members, Tina and Shubham, were completely new to using Flutter and Dart and our other team member, Alayna, has worked with this software for experimental apps in the past, but hasn't been able to successfully use Firebase for authentication. We wanted to use Flutter/Dart because it is cross platform, allowing us to easily collaborate during RookieHacks. We used JSON files to store our data about grocery stores and used Firebase to implement the notifications feature for QSafe.
Challenges I ran into
We approached this project by dividing up app features amongst each other, so we each ran into our individual setbacks. For example, for the Feed feature, we had some issues with the "Join Line" button for each different store location. We were able to overcome this particular challenge by adding a tracker for each individual store in the JSON file.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud of successfully collaborating with each other one this project despite all being in different timezones (CST, EDT, and IST)! In addition, we are happy that we learned about how to position Widgets in Flutter because it allowed us to develop a better UI.
What I learned
Our team learned about Flutter and Dart and automating processes using Firebase.
What's next for QSafe
We would like to expand our app to other types of businesses than grocery stores, such as autoshops or post offices, since we believe that our app has potential to keep lots of people safer during and after the quarantine, as well as to maximize efficiency for errands. In addition, we would like to implement a system to recommend similar stores that carry items a user needs with a shorter wait time. We hope to use the Google Maps API in order to help visualize distances to other stores and wait times for customers.
Built With
android-studio
dart
firebase
flutter
json
Try it out
github.com | QSafe | Lining up for grocery stores just got smarter and safer. QSafe lets users line up from a distance, queueing up from the safety of their cars until it's their turn to enter the store. | ['Tina Liang', 'Alayna Nguyen', 'Shubham kirve'] | ['2nd Overall Beginner'] | ['android-studio', 'dart', 'firebase', 'flutter', 'json'] | 1 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/saferoutes-thwpzf | Inspiration
What inspired us to create this project was that we wanted an app that would help users determine the safest route to take by giving them the ability to see where previous road incidents occurred related to Substance Abuse, Speeding, Distracted Driving, etc.
What it does
This application allows the user to see where incidents occurred in the past at the precise location derived from a collection of a government database that hosts latitudes and longitudes of these incidents. The objective is to provide information on what routes contain the most incidents thus giving them the ability to decide to take the safest route or the route with less incidents.
How we built it
For this application we used:
-HTML
-Bootstrap: learned this for easier CSS styling since it has predefined styled components
-Flask and Python: Flask is a python framework that is used for the backend functionality. Primarily we used Flask to parse the 300k+ csv file containing all the data for the incidents.
-Google Maps Api: Google's API for creating and modifying the map
-Google Cloud App Engine: We deployed out site using Google Cloud's app engine which adds Google debugging, Google analytics, and Google storage. We deployed it using the gcloud cli. We created a project on Google Cloud console and then deployed our app to a server hosted on uswest2, and then deployed to the projected created in google cloud using the gcloud app deploy command.
Challenges we ran into
We faced a few challenges when putting our project together for example, when trying to code our idea we had to research the best language to use which took a lot of time since we are both relatively new to coding. Another challenge was that when collecting the data since we do not have an analytical background we had to do some extra research when collecting the data set for the application in order to be as accurate as possible.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We have a few accomplishments that we are proud of, for example, completing our first online hackathon project was a big achievement for us. A few other accomplishments included learning how to use Bootstrap, Flask, Google Maps Api and Google Cloud App Engine. Another accomplishment was that we got to collaborate as a team in an online environment to deploy our application which is something that we are not only extremely proud but have never experienced before.
What we learned
We learned how to efficiently use our resources to allow us to get our application functioning. As stated before, we learned many coding languages and techniques to use on our command lines, as well as learning to deploy our site using Google Cloud's app engine.
What's next for SafeRoutes
Due to time constraints we were unable to add a few features such as user buttons for indicting accidents that happen while speeding and accidents that happened as a result of distracted driving. We hope to also add a more current data set that includes road accidents from 2013 to present.
Built With
atom
bootstrap
css3
flask
git
github
google
google-analytics
google-app-engine
google-cloud
google-engine-app
google-maps
google-storage
html5
javascript
pip
python
Try it out
github.com
saferoutes-278721.wl.r.appspot.com | SafeRoutes | This is an application that helps users determine what is the safest route to take by providing the visibility of previous road incidents related to Substance Abuse, Speeding, Distracted Driving, etc. | ['Rachel Wallace', 'Jocey Chan'] | ['3rd Overall Beginner'] | ['atom', 'bootstrap', 'css3', 'flask', 'git', 'github', 'google', 'google-analytics', 'google-app-engine', 'google-cloud', 'google-engine-app', 'google-maps', 'google-storage', 'html5', 'javascript', 'pip', 'python'] | 2 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/sharecare-gzhsqr | Landing Page
Map with Hospitals Listed
About Us
Contact Us
Wallet
Leaderboard
Quizzes Page
Covid Quiz Example
Question 1 of Covid Quiz
Question 2 of Covid Quiz
Question 3 of Covid Quiz
Congrats! You got them all right page
Inspiration
During times like these, where the COVID-19 crisis is occurring, hospitals are facing huge pressure to get medical supplies. Also, there is the misinformation surrounding COVID-19. To help combat both of these issues, ShareCare was born to help with education and donation of medical supplies.
What it does
ShareCare is an application that helps with learning through quizzes of many various subjects. After each quiz is completed, we will donate $1 to any hospital the user chooses from the map. The map gives information about the hospital the user clicks on needs, if any. We also have a leaderboard system to help motivate users to complete quizzes along with additional rewards.
How we built it
The web application is built with Ruby on Rails for hosting, and scripting is done in Javascript for Google Maps API. The database is hosted in MongoDB.
Challenges we ran into
JSON Responds with an error with Google Maps API and Google Geocoding API. Some bugs were location could not be added when refreshing the page; User has to enter their latitude and longitude in order to add map markers, which is very inconvenient, later on was solved by using Google Geocoding API.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Using Geocoding to convert an address into longitude and latitude coordinates in order to be displayed on the map with Google Maps API
We're all proud of learning new languages in a short amount of time; we learned Ruby for the first time for this hackathon to implement the website.
What We learned
We learned JSON Parsing, extracting data from a JSON Response. We also learned Ruby for the first time.
What's next for ShareCare
The next steps are making the website more stable, testing the website with different users and changing it based on user feedback, and finally, making the backend more stable.
Best Domain Submission
http://gatewayto404.online/
Built With
google-maps
html5
javascript
mongodb
ruby
ruby-on-rails
Try it out
github.com
github.com | ShareCare | You learn. We pay. | ['Sohil Athare', 'Andrew Yang', 'Saffat Aziz'] | ['1st Overall New Language'] | ['google-maps', 'html5', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'ruby', 'ruby-on-rails'] | 3 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/nook | Inspiration
Ever just feel like being even further immersed in Tom Nook's frabricated reality? 'cause me too! Introducing, Nook: a webpage that lets you stream hourly Animal Crossing themes and their lofi variations -- with cool visuals and rain sounds!
What it does
When you press the play button, Nook will play lo-fi Animal Crossing songs infinitely based on your current browser time, with different music every hour. A bonus is that if you allow Nook access to your location, it will play soft rain sounds in the background of your music if it is raining at your current location. The drop down menu allows users to select whether they want particle effects on the background, and also has a button to manually start or stop the background rain sounds. There are different gradients depending on the
How we built it
Our techstack consisted of vanilla JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Firebase, and Node.js. We used Firebase to host our project and Node.js to install Webpack so we could bundle our scripts and have access to ES6 modules.
Challenges we ran into
Division of labour: Since our group consisted of developers at varying experience levels, we wanted to make sure that everyone had tasks to work on and was able to contribute. We decided on specific issues appropriate for each developer and made sure to support each other throughout the project.
Fatigue :<
Figuring out which songs to download
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Learning Javascript, HTML, CSS at the same time.
Being able to teach and explain concepts of varying difficulties such as id tags and APIs.
Daniel being awake at 3:30am to do a pull request.
What we learned
Learning JavaScript
Learning about APIs
Learning about asynchronous code
Learning about Git and Version Control
Learning about Code developer tools (e.g. vsCode Live Share)
What's next for Nook
add the ability to add custom songs
more visualizations
Built With
javascript
openweathermap
Try it out
infinite-ac-lofi.firebaseapp.com | Nook | Infinite Animal Crossing Lofi Music! | ['dryu99 Ryu', 'Jacky Zhao', 'Carmen Xu', 'Maggie Wang'] | ['2nd Overall New Language'] | ['javascript', 'openweathermap'] | 4 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/toddletale | The main screen - create a new book or read a book that's already been written
A page generated by the phrase "Penny lives on an iceberg" after "Penny is a penguin" has been saved to memory
Domain.com Confirmation
Puns
Low child literacy rates are unToddleable!
That’s why we need to ToddleTale on the statistics — and the solution.
Get more bang for your book with ToddleTale, and Toddle your way to success!
Inspiration
Stimulating toys are crucial to the development of toddlers, who lay down 80% of their neural pathways by the age of 3. Foundations for reading, writing, and communication skills, as well as those for lateral thinking and imaginative creation, are particularly essential in today’s highly connected and rapidly changing world.
Around 47 million children are still out of [pre-primary] school — a number that has held constant since 2014.
(From
UNICEF
)
According to the statistics, 47 million children aren’t receiving sufficient education to stimulate proper brain development! This stifles their potential, preventing many from reaching higher education and improving their socioeconomic status. This inspired us to make ToddleTale, an educational tool that sparks imagination.
What it does
ToddleTale is a website that allows children (the Rookies of life) to create a personalized picture book just by telling a story out loud. While the child speaks into the microphone, ToddleTale automatically generates pictures and exciting animations as the story unfolds. Not only does this help children develop reading, writing, and pronunciation skills, it also fosters a creative imagination. To supplement the user’s own stories, we’ve included sample stories that can be played back with audio.
How we built it
We used Svelte, a JavaScript component framework, to build our frontend client, and Julia, a high-level scientific computation language, to build our backend natural language processing API.
Client
The Svelte client displays a list of currently available books and allows the users to create a new book. When the user creates a new book, they are prompted for a title and are then free to conjure any story they can imagine. As they speak, a speech to text algorithm is used on the client end to preserve privacy, and the resulting text is sent to the Julia API for processing. When a result is received, we draw the images and animations to the book interface and allow the user to continue to develop the storyline.
API
The API receives text from the client and runs a dependency parsing algorithm to build a dependency tree. The dependency tree is then traversed to find the subject, object, scenery, and verb in the sentence. The verb is used to identify which animation to use, and Bing images is scraped for pictures of the subject, object, and scene. We also use a memory system that can identify name assignments like “Penny is a penguin” so that we know to use the same image of a penguin any time “Penny” is the subject or object.
Challenges we ran into
A bug with context in Svelte
Styling a Svelte component
High memory usage when using word embeddings in Julia (solved by limiting vocabulary size to that of a child or teen)
Larger latencies when scraping images (solved by caching results)
Accomplishments that we’re proud of
Highly adaptable presentation with creative animations and interactions
What we learned
Svelte components
HTML Canvas >:)
NLP in Julia
Domain.com Domains:
LiteratureLetElonMuskGetTo.Space
Built With
julia
svelte
web-speech-api | ToddleTale | A toddler's tale turns into picture book | ['Ben Wang', 'Sophie Liu', 'Jeongwoo Choi', 'Ben Taylor'] | ['3rd Overall New Language'] | ['julia', 'svelte', 'web-speech-api'] | 5 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/automated-green-house-utcoa5 | This is the robot i mentioned
AUTOMATED GREENHOUSE.
As the technology advance , we saw it is important to bring new technology to agriculture where by products with high quality will be produce and also it helps to meet the market demand.Here in Africa we depend so much in Agriculture and automating Agriculture here will be a huge step forward.
Our green is able to manage the essential needs for particular crops grown for them to perform better, Greenhouse can then send all the conditions to the cloud where by you can login in anywhere you are to see what is going on. With the security also CCTVs camera can be installed and real time images send to the cloud in which it act like security for instance when the bulb is not functioning you can notice through the camera if you are away from the green house.
We use materials that was available to bring our idea to the table that is automated greenhouse a greenhouse ,with technical part we use Two Arduino .relay ..sensors ,Fan ,FRID and other components. Node mcu to send information to cloud.5G will really help us here in Africa to deal with Industry 4.0.
Challenge i ran into was so many but finance is worthy to mention. we do love tech and skills we already have.
Green house could function as expected so cool.!!
Anything can be achieved passion and hard work is only needed.
What is next for us is to add more components so as to use internet to send all the information from green house to the cloud ,5G will help here because it is faster so as to check what is going on without any delay.
we love Technology and hardwork with our passion we believe it will take us Far .
Other project
we also tried to do garbage collector robot i have attach an image with the greehouse.NB robot is still under improvement
-----we as starteq automation if we could find investors anywhere we are going automate Africa in whichever way----
Built With
ai
c
c++
hardware
iot
programming
sensors | Automated Green house | How about food security with 5G -technology? | ['limo patrick'] | ['Best Hardware Hack presented by Digi-Key'] | ['ai', 'c', 'c++', 'hardware', 'iot', 'programming', 'sensors'] | 6 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/gateway-8htx97 | Inspiration
In these uncertain times, everyone needs a little help. Stepping outside our homes to gather necessary supplies is more risky for some than it is for others. Other grocery delivery solutions are built for those of us familiar with modern technology and those of us with experience ordering on our devices. Gateway is built for seniors who are new to using technology to order their groceries and need a hand.
What it does
Connects seniors with drivers able to deliver their groceries to them. Seniors are able to choose from a list of groceries or upload their handwritten notes to automatically transcribe their list for grocery orders.
Seniors are notified of who is going to be able to deliver, and are prompted if they want to tip.
How we built it
Using the Flutter SDK and the Dart programming language, we created this cross-platform app that works both on Android and iOS. We used Google Cloud's Vision AI to perform OCR and parse handwritten text from a photo to create the user's grocery list.
Challenges we ran into
Working with the Google Cloud Platform was very intimidating at first. Aside from that, when we got our initial idea of our project we were constantly changing its features. This caused delays in production, but we were still proud of the outcome of the application.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud to learn a new language that been gaining popularity in the programming world. Flutter and Dart are amazing tools that could really be beneficial in the years to come. We were also proud that we actually got Google Cloud Platform to work. In previous hackathons, we always struggled trying to use it, so this was a big win for our team.
What we learned
Forming an idea can be very difficult at first; especially when some members have different visions for the application. Although it's a difficult process, sometimes it can produce a fruitful product in the end.
Domains Registered
thefutureis.online
letsallgoto.space
Built With
android
dart
flutter
google-cloud-vision-ai
ios
Try it out
github.com | Gateway | Providing seniors with a way to get their groceries without needing to step out of their house. Keeping them safe. Keeping them healthy. | ['Rafael Flora'] | ['Best use of Google Cloud'] | ['android', 'dart', 'flutter', 'google-cloud-vision-ai', 'ios'] | 7 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/find-a-safe-space | Find A Safe Space
Inspiration
For a long time I'd wanted to know where to find all-gender restrooms were on-campus, since as a trans woman I'd had plenty of trouble getting used to the plain gendered restrooms. There's
no
bathroom in which I feel comfortable.. unless, of course, there wasn't a gender associated at all. Additionally, the school's resources are less than ideal, and I got the idea to make a resource hub of my own.
What it does
Any University of Rochester student can visit
findasafe.space
and find resources applicable to their LGBTQ+ needs; online resources, a virtual all-gender-bathroom locator, and even a direct connection to the school's LGBTQ+ support system.
How I built it
While building the basic structure in using Adobe's Dreamweaver in conjunction with Bootstrap, I registered the domain through domain.com and started setting up the Google Cloud Compute Engine instance, an f1.micro running Ubuntu 18 with a custom Apache server. It was easy to upload and troubleshoot my html and css on the actual server, and after the DNS updated, I even registered the server an SSL certificate. I also had to create and embed the actual Google Map, which took a long time to get mobile-friendly.
Challenges I ran into
While I'd had experience making a Wordpress website on an AWS instance, and therefore had worked with Apache before, I had never done anything else in this project before. I'd never edited html/css on a code level, I'd never used any of the software, never even heard of Google Cloud Services, and certainly never mobile-optimized or built a Google Map or registered an SSL certificate or anything.
What I learned
In the future, I will
definitely
be using Google Cloud servers for online projects, since the free-tier offerings are so much better than any other service I've been able to find. In addition, getting experience code-level with websites has been excellent and I learned so much about html structure and organization. Hopefully I'll be able to apply this knowledge to future projects and future websites.
What's next for Find A Safe Space
I was hoping that the project's scope could expand with subdomains. For example, if the nearby Rochester Institute of Technology wanted to do something similar, I could give them IAM permissions on the server and they could set up rit.findasafe.space. The service could conceivably grow a lot. The next additions I'd probably make would be a feedback form and maybe even a Google Adsense advertisement somewhere on the main page, just to keep the service afloat.
Built With
apache
bootstrap
css
domain.com
dreamweaver
google-cloud
html
Try it out
findasafe.space | Find A Safe Space | A convenient website for LGBTQ+ University of Rochester Students to find queer-friendly resources. | ['Evelyn Ferwalt'] | ['Best Domain Name from Domain.com'] | ['apache', 'bootstrap', 'css', 'domain.com', 'dreamweaver', 'google-cloud', 'html'] | 8 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/tecconnect | Home Page
Map with Schools and their Information
Pairings Page
Submitting Forms for Requests
FAQs
Inspiration
Schools have gone completely online due to COVID-19, and students and teachers have had to adapt in unforeseen ways. We realized that while our own transition was easy, it was far harder for underprivileged students. To investigate this issue, we performed a
self-conducted survey
and did extensive research to design a solution.
There are thousands of students in low-income communities that lack access to laptops and technological resources at home. In California, it is estimated that over 150,000 students do not have devices and ¼ of low-income students do not have access to a computer at home. Poorer schools have a 1:10 device-student ratio, meaning only a select few students can get resources from the school.
Some schools in major areas such as Seattle have shut down all education completely, as they simply don’t have the capability to host online education.
But while these schools struggle to stay open, schools in privileged communities have thousands of excess computers stored away which we think can be put to better use. Through our own survey, we found that 97.1% of devices in our school district are unused. Our data also showed that privileged schools have a 2:1 device-student ratio.
Currently, schools are not contacting one another because of a lack of proper communication platforms as well as not having the means to properly devise transfer plans. Thus, we set out to develop TecConnect, a progressive web application that seeks to promote device sharing and transfer by partnering with state governments and schools.
What it does
TecConnect is a unique PWA that allows for schools to easily connect to each other and transfer devices from the ones who have them to ones who don’t.
We took a different approach from the common hackathon project.
Instead of creating an application meant for general use, we developed an application specifically for schools and the state government. We plan to implement our software as part of a statewide plan to promote device sharing in all schools. Since schools often utilize outside developers to build applications, we believe our website fills a normally unoccupied niche. We think that doing these types of projects are important and should be promoted more in the hackathon community.
Initially, schools fill out a quick form where they specify either how many laptops they need or how many they are able to temporarily donate. Schools who fill out reports are published on a map using Google Maps supported by
Google Cloud
to allow schools to get a better understanding of who they may be paired up with. All the information is stored in our
MongoDB Atlas
database, and the data is pulled and read for our algorithm. Schools with excess devices can be paired with multiple recipient schools, as they often have the facilities to fuel multiple schools. This is all done through our algorithm which is coded in Javascript and primarily incorporates the
Radar.io
Javascript SDK to calculate the most efficient pairings based on location, schedules, and device availability.
Once pairing is complete, both schools are notified via email that they have been matched, and once they return to the website they can view their pairing along with relevant information to begin device transfer. This includes a personalized plan based on each school’s information, which is produced by our automated algorithm. The plan includes instructions for safe transfer and dates for when transfer should occur. Lastly, we implemented geofencing with
Radar.io
to allow notifications when volunteers have arrived at schools for device pickup.
How we built it
After numerous hours of wireframing, conceptualizing key features, and outlining tasks, we divided the challenge amongst ourselves by assigning Adithya to the UI/UX, Ayaan to the web app architecture and connecting
Radar.io
and
MongoDB
, and Viraaj to integrate Google Maps, the request system, and email notifications.
We coded the app in 3 languages foreign to us:
HTML, CSS
, and
Javascript
. We have never used these languages before and have never done web dev, so learning how to use them was a daunting challenge. Connecting the APIs
(MongoDB, Radar.io, GoogleMaps)
took most of our time. We hosted our website through
Netlify
and
Github
.
Challenges we ran into
Since we are rookies to web dev, learning how to connect backend systems such as
MongoDB, Radar.io SDK,
, and
Google Cloud
was our biggest challenge. We spent lots of time sifting through documentation and videos to learn how to integrate these APIs with our website, but after lots of troubleshooting and collaboration, we were able to create a website we take pride in.
Accomplishments we are proud of
We are incredibly proud of how our team uniquely built off our specific research from various sources and applied them in a technological context to build one comprehensive product. Seeing all of our features and functionality working in unison was very rewarding, especially after the long hours spent developing them. We are extremely proud of developing a solution that has not been previously considered in this setting and putting it into functional form.
What we learned
From a social perspective, our team found it incredibly gratifying to use technology to effectively impact the needs of our nearby community. We spent significant time researching the specific issues different schools had in getting access to the necessary devices for students and brainstorming the most effective solutions to solve the problem.
From a software perspective, since this is a rookie hackathon, we are all proud of learning new languages for web development. Since web development is becoming increasingly popular, we are glad that we were able to learn the intricacies of web development because of the ways it can enhance our future projects.
What is next for TecConnect
We think this idea would be best if implemented on a statewide level. We want the state government to implement the program in all schools in the state so that they have access to the program, and the website would be a great way for the implementation. We plan to contact schools throughout the Bay Area to see if they can use the website in order to connect with others as we already know that several schools are ready to donate any of the extra laptops they have.
In these times, it is very important that this solution gets out very fast because school closures will most likely only last until the end of the calendar year and it is very important that all students get full access to the necessary educational technology in that time-span.
In terms of our application, we want to implement more features from
Radar.io
such as the Track API to keep track of all of the transferred devices. We would also love to establish a messaging system using
MongoDB
or
Google Cloud
, which would simplify communication between schools and increase the efficiency of our plan.
Built With
css
google-cloud
html
javascript
mongodb
radar.io
Try it out
tecconnect.tech
github.com | TecConnect | Connecting schools to donate or request devices to aid COVID Learning | ['Adithya Peruvemba', 'Ayaan Haque', 'Viraaj Reddi'] | ['Best use of MongoDB Atlas'] | ['css', 'google-cloud', 'html', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'radar.io'] | 9 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/what-s-our-weather | Main page
Inspiration
In 2018 and 2019, our state of Kerala was devastated by unexpected floods. Our state experienced the extreme consequence of climate change. In a span of 3 days (August 14 - 16) in 2018, more than 200mm of rain fell, the largest in over 100 years. Our small state has 44 rivers, and the rainfall caused all the rivers to overflow. The flood-affected millions of people and had to be rehabilitated. A similar flood also repeated in 2019, though not as extreme as the 2018's.
We understood the importance of open data at the time. OpenStreetMap was used to make flood maps, and tools for disaster relief. What we don't have reliable is open data for rainfall, river monitoring, etc.
With this project, we aim to deploy this system to track rainfall, air quality, weather parameters, etc.
What it does
A social platform for anyone to start a hobby of weather data collection. Currently, the platform provides information to set up rain gauge on your own and take measurements. Each day, there's a time slot to submit data. We're gamifying the data collection, awarding badges for longest streak, etc. like StackOverflow reputation.
We're also working on a river water level monitoring IoT device to set up on riverbanks. This device will send water levels daily, which can be mapped and analyzed.
The data collected through this platform will be made open for anyone to use. This will also be useful for ML, Data related projects, which in turn helps in prediction and other utilities.
How we built it
Node Express.js
VueJS
MongoDB Atlas - Stores all the data
Radar.io API for geolocation related functions
Challenges we ran into
Working with NodeJS and express.js for the first time, the challenge in picking it up
Plotting the data onto the map from Mongo to leaflet
Connecting frontend to the backend with different people working on both
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We all wanted to learn something new by participating in this hackathon, and we learned a lot from it. It was our first time working with node and Vue.
We successfully completed the MVP in two days
What we learned
Basics of NodeJS and express.js, making APIs with it
VueJS & Buefy
Mongo DB
Measuring and collecting rain data
What's next for What's Our Weather?
The rain season begins on June 1, and we hope to deploy this project and start this hobby ourselves. Adding more features one after the other, we hope to add more users to this platform and start a good hobby.
Optimizing the platform
Creating a prediction model from the rain data along with other data
Approaching the government for their support
Building a community of volunteers
Rain data analytics platform
Built With
buefy
express.js
javascript
mongodb
node.js
radar.io
vue
Try it out
whatsourweather.netlify.app
github.com
github.com
whatsourweather.live | What's Our Weather ? | Crowdsourced platform for rain, hail and other weather data and be a hobbyist! | ['Subin Siby', 'Athul Cyriac Ajay', 'Kiran Johns'] | ['Most Creative Radar.io Hack'] | ['buefy', 'express.js', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'radar.io', 'vue'] | 10 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookieshackproject | Inspiration
In our initial brainstorming session, Ansh shared his experience using snapchat heat maps and how it allows for the
opportunity to see whats happening in different areas across the globe. Given the current situation in the world, Ansh
proposed for us to recreate a similar project to snapchat heat maps where we consider displaying the actions of those affected by
covid-19. The goal for this project was to memorialize those effected by covid-19 by sharing pieces from their life with the world.
The ongoing COVID 19 pandemic has resulted in a total of 368,711 deaths worldwide, with more people dying from the virus every day. So much is going on in the world, and usually in times like this, people come together to support each other, to remember those lost, to cherish their memories. With our project, we wanted to put faces and stories to those numbers.
What it does
We have created two forms of media to display a map of all those that have lost their lives to covid-19, a mobile application and a website.
Both the application and website allow users to scroll across the united states and read short bios of people that have passed away.
Currently, we have already populated information but if users want to include pieces from loved ones that have suffered from this virus, that
is also an option in either forms.
How I built it
website
The website was built using custom CSS/HTML/JS for the front-end experience. Then we embedded the GoogleForm as an iFrame within a separate page and also styled it to make the theme of the page to make it mesh together more easily. The maps page was built using the Google Maps JavaScript API, Ajax, JavaScript, and Google Sheets API.
The maps page first queries the google maps SDK and sets up everything and after it is ready to go calls our custom function. This function then queries the Google Sheets API and gets the data in a JSON format via AJaX with our API key that is setup to only accept requests from our domain. Upon successful completing of the request a callback is triggered that parses said data and converts it into a global location object that has all of the relevant properties of the columns from the spreadsheet. Once this object is done being created we pass it to our marker creation function that sets the bounding box to be within all of the pins(currently just the USA). After this is done we create an InfoWindow object that will display the contents upon someone clicking on the pin. We register an onClick handler with the Google Maps Library, we then call the location object and get the relevant properties and format it into an infobox showing all of the information about that person.
mobile application
@anshgwash - The Maps SDK made it fairly easy to add pointers to the map. The challenging part was to get the information such as name, location, message, age, from the Google Sheet to the android app. I used a script to get the Json file from the Google sheets. To implement this script I used volley for android. Once the Json file was parsed, I could use the data from the Google Sheets to add markers in the map with info window.
data aggregation
The data we collected initially is based on a new york times article that shared a 1,000 people across the united states that have lost their lives to covid-19 [1].
Normalizing Data
I, Macarthur Inbody/133794m3r, handled the back-end items.
The data was all over the place in terms of formatting. Some didn't have states listed, some just had cities. So all of the data had to be normalized into a consistent format so that it could be imported to our google sheet. The first step was writing a large series of sed scripts to go through and parse and cleanup the data into a more normalized manner. Then I had to write a python script that took that data and added the extra fields as needed and reorganized them to be in-line with how the Google Forms form was setup. Once this step was done I added time-stamps so that the fields would be unique. I also modified the data to make each entry only contain initials so that there was not as much PII. I then used awk, sort, sed and some more RegEx to sort the fields based upon the timestamps that were generated for each row. Once this was done the data was imported into Google Sheets.
Filling out the missing links.
Once the data was in the google form I then had to create a new column that contained the entire address. After that column was created I wrote a Google AppEngine Script that would run on each form submission that would go through and concanate the three address fields into a single column and return that data to the update function. Once it had the full addresses it went through the spreadsheet and looked up the latitude and longitude of each address and wrote the data to the respective columns. This was done by querying the Google Maps GeoLocate API via my API key. The result was then given back to me as a JSON string that was parsed and relevant data extracted.
Automating the system
The google form was linked to a google spreadsheet so that I could install a trigger on formSubmit to go through and update/re-normalize the data in case something happened since the previous trigger such as someone deleting a column's contents. All of the rows' relevant data would be read from the sheet in one batch to reduce I/O overhead. It would run the "concatenate_addresses" script that would concanate the address fields from our google form. It would do this by reading through each row and seeing if the specific column was blank. If it was then it would concanate the columns taking special care in case the user submitting just their country so as-to-not have "null" entries after we concanated the cells into a string. Then it would query the maps GeoLocate API and return the geo information for the target address. After receiving this information it would create an object that would then wrote to the cells specified so that we were doing batch operations. If the cells already had a latitude and longitude element in the cell then the script would skip over them and not carry out the API call or write to the table and simply skip to the next row. Once this was all done the script would exit and the data would be updated in the sheet ready to be consumed by any endpoint.
Forms
The form also makes sure that the user doesn't enter an age that is less than 18 so that we can avoid having to deal with COPPA and similar technical issues. It also does validation on the user's input so that when they submit their data to our spreadsheet we know that it will at least be somewhat reliable before we query using it.
Challenges I ran into
The google addon that most people used would no trigger on form submission so we couldn't use it, thus requiring me to write the whole thing from scratch and learn all of the APIs to carry it out. Then we had to also normalize the data as none of it was in a standard format that could be easily parsed. Once the data was normalized we had to write triggers on the "Sheet" so that it would keep the data in a known-good state at all times so that anyone consuming it could rely upon the data being complete.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Mo
I went into this weekend not strongly versed in web scripting. I only had a little bit of experience with HTML from high school
and that was about it. This weekend I decided to learn about and use some interesting JavaScript libraries that allowed me to build smaller
programs along the way. Although I was not able to use some of the material I made, given time constraints and technical issues, I am very proud
of using external JavaScript libraries to execute interesting mini projects.
Richard
My primary programming language is C++ before this hackathon because I programmed for my coding assignments at my college. I had little to no experience with HTML languagefrom my high school. I now have the experience of HTML language with notepad++, which can function will all programming languages. I created the website and later designed the website with the navigation bar and make the text scrolling around the screen. I learned to change background color and add an image for our background. This is an amazing experience for me.
Ansh
Before this weekend, the only programming experience I had was through an intro to java class. Through this, I had learned the concept of coding but hadn't really gotten to applying it that much. I developed the Android app for our project, having never used Android studio before this.
Macarthur
Getting the whole thing to work to be honest. Parsing over 600 records and converting them to a normalized format. Then creating a google form that would validate user's information so that we can know it's in a good state. Then writing the App Engine script and learning the APIs on the fly as we went along. Having the whole thing orchestrate itself. Installing triggers to make the whole thing as automated as possible. It was certainly a wild ride.
What I learned
Mo
I learned quite a lot from resources, mlh mentors/participants, and from my own group. I learned how to use JavaScript external libraries, I learned
interesting new aspect to GitHub (hosting domains using cname and dns!), and really I learned most about how well I do under pressure (not very well).
This hackaton has taught me a lot, whether new technical skills from tutorials and mentors or soft skills from interacting with my team.
Richard
I learned about creating a website in html language. I had to go to tutorials for making our website look nice on HTML with notepad ++. Then I started to experiment with designing our website with changing our background image, change the color of our text, make the text moving around, changing the text color to fit the reader's visibility in a colored background, and made a navigation bar to store our internal links in our homepage. Since this is first time researching on various techniques on designing and the creation of our website in html, I feel like I learned a lot during this hackathon.
Ansh
I learned a great deal about APIs and how they function to make software possible. I had to go through numerous tutorials and a lot of documentation to get the app to work and I'm glad that it finally did. Trial and error coupled with the my background in Java really helped me. This was also my first time working with GitHub repositories, where I feel like I have a lot more to learn.
Macarthur
Google Maps API, Google App Engine Scripting, using Google Sheets as a database, Google Maps JavaScript API. It was a lot of API learning and making sure that everything talked with each other as I was the back-end guy. I was responsible for making sure that the front-end guys could rely upon my data working so I had to double and triple check my code to make sure it was always keeping everything in a good state.
What's next for tales from covid?
The next big thing would probably be caching of the data. Making it so that the web page would cache the results to a LocalStorage string and also have a second value that would say when the data was fetched. If the time between them wasn't at least 30 seconds then it wouldn't call the AJAX code and would instead just read it from the cached copy and build the map from the location data that's already been parsed. Upon updating itself it would write the data to the cache and reset the timer. For the app it would be a similar thing caching the results to avoid needless API hits and wasted data.
References
[1].
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/24/us/us-coronavirus-deaths-100000.html
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android-studio
css3
excel
google-appscript
google-docs
google-sheets
html5
java
javascript
maps-api
python
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omane101.github.io
github.com | We Are Not Forgotten | Sharing the memories of those lost to COVID-19 | ['Macarthur Inbody', 'Ansh Gwash', 'Richard Ho', 'Mohamed Omane'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'css3', 'excel', 'google-appscript', 'google-docs', 'google-sheets', 'html5', 'java', 'javascript', 'maps-api', 'python'] | 11 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/my-website-s2xfir | Inspiration
I've always wanted to code a website from scratch.
What it does
This website tells viewers about who I am.
How I built it
I built it with HTML.
Challenges I ran into
I didn't know how to code a website or even what HTML was when I started.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I was able to add a picture and an icon that links to my LinkedIn.
What I learned
I learned the difference between a .css and .html file, what each file does and how they communicate together to make a webpage.
What's next for My Website
I would love to add a "humour" section on the website where I can share videos of my cat and other funny animals from my home!
Built With
html
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holy-butter-thistle.glitch.me | My Website | This is my very first website that tells people about who I am and what I've done. | ['nimra aftab'] | [] | ['html'] | 12 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/clean-sweep | Inspiration
Sometimes when we take a walk in our neighborhood, we see piles of litter or roadkill, but it's too much for 1 person to clean up.
What it does
When you see a litter spot, you just upload a picture to the app, and you're done. Others can view, update, and confirm your litter spot. This allows cities to know exactly where a litter hotspot is located and prioritize cleanup, based on the location, pictures and number of submissions. It is designed to be easy for citizens to use.
How we built it
We brainstormed different ideas, and picked cleansweep because we think it can be the most useful. Then we discussed our skill set, listed all the required tasks, and split them up with Trello. We then designed the wireframe and started the coding. Throughout the way, we helped each other out.
Challenges we ran into
Time was the biggest challenge. This is the first hackathon for all of us and we all had to learn new skills.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The team was amazing to work with. Prior to this event, none of us knew each other, but we worked together really well, helped each other learn, and had a lot of fun.
We're also proud of making an app that will help communities stay clean and beautiful. Our app will also help people get more engaged, and become better citizens.
What we learned
By working together we learned how to bring a concept to reality in less than 48 hours. That was really cool.
What's next for Clean Sweep
We plan to finish the product and add more functionality to it. When completed we will propose it to the city, and it will be really cool to watch people use CleanSweep.
Built With
bootstrap
css
firebase
firebase-database
google-cloud
google-maps
html
java
moqups
trello
visual-studio-code
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github.com
cablex88.github.io | Clean Sweep | An efficient and easy way to clean up litter in your community | ['Omar Imam', 'hello people', 'Charlotte To', 'David Brown'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'firebase', 'firebase-database', 'google-cloud', 'google-maps', 'html', 'java', 'moqups', 'trello', 'visual-studio-code'] | 13 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/voting-smartcontract | Inspiration
I am blockchain enthusiast and want to build something with this technology
What it does
On providing certain value options for voting, it asks different users to vote for there choice.
How I built it
I built it using solidity language in the remix IDE and deployed it in the truffle framework
Challenges I ran into
Learning a complete new language and its concepts. It was difficult to understand some terms.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I have succesfully created my first smart contract.
What I learned
A new language and development of Dapps
What's next for Voting SmartContract
To deploy it on the client side with UI
Built With
solidity
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github.com | Voting SmartContract | I have started solidity as a new language and developed a smart contract to vote for certain objects | ['Sahil Kharya'] | [] | ['solidity'] | 14 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/movie-recommendation-app | A movie Recommendation app:
We used the tmdb API to generate the user's most favourite movies and his movie watchlist.
We used the flutter framework to develop a cross-platform app for the purpose.
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dart
flutter
tmdb-api
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github.com | MovE | A movie recommendation app | ['Partha Prateem Patra', 'S Ashwin', 'Syed Saifullah', 'Navaneeth'] | [] | ['dart', 'flutter', 'tmdb-api'] | 15 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookiehacks-tzcaxp | Rookiehacks
What I built
A scroll prototype with vertical, horizontal, and vertical split.
Challenges I ran into
Adding horizontal scroll
Making image fullscreen
Adding vertical splits
What I learned
How to use Bootstrap
How to use GSAP
How to use Jquery
Actually I was learning Kotlin but was not able to build something significant hence ended up building this single page scroller using bootstrap which was new for me. Will make good hacks in coming hackathons.
Built With
bootstrap
css
gsap
html
javascript
jquery
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github.com | rookiehacks | Single Page build using bootstrap and Jquery (learned during rookiehacks hackathon). | ['Abhishek Kumar Yadav'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'gsap', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery'] | 16 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/meg-s-cafe | Inspiration: RookieHacks was my inspiration, as even during covid, the organization was able to make a completely feasible and virtual hackathon.
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css
html5 | Virtual Cafe | A virtual cafe | ['Meghana G'] | [] | ['css', 'html5'] | 17 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/moviemagic | Beat the Boredom
Inspiration
Everyone's staying at home and beating the pandemic curve while movies help us beat the boredom.But,as we watch more movies,we run out of movies we always wanted to watch.We always wonder if we can watch a movie that is similar to what we liked.So we thought of an idea to build an application that suggests you the movies based on how much you liked some movies.
What it does
The application randomly gives you a set of 4 movies and asks you to rate how much you've liked them.Then,based on the ratings you gave,the app recommends you a set of movies ranked from 1 to 10 from most matched to least matched.Rank 1 means a _ must watch _ for your taste and rank 10 means _ worth a shot _ .
How we built it
We built the application using Swift to develop the app's UI and then some file parsing.We embedded a machine learning model we trained using the movielens dataset of movies rated by various users till 2018 and little bit of Tensorflow and CreateML.The swift application takes user's inputs and feeds them to the model,the model processes the input locally and then the it gives a set of 10 movies ranked from 1 to 10.Finally,the UI displays the cards of movies which model has given.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into a LOT of challenges.From our team of two,I knew a bit of machine learning "theoretically" but with no practical application.I learnt the whole training and testing practices while building the model.Phani learnt how to make the app UI look nice while fitting our requirements.He is new to Swift and I am new to machine learning,we both are strangers to each other's skills.The co-ordination was hard and we had to go through much troubleshooting to fix stuff at both ends.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of attending our first hackathon and putting what we've learnt to build a real app.We didn't even thought we would finish it.At first we thought it was a crazy idea but in the end we decided to move on and did it!
What we learned
We learnt more than we imagined.We learnt how to use Machine learning in mobile apps,we learnt to write code for UI,we learnt to test apps before launch, and most importantly we learnt that participating in hackathons is a really nice way to learn skills!
What's next for MovieMagic
We are thinking of expanding this idea to songs and also books.There was also an idea to include even precise ML model but the data was very very really huge that our hardware we have takes 3 days to train.We plan to include the high accuracy model and also include genre filters for the movie recommender.There's no way we are leaving this here!
Built With
ios
machine-learning
swift
xcode
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github.com | Movie Magic | A movie recommendation app curated as per user's tastes. | ['Pranay Reddy', 'Phani Srikar'] | [] | ['ios', 'machine-learning', 'swift', 'xcode'] | 18 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/notica-gw3fmx | Inspiration
Every tutorial of a new programming language starts with a task list. Similarly, as I was going to try out new things in this project I decided on making a Notes App.
What it does
Notica is a Notes app which allows you to Log in and Log out using Google Authentication, you can then add new notes and delete them. You can also keep track of the date and time the note was created.
How I built it
Using Firebase I connected the database and authentication. I've done this on my own for the first time. The App allows Sign in using Google Authentication. The Notes added and deleted are stored in the firebase database and the time of creation of app is also kept track of.
Challenges I ran into
One challenge I ran into is that once the database was connected, the notes from all accounts were being added to the same place. So, everyone could see each others notes and deleting was possible from everyone's account.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Finally got the database issue sorted. Used google authentication for the first time.
What I learned
Using Firebase. Also, using Firebase with React to get authentication and database working.
What's next for Notica
Since it is just a Notes App currently, I plan on adding a task list to the same app so that students can add any task they remember during a lecture on the spot while taking down notes.
Built With
firebase
gh-pages
react
semantic-ui
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github.com | Notica | Notica, take notes on the fly | ['Preet Shah'] | [] | ['firebase', 'gh-pages', 'react', 'semantic-ui'] | 19 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/resource-website | Inspiration
I just got the idea in my last hackathon and tried to improve it by adding a navigation bar to it.The basic idea is it helps someone to find all the useful programming resources on one website.
What's next for Resource Website
There's a lot to add on to it. I have only added some YouTube playlists in there,But the idea is to helpout with adding all the links of moocs and resources.
What did you learn
It was great to attend my only 2nd online workshop in the same week.I learnt a lot with the amazing workshops that were conducted.Would attend another hackathon in a week or two and hopefully complete my website.
Built With
css3
html5 | Resource Website | The Basic idea is to have all the useful resources that a programmer needs on a single website. | [] | [] | ['css3', 'html5'] | 20 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookie-hacks | Qsafe
A new Flutter project.
Getting Started
This project is a starting point for a Flutter application.
A few resources to get you started if this is your first Flutter project:
Lab: Write your first Flutter app
Cookbook: Useful Flutter samples
For help getting started with Flutter, view our
online documentation
, which offers tutorials,
samples, guidance on mobile development, and a full API reference. | null | asdf | ['Shubham kirve'] | [] | [] | 21 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/polka-dots | Dark Mode
Search Files
Welcome Screen
Add Data
Home Screen
Inspiration
Initially I was planning on a playlist app for All Music/Video Streaming Apps. However, the Spotify API required was for Web and also the Android SDK is still in Beta. And other major platforms had no API to work with. Therefore, I needed a new plan. Which is when I went on to decide to make an app to share multiple links with other people before generalizing it into a text/data sharing app.
What it does
This app can take in custom Text ID and share notes saved for that TextID if it exists.
How I built it
I used Flutter using Dart and also MongoDB for DB access. I made the logo using AdobeXD and it was the first time i was using the app.
Challenges I ran into
I had to go through many challenges to make it work. I had to go through the basics of API for the Spotify playlist plan, which gave me an idea of how things work.
Working with FutureBuilder on Flutter is hard. And especially since I am a beginner, jumping straight into the advanced stuff and tackle that within 48 hours is not easy. Also, mongoDB was tough to execute. Also, another thing to consider is that Flutter is a relatively new way for building apps so the support is limited.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Being able to work alone on this project and make it work in less than 48 hours was hard but glad I was able to pull it off. It gave me a new perspective and also a huge motivation to work on stuff.
What I learned
Flutter app basics
Flutter Asynchronous Operations
Working Basics on MongoDB
Basics of API
Using AdobeXD
What's next for Polka Dots!
I have decided to take it upon this project as my passion project. Given the stride I have made in the past 48 hours, it gives me new energy to work on this and make it better. More functionalities will be added and in future, I also plan to add login support and integrate the initial plan I had while walking into this Hackathon.
I do have the domain itspolka.online (Play on Polka Dot on Line, which also explains the logo hopefully), so I am planning to host it and use it for the same purpose as the app. It's also worthy to note that Flutter has Web Support so I will be able to integrate my app into Android, iOS, and Web.
Built With
adobexd
dart
flutter
html5
mongodb
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github.com
itspolka.online | Polka Dots! | The Forever DM | ['Jithin Mathew'] | [] | ['adobexd', 'dart', 'flutter', 'html5', 'mongodb'] | 22 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/a-purr-fect-storm | Landing page
Home page
Sleeping pic I wanted to add
Gaming pic I wanted to add
Helping family pic I wanted to add
Sleeping pic I wanted to add
Helping with laundry pic I wanted to add
Helping family pic I wanted to add
My cat inspired me.
It has a layout of a landing page and home page
Coding and trying to use boxes to lay things out.
Some challenges were whitespace galore, px calculations, and responsive design
I'm proud that I didn't give up. I figured out how to lay things out.
Even though things need to be tweaked, I'm happy I grew with CSS and even got to do a tiny bit of JavaScript. I learned more about CSS such as the display and position elements. I also got more familiar with px and percentages.
What's next for A Purr-fect Storm? I'm going to complete the website and add more JS. Nothing like a cute face to motivate you to finish ;)
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css
html
javascript
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github.com | A Purr-fect Storm | Pages dedicated to the best cat :) | ['Jill Quash'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 23 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/inventory-gc13iu | Inspiration
I was inspired mainly because of the mentors of this hacking event were very helpful. One of them helped me how to start with a project.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I have almost learned how to use channels in django. I will learn more of it continuing this project.
What I learned
learned webhooks
Built With
channels
django
html
python
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github.com | Chat app | Chat to give a cure | ['shreyajain25 Jain'] | [] | ['channels', 'django', 'html', 'python'] | 24 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/fake-news-classifier-n725ak | Inspiration
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What it does
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How I built it
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Challenges I ran into
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Accomplishments that I'm proud of
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What I learned
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What's next for Project
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Built With
dash
flask
numpy
pandas
python
sklearn | Project | - | ['Nand Vinchhi'] | [] | ['dash', 'flask', 'numpy', 'pandas', 'python', 'sklearn'] | 25 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/providing-legit-job-postings-0i6soj | Team
Aerica Singla, Arushi Madan and Arun Venu
Inspiration
COVID-19 pandemic is affecting economies in every continent. Unemployment rates are spiking every single day with the United States reporting around 26 million people applying for unemployment benefits, which is the highest recorded in its long history, millions have been furloughed in the United Kingdom, and thousands have been laid off around the world. These desperate times provides a perfect opportunity for online scammers to take advantage of the desperation and vulnerability of thousands and millions of people looking out for jobs. We see a steep rise in these fake job postings during COVID-19. In the grand scheme of things, what may start off as a harmless fake job advert, has the potential of ending in human trafficking. We are trying to tackle this issue at the grassroot level.
What it does
We have designed a machine learning model that helps distinguish fake job adverts from genuine ones. We have trained six models and have drawn a comparison among them. To portray how our ML model can be integrated into any job portal, we have designed a mobile application that shows the integration and can be viewed from the eyes of a job seeker. Our mobile application has four features in particular: 1) Portfolio page: This page is the first page of the app post-login, which allows a job seeker to enter their employment history, much like any other job portal/app. 2) Forum: A discussion forum allowing job seekers from all around the world to share and gain advice 3) Job Finding: The main page of the app which allows job seekers to view postings that have been run through our Machine learning algorithm and have been marked as real adverts. 4) Chat feature: This feature allows job seekers to communicate with employers directly and discuss job postings and applications.
How I built it
We explored the data and provided insights into which industries are more affected and what are the critical red flags which can give away these fake postings. Then we applied machine learning models to predict how we can detect these counterfeit postings. In further detail: Data collection: We used an open-source dataset that contained 17,880 job post details with 900 fraudulent ones. Data visualisation: We visualised the data to understand if there were any key differences between real and fake job postings, such as if the number of words in fraud job postings was any lesser than real ones. Data split: We then split the data into training and test sets. Model Training: We trained various models such as Logistic regression, KNN, Random Forest etc. to see which model worked best for our data. Model Evaluation: Using various classification parameters, we evaluated how well our models performed. For example, our Random Forest model had a roc_auc score of 0.76. We also evaluated how each model did in comparison to the others.
Further on, we designed an app titled JOB, using Adobe XD. We also integrated a Twilio framework so as to add a system to notify job posters whose job postings may have been flagged. This is because, since our ML algorithm is not a 100% accurate, we would have cases of 'False Positives' wherein a true job posting would be marked as fake. In these times we would want to allow the job posters to challenge the decision by providing evidence.
Immediate impact
Especially during but also after COVID-19, our application would aim to relieve vulnerable job seekers from the fear of fake job adverts. By doing so, we would be re-focusing the time spent by job seekers onto job postings that are real, and hence, increase their chances of getting a job. An immediate consequence of this would be decreasing traffic onto fake job adverts which would hopefully, discourage scammers from posting fake job adverts too. Police departments don’t have the resources to investigate these incidents, and it has to be a multi-million-dollar swindle before federal authorities get involved, so the scammers just keep getting away with it. Hence our solution saves millions of dollars and hours of investigation, whilst protecting the workers from getting scammed into fake jobs and misused information.
What's next for Providing legit job postings
We wish to completely automate the notification system built using 'Twilio'.
Submission info
We have submitted this project to RookieHacks and Oxford Digithon after confirming that cross-hackathon submissions are allowed for the hackathons held over the same weekend.
DOMAIN.COM - Oxford Digithon MLH Challenge
kidsusepickuplinesiusepullrequests.space
Built With
javascript
python
tensorflow
twilio
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kidsusepickuplinesiusepullrequests.space
github.com | Providing legit job postings | Filtering out fake job adverts from existing job portals | ['Arun Venugopal', 'Arushi Madan', 'Aerica Singla'] | ['Best Isolation Hack'] | ['javascript', 'python', 'tensorflow', 'twilio'] | 26 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/mlh-bookstore | MLH-BookStore
MLH-BookStore is a web app that allows students to sell and purchase unused academic books and other stationaries. This app can be beneficial for college students as most of the stationaries and books remains unused so this app will provide a platform for selling and purchasing of used books and stationaries.
users can list their products; like books or stationary.
images of the products are displayed
Built With
angular.js
css
html
javascript
python
typescript
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mlh-bookstore.herokuapp.com
github.com | MLH-BookStore | MLH-BookStore is a web app that allows students to sell and purchase unused academic books and other stationaries. | ['Kryptöñ Babar', 'PosaLusa24 Aung'] | [] | ['angular.js', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'python', 'typescript'] | 27 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/space-news-app | Inspiration
Launch America
What it does
It's an app that collects all the space news and has links to the different space sites.
How I built it
I used react.js
Challenges I ran into
Really busy so time was an issue also first time using react.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Space News App
Built With
css
html
react
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spacenewsapp--llara7.repl.co | Space News App | This app was inspired by Launch America. | ['Laura Lara'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'react'] | 28 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/that-generic-hackathon-experience | Inspiration
I procrastinated on a 4 week Coursera course, so I decided to finish it in 48 hours. This app is the result. Also, I don't have a demo video right now. Instead, enjoy the SpaceX launch from yesterday.
Built With
android
android-studio
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github.com | That Generic Hackathon Experience | Want a generic hackathon experience? Enjoy this short game | ['Hanwen Zuo'] | [] | ['android', 'android-studio'] | 29 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/text-booked | GIF
A brief summary of the project and demo!
Inspiration
The idea behind the project is to build a market place that allows students to sell and buy old textbooks. It's a one stop solution to maintain your budget as a college student.
What it does
It simply allows users to list the text books they are hoping to sell, while also allowing them to browse through the database of books that other students have listed.
How I built it
I build this using Python and the flask framework. I mainly worked on functionality of the project in Python, and used firebase as my database. I also added the design and web page functionality using HTML and css.
Challenges I ran into
Working with Firebase in the flask framework and python was extremely challenging for me and I was unable to add a Authentication Log In page in time, it is something I need to work on in the future!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud that I was able to undertake this project alone and figure out the flask framework on my own, while also learning the basics of design, HTML and CSS, which are hard for me to work with.
What I learned
This project was my first time working with Python using the flask Framework. And it allowed me to understand how I can use libraries and real time databases along with python to build web apps!
What's next for text booked
-Creating a login for users (using Firebase)
-Deploying the site and hosting it on textbooked.tech.
Adding a search function that allows one to find textbooks by courses they are taking.
-Using the textbook database to display and recommend top text books.
Built With
css
firebase
flask
html5
python
Try it out
github.com
textbooked.tech | text booked | The ultimate college student marketplace for staying textbooked at a budget! | ['Anushka Singh'] | [] | ['css', 'firebase', 'flask', 'html5', 'python'] | 30 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/jupimerci | How to run locally:
Ensure python is installed.
Install flask:
pip install flask
Install pandas
pip install pandas
If on windows cmd,
set FLASK_APP=mainjpmc.py
Run it:
flask run
Open it! Go to 127.0.0.1:5000
Our simple Wizard Generator taught us how to use javascript initially, then how to use Flask!
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html
javascript
python
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github.com | jupimerci Wizard Generator | A Wizard Generator | ['Jeffery Dick'] | [] | ['html', 'javascript', 'python'] | 31 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/jump-n-corona | Inspiration
We were inspired by the current happening in the world.
What it does
It is a Website with a Corona Themed Jump 'n' Run game and Information like a live count on reported cases
How we built it
We used Javascript
Challenges we ran into
Building the Game
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Finishing the Game and implementing an api
What we learned
Using Javascript to build a Game and using api's
What's next for Jump'n'Corona
Built With
covid19api
css3
html5
javascript
Try it out
dominikhubner.github.io | Jump'n'Corona | Game, Information | ['Abhay Baiju', 'poornapegada Poornachander', 'Dominik Hübner'] | [] | ['covid19api', 'css3', 'html5', 'javascript'] | 32 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/gology | gology in action!
gology
gology is tthe combination of three CLI toys written in go goodluck - fortune clone, goatsay - cowsay clone, goldog - lolcat clone.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:
You have installed the latest version of
go
an
fortune
.
Installing gology
To install gology, follow these steps:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/2kabhishek/gology
cd gology
./setup.sh
Running gology
To use gology, follow these steps:
USAGE:
gology
More Info
Be sure to check the component's Readme for more info.
Built With
git
github
go
Try it out
github.com | gology | Unholy trilogy of Go CLI toys 🔱 | ['Abhishek Keshri'] | [] | ['git', 'github', 'go'] | 33 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/facegify-7ao3ys | Facegify is built using react native and the GIPHY and SkyBiometry APIs. It is a facial recognition application that outputs GIFs based on your facial expression
Built With
react
react-native
skybiometry-face-detection-and-recognition
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github.com | Facegify | Facegify is built using react native and the GIPHY and SkyBiometry APIs. It is a facial recognition application that outputs GIFs based on your facial expression | ['Henry Nunez', 'Ethan Barclay', 'Alistair McCarten', 'Shivang Agrawal'] | [] | ['react', 'react-native', 'skybiometry-face-detection-and-recognition'] | 34 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/epdfsilonoverla-tech | epdfsilonoverla.tech was approved! It's a play on epsilon over two but weaving "pdf" and "latex" (pronounced: lay-tech) instead. Get it ;)
Inspiration
Being a math major!
What it does
Automates the study habit that earned me top grades in Real Analysis
How I built it
Lots of failing, asking
Challenges I ran into
Not knowing how to use APIs, not having built anything before, first hackathon
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Launching my first API thanks to Deepraj, Elizabeth, and the helpful MLH team
What I learned
Read documentation and ask for help earlier!
What's next for epdfsilonoverla.tech
Better UI/UX #oof
FYI
Decided to solo my first Hackathon in order to have a good understanding of every piece needed to produce a website. Hoping to join teams during future Hackathons now that I have a bit more experience and feel more confident in how I can contribute.
Built With
css
html5
json
mathjax
mathpixapi
python | epdfsilonoverla.tech | This website (whose domain is a play on "epsilon over two" #mathnerd) helps university students taking Real Analysis prepare for exams by automating a highly effective study habit. | ['Adriana C'] | [] | ['css', 'html5', 'json', 'mathjax', 'mathpixapi', 'python'] | 35 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/tremor-therapy | home-gamelay
json data
registering
gameplay
gameplay
game over
firebase auth
game
teraphist instructions
data received from iot
login
app
app
app
app
Inspiration
We were inspired to build this project by the increasing dis-compforatablility of therapist and doctors of not able to treat their patients especially children and teens because of the current lock down and COVID-19 safety measures. Thousands of children undergoing issue after accidents, brain surgery, Parkinson's disease , etc.. are stranded with no help to continue their recovery exercises. We found an opportunity for making something for the future. After some research we found that gaming are the most effective way of improving children and teens recovery as it makes the process fun and enjoyable.This is built in their subconscious mind and gaming makes them more inclined towards recovering faster than usual doctor visited training. Thus, We wanted to build a gaming system that has some hardware at users(patients) end which can be used by the patient for gaming. The intelligent iot device gets the data realtime and helps the patient play games. This data can be further collected and provided to the doctor/therapist for personal analysis and thus therapist can analyze the timely recovery of patients get all health related data in this side using an app or web. This can help him access the child more closely by sitting remote areas and during restrictions like we have now. This also enables doctors across the world to treat patients and help improving the medical network.
What it does
We have an iot device at the patients end. The patient wears this during the teraphy time in his hands. The patient can login to the system using his email and password. Then either go to instructors by learn button where the child can learn diffrent exercises or can click play option. We catogorized diffrent excercies in diffrent levels for fun way of interaction for the patients. For demo purpose we have only used one level, which we plan to expand to diffrent levels and add time based features. Now the user can do the exercies and the iot device will capture the data and send it in a csv format, which we change into json and is parsed to a dictionary in our system and hence our software can get the track of movements made by the patient and help him with moving object, balancing ,etc.. Severe jumps, or level failure detected can be noted. Now when a patient perform this the data generated later which is added to firebase database. Our teraphist can basically take this data from any remote area nad analyze it which gives him perfect way of treating the patient by understanding deeply how the patient is improving and giving ideas about how to procced in future.
How I built it
We are 3 developers building this project -
Rafi Rasheed started off building the hardware together to make them communicate the way we want. Rafi integrated NodeMcu - ESP8266 with MPU6050 - Sensor and got the track of actions performed by patients. Which he send to Siddharth for the game actions. Rafi used MicroPython a new language to him for many of initial works and also integrated some files in python due to lack of complete documentation in micropython. Siddharth worked completely on the game development. Siddharth had never done game development before and never used language GDScript or framework Godot. He studied it for a day and later buld the game for the next day. Siddharth also integrated the firebase auth with godot and send receiving data from patient to Anas. Anas worked completely on the UI/UX of the game and he made the android app for doctor/therapist, and integrated firebase backend to it. We also used EchoAR and integrated AR video innto gaming system that is like an instruction to the kids.
Challenges I ran into
Overall we faced a lot of challenges. The best challenge was we were using a language or trying to build a platform that we had never done in our life. Siddharth had never worked on game development and Rafi had never worked with micropython. Anas had new experience working with game design. Overall the new adaptation was a big challenge. Further we faced some challenges like authenticating firebase with a game development engine like Godot due to lack of any libraries. Integrating Augmented reality into gaming system.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We never thought we could make an entire new software without experience in a span on 2 days. We had planned this project just when the hack started , but at end we are proud we could learn tons of knowledge and add the stuff to our resume.
What's next for Tremor Therapy
For this demo we had taken the json and automated it for gameplay due to lack of time. We next plan to integrate realtime gameplay with video calling feature for therapist. Further we plan to integrate firebase MLKit so that we can have in depth data analysis and better decision making for the doctors. We also plan to make it open source so that tons of awesome developers can fork and contribute to make it better and everyone at any part of world can heal any other person.
Built With
android
ar
arduino
firebase
gdscript
godot
java
Try it out
github.com | Tremor Therapy | Tremor Therapy is an interactive game developed for helping children and teens with their therapy process for Tremors(Shaky Hands). It gives the therapist complete analytics about the patients | ['Siddharth M', 'Rafi Rasheed T C', 'ANAS DAVOOD TK'] | [] | ['android', 'ar', 'arduino', 'firebase', 'gdscript', 'godot', 'java'] | 36 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/hilight-highlighter-service | Inspiration
I was doing taxes one day, filling out an Excel sheet with many different entries that I had to enter manually. Hoping to automate this process, we came up with HiLite, an app that would scan the pages, look for what we highlighted, and convert that to a CSV.
What it does
Using OpenCV libraries, the app imports a picture and scans for the designated colour highlighter. There are pre-generated colours, but any colours are possible using the slider tool. When it finds all elements of that colour, it presents them to the user to review, then uses Google's text recognition API to find what words were in each of the highlighted snippets. The resulting strings are then concatenated into one single CSV, which can then be easily emailed to someone for a use such as importing into an Excel sheet.
How I built it
Starting with a blank Android Studio project, we imported OpenCV's Android vision libraries in order to process the images being selected by the user. We then imported Google's Text Recognition API in order to process the highlighted snippets and extract the text contained within. I have used Android Studio to a limited degree before, but integrating these many elements into a mobile app was a very challenging and interesting task.
Challenges I ran into
The major challenges were importing the OpenCV and Google libraries into Android Studio. There were many Gradle Build errors and not much documentation regarding how to solve them, but we persevered and got it working. Furthermore, there were several bugs throughout the process, such as the app crashing when trying to delete certain highlighted snippets or the app duplicating previously scanned snippets. However, it was a wonderful learning process, and through perseverance, we managed to iron out most of the major bugs.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud that amidst all the many problems we encountered, we were able to wither find workaround solutions or solve them altogether. This was our first Hackathon, so neither of us knew what to expect, but it ended up being very enjoyable and informative.
What I learned
I learned how to use GitHub repositories for the first time, how to create better-structured apps in Android Studio, and how to integrate complex libraries into a mobile app-- a feat I had only done in desktop applications in the past.
What's next for HiLite
Exporting directly to an Excel file instead of a CSV, ironing out some minor bugs, sorting the entries based on horizontal and vertical position on the paper for smoother integration with Excel.
Built With
android-studio
google-text-recognition
java
opencv
Try it out
github.com | HiLite | HiLite- A mobile app that can scan for highlighted sections and convert them to text. | ['Andrew Henderson', 'Samuel Khzym'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'google-text-recognition', 'java', 'opencv'] | 37 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/web-building | website home page
github repo
website contact page
instagram page
github readme
Inspiration
people get bored in covid19 pandemic inspired to build something that really entertains with its original content.
What it does
it is a dual-purpose project. it provides to users current news.
and also work as an open-source project for creating a website.
How we built it
we built it by creating a repository on GitHub by the help of language used HTML, CSS, javascript, bootstrap.
Challenges we ran into
Logo design and make good git repository. learn new skills
Accomplishments that we're proud of
aware people by providing current news and helped the student to learn fundamental's of git and web,
What we learned
we learned fundamental's of frontend web and git. we also learn how fundamentals of web designing and UI designing, learned how SEO works, how to design posters and logo making.
What's next for Web building
we build it not just for entertaining. it's also for learning new thing. we made this website as an opensource project as a repo on Github (link mention in the description), so that anyone goes to GitHub and contribute their idea by opening an issue. This project is also meant to be a starting for all techies interested to get their hands dirty in open-source contributions. A highlight of this project being this project is "built by the community for the community".
here are some used links
our GitHub repo
github
our Instagram page
instagram
checkout the current version of our website
site
Built With
bootstrap
content
css3
html5
javascript
logo
seo
ui
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bhaukaalnews.github.io | Web building | make a website which display current news (local and international) . make this website as an opensource project as github repo, so that it also help beginer to learn fundamental of web and git. | ['Raman Raj', 'Deepdarshan .', 'Shivam sangal'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'content', 'css3', 'html5', 'javascript', 'logo', 'seo', 'ui'] | 38 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/musicdance | Inspiration
Quarantine boredom + My desire to learn how sockets and Go works.
What it does
It lets you connect with friends and play an engaging music-based game.
How I built it
From the ground up, with Golang and C# sockets. A Linux Dedicated Server and C# Unity Client. No 3rd Party APIs or libraries, just using .net package from Go and System.Sockets from .NET. The server is multi-threaded.
Challenges I ran into
Concurrency ;_;
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Concurrency!
What I learned
Concurrency :)
What's next for MusicDance
Better memory management, level editor, more features and polish
HOW TO PLAY
DOWNLOAD THE RELEASE FROM CLIENT GITHUB PAGE! IT IS THE SECOND LINK MDClient REPO
Built With
c#
go
unity
Try it out
github.com
github.com
github.com | MusicDance | Play an engaging music-based multiplayer game with your friends to alleviate quarantine boredom. | ['Doğa Sarp Sezer', 'Ozan Ürkmez'] | [] | ['c#', 'go', 'unity'] | 39 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/what-s-on-sale | Inspiration
During the time of this pandemic, I tried thinking of a concept that could be of assistance to people in a different way. One of the outcomes of this pandemic is that many well known stores are competing with sales. So why not gather up those stores into one list showing their sales with one another for people to see.
What it does
So it shows well known stores, their sales, and a link to their website. There is also a create account section.
How I built it
I built it off of React with Google Cloud Service Firebase, Cloud Firestore.
Challenges I ran into
I never worked with Firebase before so, there were a lot of issues with that and to make it push and pull from the database.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of + ## What I learned
All that I am proud of, is mainly what I also learned.This is the first time I've worked with a database service, Cloud Firestore, so I'm quite proud of how much I was able to accomplish. I was able to send data from my web page to my database, and to also pull data back and format it on my web page.
What's next for What's On Sale?
I also have a sign in section, that I will finish. I plan on making an automatic notification email system, for those who have an account, when there is a set of new sales it will send an email. Also, for those with an account, they will be able to have a watch list, of whatever stores they choose from the list, it will show as a watch list in the web page, and send them email notification if anything changes.
Built With
cloud-firestore
css
firebase
javascript
react
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github.com | What's On Sale? | Thanks to the pandemic, there are constant sales daily. Instead of looking at stores individually, at whatsonsale.online, you can see current sales at well known stores. | ['Bryan Pinos'] | [] | ['cloud-firestore', 'css', 'firebase', 'javascript', 'react'] | 40 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/powertrace-0gx2id | Our Logo
Our Figma Prototype
Home Page / Dashboard
Health Report
User Sign Up
Inspiration
COVID-19 has become an international widespread pandemic, resulting in debilitating and fatal consequences for many around the world. We wanted to create an intuitive and easy-to-use application to reduce the spread of the virus. This desire inspired us to create PowerTrace, a contact tracing mobile application, available for both Android and iOS users.
What it does
PowerTrace is a contact tracing mobile application on Android and iOS, that enables users to track if they have been exposed to the virus. Users will be notified in real-time if other users they have interacted with have contracted the virus.
• There are 3 health status available: (1) healthy and virus-free 💪, (2) down with symptoms 😷 and (3) tested positive 🚨.
• Users can sign up for an account. Their account details (username, password) will be registered in our server database server, after which they can login with these details.
• Users can add other users to their network (with their username) to keep track of their health status - should their health status be changed to (2) or (3), users will be notified of this change in real-time, both in the 'Notifications' tab and the default home dashboard, along with a reminder to test themselves for the virus if they have came into close contact recently.
• This allows users to easily track if they have been exposed to the virus, and take actions accordingly (eg getting tested for the virus, self-isolating) to reduce potential spread.
• Through an intuitive interface, users can easily update their health status between the 3 health status, and provide details on their exhibited symptoms and date tested positive, if applicable. This will inform other users in their network to take actions accordingly.
How we built it
We built this mobile application using React Native for front-end and Node.js, Express and MongoDB Atlas for back-end. We also used Figma for UI design and prototyping, and Trello with Kanban methodology for task tracking and management.
We used MongoDB and Atlas to store the users login info, their connections and to store the reports. We also used the mongoose module for creating schemas.
Additionally, we have registered a domain name for this project: powertrace.tech.
Challenges we ran into
This was the first hackathon experience for us, and the first time we work on a mobile app. It was a completely new experience and we had to read a lot of documentation to get it work.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
It is up and running on both Android and iOS platforms, and it works! We're also glad to have put together a running mobile application with a working database server to create user accounts to login and connect between users, within the short hackathon duration.
What we learned
We learned a lot about creating a mobile application, working with the database, and working together as a team.
What's next for PowerTrace
We hope to add a GPS tracking function, to easily track when users come into contact with each other.
Built With
express.js
figma
mongodb
node.js
reactnative
Try it out
github.com | PowerTrace | A contact tracing mobile app to reduce the spread of COVID-19. | ['Raúl Chirinos', 'HONGYING LIU', 'Nate Grobe'] | [] | ['express.js', 'figma', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'reactnative'] | 41 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/pokecode | Icon
Front UI
Login/Signup
Login/Signup2
Dashboard
Courses and Cards
Course Catalog
Todo Add
Projects
Messages
Settings
QR code
Update! Flowchart
Update! Flowchart2
Update! Flowchart3
PokeCode
An educational Flutter app made with ❤️
View the demo of our Project
Table of Contents
About our Project
Inspiration
What it does
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Installation
How we built it
Firebase cloud
Section Integration
Flutter Application
Roadmap
Challenges we faced
Accomplishments we're proud of
Future updates
Team Members
Inspiration
This app is inspired by the lock-down situation presiding now. Everyone wants to learn something new to utilize this time in a fruitful way. This app is specially made for Rookie Coders who want to start their journey on programming.
What it does
This app contains specially curated youtube videos taken from pro youtube channels. The rookie coders can choose their own language and learn it through the videos from this app. The progress can be seen in the dashboard as a checkpoint to see what you have learned and what is yet to be learned.
Prerequisites
Head over to
here
To run our app in an emulator, you need Android Studio's latest version, with Flutter SDK installed.
There are no prerequisites for using this app. It is made especially for beginners!
Installation of the app
Download the v1.0
Click me!
How we built it
Installed flutter plugins
The work was divided among 4 of us. Dashboard, Course catalog, Login and Signup with Firebase, Project page
Basic flutter elements were used.
Youtube API was used to fetch the videos.
Challenges we faced
Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky. - Sonia Gandhi
The whole journey was a challenge for us rookies. It's a wonderful feat for our entire team to build something we had no previous experience with. Only one of us knew Android development, and the rest of us were completely new. We are very proud to completely build something from the ground up, about which we had zero previous knowledge.
Accomplishments we're proud of
Though Dart was a new programming language, because of familiarity with Object-Oriented languages, we were able to work upon it. But integrating all the codes, messing up like a million times, and sometimes losing hope because everything seemed impossible, we were able to finally overcome all the challenges and complete our part. In our opinion, the biggest hurdle was pushing and pulling from git without messing each other's code. The overall experience was quite challenging and nervewracking at times.
We are proud to be able to successfully build the login and signup section along with connecting it with our Firebase cloud database. We were also able to integrate the Youtube API which we are very proud of.
Future updates
Badges and certificates for course completion
Upgradation of UI and settings section
Team Members
Bravish Ghosh
Vatsala Jha
Haripriya Baskaran
Yogesh Singh
Download here
Download the current version
Built With
dart
kotlin
objective-c
swift
Try it out
github.com | PokeCode | An app to educate Rookie Coders | ['Haripriya Baskaran', 'Yogesh singh', 'vatsala jha'] | [] | ['dart', 'kotlin', 'objective-c', 'swift'] | 42 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/hacktime-nb90w7 | Screen 1
Screen 2
Inspiration
We are inspired by several apps that connect people across the world, such as Tinder. We think having a collaboration platform for technology enthusiast and developers would be beneficial for many people.
What it does
HackTime is a platform where technology enthusiast can meet and connect with each other to learn tech-related skills together. From beginners to experts interested in learning new languages, we hope to transform technology to be fun and available for everyone. In the future, we will also list interesting opportunities for our registered members to join, such as hackathons and other projects.
How we built it
We used Node.JS, MongoDB & Express for back-end, and React and Redux for front-end development. Our website is hosted on Firebase. We obtained our domain name from Domain.com.
Challenges we ran into
We are all beginners in web development, so we encountered several challenges to learn the languages within a short timeframe.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud to develop the website's back-end and front-end despite only learning MERN Stack and the languages during the hackathon.
What we learned
We learned to develop MERN Stack, as well as collaborate with other technology enthusiat across the world. We are a diverse team coming from USA, India, Pakistan, Canada, and Indonesia, with several backgrounds too: from computer science, to accountancy, to medicine.
What's next for HackTime
We will continue building the listing page and other features to ensure connectivity among our registered members.
Built With
express.js
firebase
mongodb
node.js
react
redux
Try it out
hacktime.tk
github.com
drive.google.com | HackTime | A community for hackers to gather and learn new technology-related skills together. | ['Michelle Nam', 'Ebuka Moneme', 'Adriana Viola Miranda', 'Akash Gupta'] | [] | ['express.js', 'firebase', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'react', 'redux'] | 43 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/praisysam-covid-19 | Use Rapid API to fetch COVID stats across the globe
Use Python to build a bot to discuss queries regarding COVID
Use IP Address of user to automatically fetch data of that country
Built With
api
css
html
javascript
Try it out
praisysam.github.io | PraisySam/COVID-19 | Auto detect country COVID Tracker | ['Praisy Satpal', 'Abel Mathew'] | [] | ['api', 'css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 44 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/job-and-internship-scraper | Home Page
Search Page with Results
Saved Posts Page
About Page
Inspiration I've been hearing about data science and how valuable related skills are/becoming, so I wanted to try out python and do something with web data scraping. I was inspired to make this project in particular because the endless search for finding an internship is quite tedious, and I wanted a way to stream line the process as well as conveniently keep track of the positions I applied to.
What it does Scrapes data from indeed.com based off the user's query. The user can then save selected job posts and refer to them at another time and indicate where they have applied to that position.
How I built it I used Flask as a framework for the website. For the search function I had a user post request for the search which runs the web scraping script. This python script uses beautiful-soup to parse through all job posts on indeed.com that match the user's query. With java script I populate the web page with the script results and the user can save the posts. Which saves the data to the browser's local storage and can be used in the saved posts page. I then hosted the website with Heroku.
Challenges I ran into Surprisingly coding the python scripts wasn't the real challenge. Flask would have to take the cake since I spent the entire 2nd day trying to get the website to look nice and work properly and then how to host it as well.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of Making the web scraping python script is something I'm proud of. Not only did I figure out python quickly, which means that I'm getting better at understanding the fundamentals of coding, but I also made a script that has a lot of practical power. While it is limited, it would only take a little bit of elbow grease to use it an any website I please.
What I learned How to code in python, running scripts, using the command line, web scraping, making a Flask website, and hosting a website/server through the cloud (Heroku).
What's next for Job and Internship Scraper Write more web scrapers for other job listing websites so the search function can have a more diverse data basis. Also instead of storing the saved posts in the browser's local storage, I would make a dedicated database and have users save them there instead.
Built With
beautiful-soup
bootstrap
css
flask
heroku
html
javascript
python
Try it out
ireallywantaninternship.herokuapp.com | Job and Internship Scraper | Tired of sifting through job websites? This site will help you search and only show you the essential information and keep track of your applied positions! | ['Angel Marie McCrary-Lupson'] | [] | ['beautiful-soup', 'bootstrap', 'css', 'flask', 'heroku', 'html', 'javascript', 'python'] | 45 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/marketplace-ygtrv8 | A Marketplace with React
Hi Guys! I am a student of Computer Science Engineering in India. My main forte has always been data science.
So when i registered for RookieHacks, which is my first hackathon, I wanted to shake things up a bit. So i decided to learn web development as it is a field which has always interested me.
So this weekend I set my aim to build a frontend for an online Marketplace in React. This wasn't easy for me as I had to learn JS also. But I really wanted to get it done. So after long hours of studying and learning i finally made a starter application in React. Then I just kept adding more features and finally got a multi page dynamic marketplace frontend ready.
The challenges I faced were lack of knowledge in this subject and also lack of supportive teammates. I had a team earlier but due to some emergency situations it did not work out. Hence I decided to go the distance alone and make this.
Going into the future I will be definitely learning more about React and also making and connecting a backend to this app. This hackathon was the best first one I cold have asked for and all the mentors were extremely helpful.
Hope to participate in a lot more MLH hackathons and learn and build cool new stuff with you guys!!
Built With
bootstrap
css
git
github
html
javascript
react
Try it out
github.com | Marketplace | A marketplace built using React and React Bootstrap, which I learned over the past two days. | ['Abhay Baiju'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'git', 'github', 'html', 'javascript', 'react'] | 46 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/discord-team-builder | Inspiration
Our inspiration for Discord Team Builder came from an issue that we noticed in online hackathons, the group forming stage. Currently the system revolves around individuals messaging the chat and looking for group members - a difficult task, and an extremely daunting one for newcomers. To tackle this problem, our group decided to create a Discord Bot using Rust to help make this process as seamless as possible so that all future hackers, beginners and veterans alike, can easily form groups in future hackathons.
What it does
Discord Team Builder is a bot designed to help facilitate group forming during the beginning phase of a hackathon. The bot would effectively manage the total number of participants, the total number of groups both with and without vacancies, and the individuals who are actively seeking groups.
How we built it
The Discord Team Builder bot was built using Rust alongside the Discord API and the Serenity library.
Challenges we ran into
We faced several challenges throughout the entire process. The biggest and by far the most difficult challenge was familiarizing ourselves with a new programming language. This made troubleshooting our errors more difficult than what we are accustomed to. Another major challenge we faced is coordinating times where we were all online to work together as our group had members in South Korea, Germany, and Canada. These set backs provided a critical learning moment in our experience and brought our attention to details which we had not considered that impact a project, and ultimately gave our group the opportunity to persevere and overcome this challenge.
Accomplishments that we are proud of
An aspect of our development process that we are particularly proud of, was our ability to merge our diverse academic and professional backgrounds together. By taking into consideration our wide range of perspectives, as our group has members from South Korea, Germany, and Canada, we were able to bring unique suggestions to augment our idea to the table. It allowed us to learn from each other while also learning about each other’s cultures and how Covid-19 is shaping life in different areas in the world.
What we learned
The learning points varied person to person as we had some first time coders to some with academic or personal project based experience. In general, it allowed us to understand Discords API and the process going into developing a bot while also familiarizing ourselves with Rust.
What's next for Discord Team Builder
Currently, the bot has some bugs when it is used for multiple servers (such as checking in in one server makes you check in on all of the other servers). In the future, we would like to fix these bugs. Also, we would like to introduce feature that merges two groups to one.
Built With
discord
rust
serenity
Try it out
github.com | Discord Team Builder | A Discord bot that makes team building for online Hackathons an intuitive and approachable experience! | ['Jakob Eigenmann', 'bhaps thaya', 'Taehyeon Kim', 'Donghyeon Kim'] | [] | ['discord', 'rust', 'serenity'] | 47 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/typing-test-jx1k20 | Inspiration
There are a lot of Typing Tests online. But almost all those website is filled with ads. Thats why we built this minimalistic website to check your typing speed.
What we want it to do
Just start typing on the text box and press
Enter
once you finish typing. The typing speed and accuracy will be displayed.
How we built it
We used React and Reactstrap for the front end and NodeJS and MongoDB Atlas for the backend.
Challenges we ran into
All the technologies that we used in this project (React, NodeJS and MongoDB) were completely new to us. So it took quite a lot of effort to learn all these technologies and build a application within 2 days.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We managed to learn quite a lot of topics within a short time frame.
What we learned
We learned about React, Reactstrap, NodeJS and MongoDB.
What's next for Typing test
We couldn't finish the backend and hosting part, which we plan to finish as soon as possible. We are also planning to add several new features like login.
Built With
mongodb
node.js
react
reactstrap
Try it out
github.com
speedtypingtest.online | Typing Test | A minimalistic website to check your typing speed. | ['Sreenath B S'] | [] | ['mongodb', 'node.js', 'react', 'reactstrap'] | 48 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/haskell-pong | Pong game window
Inspiration
When deciding what project to do and which languages to use, we wanted something totally new and challenging for us. As such, we settled on creating a two player pong game using Haskell, a functional programming language completely unfamiliar to us and different than what we were used to.
What it does
This game is a simple pong game, like ping pong, in which you control paddles to hit a ball and change its direction and velocity. This game was intended to allow two players to play the same game over the internet.
How I built it
We built this game in pure Haskell using libraries such as gloss for graphics and Network.Socket to allow it to be played over the internet. The idea was so that one user can connect to another user's instance (the host) via web sockets.
Challenges I ran into
We ran into a number of issues including the learning curve for working with Haskell, setting up the development environment for the first time (Haskell can be a bit tricky to set up), installing the proper dependencies needed, but namely, implementing the web sockets. We managed to build a working pong game with graphics and user input, and we also managed to build a working prototype of web sockets sending text back and forth, similar to a chat client, however we ran into lots of issues getting the web sockets to work with our game's front end. We spent over 16 hours working on the implementation of the web sockets and were still unable to fully develop it due to our inexperience using the Haskell language and the lack of documentation and resources available over the internet.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are very proud to have learned the extensive and quirky features of Haskell that make it different from other languages like Java, C#, and C++. We are also proud to have been able to program a working user interface for the pong game that responds to user input and behaves as a pong game should.
What I learned
We learned that Haskell is a very niche but powerful language closely resembling logic used in math. We learned how to create our own data types and data structures and implement our own functions. We also learned about ways to package, distribute, and compile Haskell programs.
What's next for Haskell Pong
We fully intend on finishing our implementation of the web sockets and feature our program on GitHub and in the Haskell package manager, Hackage, so follow us on GitHub and stay tuned!
Built With
haskell
ubuntu
Try it out
github.com
github.com | Haskell Pong | A two player pong game written purely in Haskell | ['Nathanael Gutierrez'] | [] | ['haskell', 'ubuntu'] | 49 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/meme-of-life | Inspiration
Spark AR Sticker Challenge - Rookie Hacks by MLH
What it does
It masks the face of the user to vector art.
How I built it
I build using Spark AR.
Challenges I ran into
It took couple of hours to figure out the interface of Spark AR and AR technology. Once that was overcome, everything fell into place until I realized my CPU doesn't support Advanced Patching. Spatial Computing inf act kills my CPU, probably will have to get a external GPU to make my filters more interactive.Also my phone doesn't support Spark AR player.That last part was very upsetting. I as the developer couldn't test it me self! Had to ask my friend to do it! Lucky, he was glad to lend me his time!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Built my Spark AR project, thanks to MLH. Despite the odds, I managed to use my intellect and creativity to develop a cool filter which garnered likes of my circle of friends. Hope the world accepts it. Published it into spark ar hub. Waiting to have it approved!
What I learned
With true motivation, friends, and experienced people/organization like MLH, youtubers there to support and share their knowledge, I am destined to achieve great heights in the fields of Graphical Designing and Full Stack Development. The hackathons helps me showcase my projects which is in fact makes me product of spending my time constructively and in a sense motivates to continue this path of development.
What's next for Meme of Life
I am currently working on Meme of Life 2.0 which will have wide range of features including buttons and sliders to switch between characters. But the highlight is that I grabbed the attention of a fashion designer, and she is ready to contribute to my project so as to make it more pleasing to the female gender.
Built With
adobe-creative-suite
adobepremierpro
blender
facebook
instagram
photoshop
sparkar
sparkarplayer
Try it out
github.com | Meme of Life | Idea is to bring in a cheerful vector art of oneself using a face filter. | ['Hiro H'] | [] | ['adobe-creative-suite', 'adobepremierpro', 'blender', 'facebook', 'instagram', 'photoshop', 'sparkar', 'sparkarplayer'] | 50 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/wingman-ps6q7w | Inspiration
We love planes!
What it does
Turn based tactical ww2 dogfight simulation
How I built it
With Javascript and Phaser.js
Challenges I ran into
Learning Git
Parabolic movement
Core systems (shooting)
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Cool visuals
Moved on a curve
What I learned
A new language!
How to make a game from scratch
What's next for Wingman
Fix the game and add more controllable ships for the player. Get the movement to feel better. More animations
Built With
javascript
phaser.js
Try it out
github.com | Wingman | ww2 plane dogfighting game | ['Mike Hulcy'] | [] | ['javascript', 'phaser.js'] | 51 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/stockspital | Stockspital
Inspiration
We came up with this idea while ideating on some of the struggles people may face as the result of the coronavirus, realizing how everything tends to be out of stock and is hard to find out which stores still sell it. We realized that by making a solution to help find which medicines are in stock and where it can help make life easier for those who need medication during the lockdown.
What it does
We tried to make a solution to send the user an email showing the closest stores to them with the medicines they need by fetching the information from medical databases and from online retailer databases like amazon if they have it in stock there instead.
How WE built it
We used Python with some libraries to support it for the backend of our solution and we used Html/CSS for the frontend and aesthetics of our website
Challenges We ran into
Making the solution work on our devices as we don't have Linux devices, a prerequisite to using LXML
Accomplishments that We're proud of
We were able to come up with a solid idea and we were able to implement parts of it in a language foreign to our group members, python.
What We learned
We learned how to use GitHub as well as how to make solutions in Python
What's next for Stockspital
In the future, we want to get it working and from then onward make our solution work for other types of essential goods like food and from a greater range of retailers other than just Amazon
URL
Our URL was registered with Domain.com as stockspital.info but the code couldn't be uploaded.
Built With
css3
html5
lxml
python
request
schedule
time
Try it out
stockspital.info | Stockspital | It’s a tool which we wanted to make find the stock of medical supplies from nearby stores from the user to help them find places where they can buy the essential medicines they need. | ['Prithviraj Singh Shahani', 'Vikram Jaisingh', 'weiqi lam'] | [] | ['css3', 'html5', 'lxml', 'python', 'request', 'schedule', 'time'] | 52 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/detectit | Object recognition in cities
Researched different computer vision tasks
Face recognition at work
Inspiration
Being curious about how face recognition tools work, I wanted to learn about its implementation and dig in more into machine learning, thus I decided to start with object recognition and labeling.
What it does
Recognize and label objects such as soda cans and water bottles in real time, as well as their contour with surrounding boxes on the front-end.
How I built it
I first created my own data by equally taking 80 pictures of different objects, and using IBM's Watson ML cloud platform, I was able to efficiently train my data. The React app helped in displaying the model in action using my laptop's camera.
Challenges I ran into
As it was my first time using Watson Machine Learning, I had a hard time training my data to have high accuracies, which took the most time.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am most proud of tackling a field of interest, and also of completing a project with new technologies and tools.
What I learned
I learned how to train data on IBM's Watson ML in order to recognize and label objects, as well as React (including the Effect hook).
What's next for DetectIT
As I tackled my curiosity in machine learning with a smaller-scale project with object recognition, I am planning on expanding the project, to do face recognitions and include a lot more diverse training data.
Built With
ibm-watson
javascript
react
Try it out
github.com | DetectIT | Detecting and labeling objects in real time using a Machine Learning model | ['Alex W'] | [] | ['ibm-watson', 'javascript', 'react'] | 53 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/blogs-mlh-rookie-hacks | Blogs-MLH-Rookie-Hacks
Domain: blog-a-post.online
Built With
express.js
mongodb
node.js
semantic-ui
Try it out
github.com
blog-a-post.online | Blog-A-Post | A Blogs App built using NodeJS, Express, MongoDB and Semantic UI. | ['VISHAKHA VIDHANI', 'RISHIKESH KADAM'] | [] | ['express.js', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'semantic-ui'] | 54 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/reopener | Landing Page
Add Business
View Business at Specified Location
Inspiration
Do we need to have layoffs? Are these federal loans enough? What will we do if our customers decrease after we reopen?
These are the questions small business owners are asking themselves throughout the country.
We wanted to:
Create a platform that addresses this issue
Aide small business owners to make the most calculated decision of whether of not they should open their business
Give the community information on small businesses that have opened up
What it does
A searcher for people to support their local businesses as they reopen with clear and updated COVID information. An average 31% expect their businesses would take more than 6 months to recover, so we need to support especially those heavily impacted by the lockdown, namely restaurants, retail, bars, wineries/breweries, food/beverage, beauty, and healthcare.
How we built it
First, we drew the user flow and app design on Figma. Then, for the frontend, we used React Hooks to implements the different pages. Also, we used React Router to navigate pages. For the backend we used Flask for our server, MongoDB for the database, and Pymongo.
Challenges we ran into
Linking our flask server to the MongoDB database was a major challenge since it was the first time we
all
dealt with Flask and first time working with MongoDB for the majority of the group. Another major challenge we had was to implement our data analytics portion of the application.
Our goal was to scrape data from a variety of reliable sources (research papers, news articles, etc) and then design an algorithm that would help stores determined if it makes sense for them to currently open up. None of us had experience in data science so this portion raised many difficulties.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Despite, all of our challenges, we had many accomplishments that we were proud of. Firstly, we were proud of the fact that we made a product that aides people in need (small businesses). Another proud accomplishment we had was how much we learned in a span of 24 hours. For most of us, it was our
first hackathon
so we not only had to learn brand new languages, but also learn the process of hackathons from forming teams to submitting on devpost. Finally, we are proud of having great team meetings and making clear of each person's expertise.
What we learned
While there is
so much
we learned from participating in this hackathon, one of the main concepts we learned was what the frontend and backend really were and how they related. We also took this opportunity to learn how to be better overall programmers by
learning by doing, getting stuck/developing problem solving skills, and asking for help when struggling
(super important!). Finally, we learned how to create an MVP out of an idea by working on the most essential elements of an idea.
What's next for ReOpener
Our next main goal is to develop the data analytics portion. We want to be able to scrape data, and give business owners recommendation on whether or not they should open their business. Also, we want to take this and test it out in the real world. We want to be able to take it to actual business owners and listen to their feedback.
Built With
bootstrap
flask
mongodb
react
Try it out
github.com | Reopener | Help impacted small businesses (restaurants, shops, etc) decide whether and how to reopen. | ['Anrui Gu', 'Joelle Rivera', 'Vikas Shukla'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'flask', 'mongodb', 'react'] | 55 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-19-patient-cataloguer | Inspiration
Looking at the current scenario with COVID-19 and the increasing infected numbers on a daily basis, it has become more and more difficult for healthcare institutions to keep track of patients who have been infected, especially in smaller towns and villages which may not have the best of infrastructure and connectivity with other towns and metropolitan cities.
In order to help provide a possible solution to this problem, I have created a cross-platform application using Xamarin.Forms and the Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB to help catalogue the contact details of patients who are visiting the healthcare institutions and getting themselves tested. This application will definitely benefit towns and villages where healthcare institutions such as clinics and blood banks do not have access to desktop or laptop computers but do have accessibility to smartphones.
I have chosen to work on this project because I believe that such a project can help impact those busy running our healthcare industry and thus, the citizens of our nation.
What it does
TagCOVID is designed to be used by hospital staff only so the application’s access shall be restricted from the general patients. It features two major functionalities:
• Add Patient Details to Database
• Check if Patient Details are Present
The staff using the application will be able to see various input fields allowing them to input the following personal details of the patient:
• Patient Name
• Patient Phone Number
• Patient Email Address
• Patient COVID-19 Status
Based on these details, the information will be either added to the database for the first time or updated in case it is already present through the “Add/Update” button. This will also send an email to the patient as soon as the details are inputted to the database.
If the staff needs to then check if the patient details have been added to the database or not, they can do so clicking on the “Check” button. In order to do so, they must input the patient’s phone number first. If the patient’s phone number is not found in the database, it shall tell us that the information was not found using the text boxes below the button. If the details are found however, the patient’s name, email address and COVID-19 status shall become visible in the same text boxes.
Another feature that will be unlocked if the details are found in the database is the “Email Details” button. Clicking on this button will allow the user to automatically send the patient information that has just been checked to the already inputted email address.
How I built it
Having former experience with Java due to my curriculum (and recognising the similarities with the C# syntax) as well as desiring to build a cross-platform application, I decided to learn how to develop a Xamarin.Forms application. I used XAML to create the UI of the application and C# for the back-end code. As far as my database requirement went, I chose to use MongoDB (via the Azure Cosmos DB API) due to its schema less structure and ease of scale-out. As I chose to work with Xamarin.Forms, Visual Studio automatically became the IDE of preference.
Challenges I ran into
There were a few challenges that I ran into since this was the first proper application that I have created:
• Understanding asynchronous programming and why the keywords async and await are necessary
• Understanding the concepts behind NoSQL Databases due to my lack of former experience
• Using the Azure Cosmos DB API for MongoDB in Xamarin.Forms (which I could only understand using the code samples from Microsoft documentation)
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I built my first ever application for mobile devices as well as used a NoSQL cloud database for the first time ever, which is something that I am extremely proud of. And I believe I have fulfilled the requirements of the project that I had kept in mind in the time I had and have built a project which may be useful to a social cause.
What I learned
I have learnt the following concepts in the last 2 days:
• Creating basic UIs using XAML
• Developing cross-platform applications using Xamarin.Forms
• Using MongoDB with C#/.NET for application development
• Using Azure Cosmos DB API for the MongoDB database
• Making the best use of the Visual Studio IDE for efficiency in application development
What's next for TagCOVID
I shall work on implementing Blockchain features to improve the security of the data being stored.
Built With
azure
c#
cosmos-db
mongodb
xamarin
xaml
Try it out
github.com | TagCOVID | An COVID-19 Patient Cataloguing Application to help healthcare institutions catalog patient contact details from the comfort of their smartphones or PCs | ['Aditya Oberai'] | [] | ['azure', 'c#', 'cosmos-db', 'mongodb', 'xamarin', 'xaml'] | 56 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/watch-your-profanity-gn3xve | Inspiration
As we spend more time at home, some of us use our times productively by watching hours and hours of Netflix. Now, watching movies with f-words might be concerning especially when you are watching it with a younger sibling who's at home with you.
What it does
This google chrome extension mutes the audio coming from Netflix videos when f-words are present. Additionally, it changes the subtitles with asterisks.
How I built it
I based most of my work on the
Google Chrome Extensions Overview
and
Chrome API docs
. Through inspecting the HTML elements, I was able to extract the subtitles of Netflix videos. If the acquired subtitles have an f-word, the extension mutes the audio and changes the text via DOM manipulation.
Challenges I ran into
At first I wanted to analyze the audio, and from there decide when to mute the audio. But analyzing the audio in realtime causes too much delay, and muting was never in time.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This is my first google extension! And I'm happy that I got it to work given the limited timetable.
What I learned
I learned a lot about how google extensions are made. And how it communicates with the browser.
What's next for Watch Your Profanity
I want to make it more universal. For now, it only works for Netflix.
Built With
chrome
javascript
Try it out
github.com | Watch Your Profanity | A google chrome extension for filtering f-words from Netflix | ['Isaias Briones'] | [] | ['chrome', 'javascript'] | 57 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/online-passport | Project Placeholder Text
Built With
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project | Project Placeholder Text | Project Placeholder Text | [] | [] | ['placeholder', 'project'] | 58 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookie-hacks2020 | Overall I am proud of this product because this is my first hackathon. I would have never thought that I would sum up the courage to join but I did.
I went into this knowing very little JS and HTML/CSS and now I know how to set up a React app (not used in the final), learned how to use JS to manipulate the DOM and learned Bootstrap to make styling a page much easier.
I faced time challenges because since this was mostly all new for me, I had to spend hours reading documentation and watching tutorials in order to get the frontend part of the website to work, let alone the backend.
My inspiration was my desire to create beautiful user interfaces (which led me to want to learn about web dev) and thought that a store page would be a good starting point.
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com | Online Marketplace | Create a user friendly and efficient way to buy from your favorite retailers | ['Ryan Dimaranan'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 59 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookiehacks101 | Inspiration
We are both writers and wanted to make a web app that both brings writers together and provides the inspiration to write every day.
What it does
After logging in, users have the opportunity to either get started on writing a story based on the daily prompt, read over their old stories, or go to the explore page and view other user's stories. They can also go to the community forum page to meet fellow writers.
How we built it
We built the app using php, a language neither of us had used before. We also used MySQL, a database neither of us had used before, to store user data.
Challenges we ran into
The main challenge we faced was setting up php, composer, CakePHP, and MySQL. After setting everything up, our main challenge were syntax errors, especially when trying to implement bootstrap. We also got a lot of internal errors when trying to link all of the pages together and authorize users.
Accomplishments that we are proud of
Stephanie had only designed web apps on Figma and is proud to see one of her designs become a working app. Annie is proud of using CSS to create web pages.
What we learned
Stephanie learned how to use php, html, and databases. Annie learned a lot about php and MySQL.
What's next for Creative Corner
The next thing to do for Creative Corner is to implement the forums page.
Built With
batchfile
css
hack
html
mysql
php
shell
tsql
Try it out
github.com | Creative Corner | A daily burst of inspiration for writers | ['stephanienmorton Morton', 'Annie Cao', 'Stephanie Morton'] | [] | ['batchfile', 'css', 'hack', 'html', 'mysql', 'php', 'shell', 'tsql'] | 60 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/true-marketing | Website landing page
Website landing page continued
Website landing page continued
Sign-up page
React.js version of sign-up page
Login page
React.js version of login page
Inspiration
Job-searching has never been easy. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, employment has become even more difficult, especially for those just entering the job market. With little experience, where can these graduates find appropriate entry-level jobs?
What it does
There are many websites that job-seekers can visit to apply for jobs, but few build a community like we aim to do. We hope that fresh grads or any others seeking entry-level jobs can connect with each other and accompany each other on their career journeys.
With carefully moderated forums, we ensure that all posts and comments are of a friendly and supportive nature. This all goes to further developing a warm, caring community where job seekers can turn to for advice and friendship.
Our weekly blog features user success stories, inspiring other users to never give up in their job search. We also work to connect to those who have successfully gotten jobs with those still searching.
In our resources page, you can find links to other job sites and postings that you may find useful, and that have been proven to be useful for our users. We welcome contributions from users as well.
Challenges and Accomplishments
We built the back-end using Node.js, a first time for us. We initially attempted to create a front-end version using React but struggled to implement it as it was our first time using the language. and the front-end with HTML/CSS, only our second time using these languages. If we had more time and knowledge, we would integrate the front-end and back-end in order to create a working and responsive website.
Although we attempted new things with new languages and met many challenges along the way, we were still able to pull something together, and we continued to be supportive of each other during the process. It is this sense of teamwork and mutual support that we hope to pass on to our website users.
What's next for True Networking
We hope to create a place that job-seekers can call home, and where they will inspire and guide each other.
Try out the prototype here:
https://truenetworking.bss.design/
Built With
bootstrap
css3
github
html5
javascript
mongodb
mongoose
node.js
react
Try it out
github.com
github.com
truenetworking.bss.design | True Networking | A community for fresh grads, entry-level job-seekers, etc. | ['Chelsea Alcinord', 'Owolabi Ezekiel Tobiloba', 'Megan Thong'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css3', 'github', 'html5', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'mongoose', 'node.js', 'react'] | 61 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookie_project | MAin screen
Xylophone main screen
calculator app main screen
dice app main screen
Quiz app main screen
Sory game main screen
Inspiration
I want to Start out with Flutter to Build cool Apps But everytime when i try to Start I stopped because of Lack of Confidence. Then I partipated in Rookie hackathon which ismy first hackathon and i am confuse which project should i build. But our mentors are great they continuosly encourage us to learn something new during the hackathon. So i started with flutter and started learning it from official Docs of Flutter. Because o mentors i started with flutter. This is my inspiration towards building this Project.
What it does
As i started Learning flutter during the hackathon Weekend I am able to build some simple apps namely as a calculator app, Dice app, Xylophone App, Quiz app, Story game app .
Dice App
have two dice and when we click on ony one of the dice it will generate a random number on each dice.
Calculator App
consist of some simple calculation operation that we can perform (add,multiply,divide,subtract) and this app also have a Clear button to clear the operation.
Xylophone App
which is a digital version of a misical instrument Xylophone that will play seven sounds and a combination of that generates a beautiful app.
Quiz App
consist of several question that a user answer to test their knowledge. Each correct answer places a right in the bottom and a wrong answer places a cross in bottom. So that the user keeps track of thier Questions.
Story Game App
have a strory and the Story is derived by the User i.e the user choose the turns of Story. User may have fun playing the story.
How I built it
As i just started learning flutter So i started with some basic apps but i do not know anything about Flutter. But one thing is in my favour is that i know what i want to build. the first thing i do is that i understand all basic widgets from flutter docs this would really help me to understand how to structure my apps
Challenges I ran into
The main challenge i face while buildind apps i that how to structure my apps like that how to center widgets and apply some other property. Flutter docs give me the answer I seach on docs that i want to center items it shows me which widgets i can use.
When i am building my Dice app the main problem occur is that how to randomise the dice So it would display Random number every time when user press any dice.
When i am Buildind Calculator App The main problem is not how to perform operation but problem is that how to take inputs from user and how to display the outputs on Screen.
With the Xylophone App problem is how to play sound this is the most difficult part of my all apps Because for that to run properly i need to learn many things.
With the Quiz App two problem i face the first is how to trigger next question awhen user clicks the button and second was how to make Question private so that no one can change the functionality.
With Story game app i did not face a problem because it is much like my Quiz App. The Difference is that it contains Decision points which lead to different paths in app.
when i complete buildind the apps i do not understand which app should i submit out of the five as project But then i think to make one apps that consist of all the apps
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The main accomplishment i am proud of is that i started learning Flutter and thanks to mentors who encourage us to learn something new.
Another thing that i am proud of that i build five apps on my own and also the dicision that i make of merging all apps in one to submit them as a project.
Last thing i am proud of is that i successfully participated in my first hackathon and learn many things from it.
What I learned
I learned a lot of things from the tech things to some other things that are taught my our mentors and by my rookie friends.
Built With
dart
flutter | Rookie_Project | Kicstarted My jurney in Flutter because of Rookie Hackathon.This project contains all my apps that i build Durindg the hackathon Weekend | ['Abhishek Tayal'] | [] | ['dart', 'flutter'] | 62 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/guzzler | Guzzler: A Toxic Odyssey Companion
Inspiration
Ever since the Tide Pod Awakening, youngsters have been especially curious with trying potentially danger/ tasty substances. We wanted to create an application that tells these youngsters exactly how much detergent/gasoline is safe/unsafe to drink.
What it does
The user inputs their physiological data and the substance they plan to consume. The application uses a series of complex algorithms to determine exactly how much is too much.
How I built it
We used the React.js framework to build the application and a heroku web server to host it. The UX and animation was designed using Figma.
Challenges I ran into
This was our first attempt at shipping an industry-level healthcare suite using React.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We're hopeful that Guzzler will allow trillions of youngsters across the country to safely experiment with potentially dangerous but undoubtedly exciting substances. Hopefully no one, like my friend Ajax, will have to have their stomach pumped because of gasoline ingestion ever again. That's the world we want to live in.
What I learned
We learned about the atrocities of how the main-stream media slanders the potential to safely experiment with eastern medicine.
What's next for Guzzler
We want to enable users to connect their Guzzler accounts with social media platforms like Snapchat and 4chan so they can Guzzle with other nifty users... potentially cross-platform like on Xbox Live, Webkins, Steam, Discord, Google+, Devpost, and reddit.com/r/disneyvacation.
Codebase
Heroku Server
Domain that is currently undergoing a DNS transfer... So it'll be up here in a few days
Built With
css
figma
heroku
html5
love
npm
react
vim
yarn
Try it out
guzzler-0.herokuapp.com
guzzler.tech | Guzzler | Guzzler: A Toxic Odyssey Companion. Guzzler is an application to help people of all ages drink responsibly. | ['Daniel Marks', 'Alex Lewin'] | [] | ['css', 'figma', 'heroku', 'html5', 'love', 'npm', 'react', 'vim', 'yarn'] | 63 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/disce | Inspiration
The recent pandemic has been a source of boredom so we thought: "Why not design something that helps us cope with boredom while teaching new skills?"
What it does
It is a social media app that empowers you to teach others different skills and share interesting ideas.
How we built it
We made our app in 3 steps. Step 1: Plan, We planned out our app on Figma, we planned our what screen we will work on. Step 2: Develop, We went into Xcode and started coding our app. Step 3: Add backend, We added firebase to our app for functionality.
Challenges
We ran into many challenges when making our app. Most of the issues were with the login. Since firebase is not fully supported for macOS and we couldn't find much info on how to enable it. We tried out different things until it eventually worked.
Accomplishments that we're proud of & What we learned
I(Sarvagya) learned how to do Swift front end(this was the first time I code a proper swift app) while Kushagra learned how to use backend in swift by integrating it with Firebase. We are very proud of what we have achieved.
What's next for Disce
Our app for the most part is complete. We feel like the UI could be improved and is something we would change before publishing on the app store. We started on a website for the app but did not get to far so that too is something we need to complete.
Try it out
drive.google.com
github.com | Disce | Bored at home? Learn and teach a new skill in a matter of minutes! Upload a short article about what you want to teach then people can browse through articles and view it with a click on a button! | ['Kushagra Singh', 'Sarvagya Somvanshi'] | [] | [] | 64 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/breathe-s1u0n3 | Sign-in or register!
4 Main Features
Set Goals
Track Progress
Meditate
Reflect
Create Journal Entry
Inspiration
Breathe allows the user to explore various techniques and practices to help manage stress and anxiety such as meditation and journaling. There are 4 features:
Zen
- User is able to choose how long they would like to meditate for as well as the type of meditation (e.g., sleep, anxiety, relax) to engage in some calming of the mind.
Journal
- Users can type out their thoughts to reflect on their day. The app will automatically save the inputted text and save it into a text file.
Progress
- Here the user is able to select a goal they would like to focus on whether it be ‘self-compassion’ or ‘sleep.’ The user is then asked to rate how they feel about their goal on a scale of 1-5, in which the data is stored and computed into a graph. This allows the user to track their progress through reports over time.
Resources
- In this section, the app recommends resources such as books and podcasts that focus on mental health and mental well-being.
What it does
As beginner python coders, we decided to use Google Colab (python Version 2.7) so our team could code and edit at the same time. We worked separately to create different parts of our programs (separate were built by separate people) and then compiled them together to create an overall product. Simultaneously, we used Framer to create a prototype that reflected our Python code. At any point we did not know something, we tried to reach out to mentors or watch videos on YouTube to learn ourselves.
How I built it
-Working in real-time with each other
-Specifically finding a collaborative coding platform that had the functionalities we were looking for and would update in real-time (Colab was useful however it lagged often and required us to refresh often)
-Finding a platform that allowed us to edit a movie (video) presentation together in real-time
-Being able to learn, understand, and apply Google Cloud Products in a beginner Hackathon
Challenges I ran into
-Having an impactful idea and building an application with purpose
-Being able to split up our code as a team and have it run properly together
-Learning how use Framer
-Being able to work well with our team and go out of our way to attend RookieHacks during a pandemic!
-My team and I attending workshops and meeting new people
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
-How to use different libraries
-How to plot a graph
-How to write code more efficiently
-How to be popular in zoom chats
What I learned
-How to use different libraries
-How to plot a graph
-How to write code more efficiently
-How to be popular in zoom chats
What's next for Breathe
-Add a spotify API to play meditation music when the Zen function is called
-Learn how to use Django and Flask to further our application creation abilities by allowing us to bring our prototype designed on Framer to life
-Use Google Cloud Firebase Database to store variable data for long periods of time
Built With
framer
google-colab
python
Try it out
github.com | Breathe | An app that promotes mental well-being through practices such as meditation and journaling! | ['Rida Pasha', 'Hrithik-boop Sharma'] | [] | ['framer', 'google-colab', 'python'] | 65 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/pibbage | Inspiration
We were inspired to do something similar to Jekyll to help users familiar with Markdown simplify their lives instead of learning HTML. The name "Pibbage" was also a mash-up of Pi and the last name of Charles Babbage. Pi came from our github organisation name 31445, which is close to 3.1416, and Babbage played a part in the development of the language Ada.
What it does
At the moment, it takes a limited form of markdown as input, and outputs some HTML. There are also some templates around, but we didn't get around to connecting them.
How we built it
With Ada and HTML! (We didn't manage to connect Ada to HTML.) We did in Javascript and we tried to convert it to Ada. For HTML and Ada, we learnt it from scratch!
Challenges we ran into
The scarcity of documentation on various Ada libraries and functions. Also, we have no idea how to use GNAT. Sockets is supposed to work, but it is being really strange (see the
network
branch).
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We got it to reply to a message! (Although the message is cut in half and we don't know why)
We actually wrote something in Ada! It has a few places that could be improved upon, but it is quite a friendly language if you find the documentation you are looking for.
We managed to create something in HTML!
What we learned
Learning to program sockets is hard. Learning to program sockets in Ada, a language we started learning in earnest yesterday is pretty close to impossible. We also learnt HTML from scratch!
What's next for Pibbage
The long term plan includes connecting the templates to the converter, adding some extra functionality, and maybe adding some limited server-side scripting.
Built With
ada
html5
javascript
Try it out
github.com | Pibbage | Pibbage: a markdown converter for people who like pain. | ['Kemo Huang', 'Min Min Tan', 'Brandon Smithson'] | [] | ['ada', 'html5', 'javascript'] | 66 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/homechef-eofgwz | Inspiration
Sometimes we all just find ourselves bored with food from the same few fast-food places. We all miss the warmth you get from eating homemade food. Obviously, it is hard to integrate home cooking into our busy schedule every day. With so many new apps supporting delivery and ordering from fast-food chains, we realized that home cooks like us were at a disadvantage due to a
lack of access and communication.
This website aims to bridge that gap by providing an easy way to buy
healthy homemade food
from the comfort of your home while supporting local home chefs.
What it does
It is a fully-responsive website with smooth transitions and animations. The website has complete navigation ability and can be used on a laptop or a mobile device.
How I built it
It is built using Javascript, Bootstrap, HTML5, and CSS3.
Challenges I ran into
Since this was my first time using Bootstrap and React, it was a little bit of a challenge to understand how the different moving parts work together.
What's next for HomeChef
Some of the features I would like to add to this web-app would be to have a fully functioning map that shows the approximate location of the home cooks around the user's current area. I would also like to add a feature that
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
react
Try it out
github.com | HomeChef | HomeChef aims to provide an easy way to buy healthy homemade food from the comfort of your home while supporting local home chefs. | ['Vidhi Mehta'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'react'] | 67 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/kaizen-ho1769 | Landing page and interactive hamburger menu
About and testimonials sections
Register/login section with interactive YouTube button
Register inputs
Storing email and passwords
Creating activities
Tracking activities entered and streaks
Inspiration
As we are both high school students, we have tried to find as many ways as possible to reduce our workload by effective managing our time. One method we have tried to effectively do this is using productivity apps. However, we have found that many productivity apps do not have a feature that allows us to set personal goals, or track our consistency in not only setting these goals, but meeting them as well. We find that often times the data put into productivity apps are wasted because it can be analyzed to help people improve their productivity. Thus, we wanted to create an app that uses our users' inputs effectively by creating analytics and from these analytics, let the user know how they can improve their time management and goal setting skills.
The inspiration for our name comes from a Japanese word ("Kaizen") that models our platform’s vision: creating continuous self-improvement and the idea that small improvements in our everyday habits can lead to significant long-term happiness and reduction of stress.
What it does
AchieveKaizen is a platform that strives to help users improve productivity through the idea of self-improvement and setting goals. The website is set-up as if it was marketing the platform to everyday people. This includes sections such as “about” that explains its features and its major advantages over its competitors in a relatively saturated market. In addition, the website features testimonials to see what other individuals think about our platform. At the bottom of the screen, there is a YouTube button, as a way of integrating social media onto the platform. Social media is a major part of marketing as a business by engaging with individuals, especially to young people whom are our major target market, this will increase the chances of users signing up to use our service.
Moreover, we also have a login/signup page where users can join our platform and continue using our website. Within the website itself, we have features that allow individuals to set personal goals and activities (where they are able to allocate time for certain tasks). Using this information, we are able to track streaks for both of this information to track consistency. This allows users to self-reflect and see whether their goals are realistic.
How we built it
For the frontend, we used html, css, and javascript to create the “business” side of the platform. Javascript was mainly used to engage with the users by creating a hamburger menu and buttons (such as the “start here” and the Youtube button). Additionally, bootstrap 4 was used to effectively divide the “about” and “testimonial” sections into neat columns and rows. We started with a create-react-app and React was mainly used to create the landing pages for the user/login option.
For the backend, we used MongoDB (Atlas) to store our user authentication as well as their activity logs, and used the Mongoose library to communicate with the database. To communicate the data, we used bcryptjs and JWT to encrypt and sign our authentication tokens. The front and back ends were served on express.js.
Challenges we ran into
Since this was our first hackathon and our first time working on a team project, there were many hurdles we had to overcome. Additionally, since it was an online hackathon, it was more difficult to coordinate because we were not always available at the same time. Some additional challenges we faced:
Using a completely new programming language! Neither of us have ever coded with JavaScript before so this was certainly a challenge.
Deploying on Heroku since the file structure necessary to be able to serve it on Heroku was vastly different than what we had already established. The fact that we were working as a team also made this difficult because rearranging the file structure would affect the other’s program as well.
Getting express to serve the front end instead of react
Registering the passwords and users are private
Creating a login and register section that also displayed on a html/css based website
Lack of time! In hindsight, we were definitely ambitious! In the end, we were not able to fully code the frontend part of the “creating goals” section of our website, but it was an idea we were both passionate about.
Accomplishments that we are proud of
Taking the initiative to join a hackathon! It can take a lot of courage since the experience can be a little foreign, but overall it was nice to meet new people and get involved
Finishing the project! It was definitely a little frustrating at first since we were learning a new language and it was a new experience. Although we did not finish, it was definitely rewarding to see part of our vision come to life (also, improvements can always be made!).
What we learned
JavaScript from scratch in 48 hours or less (we’ve both used Python before but it’s a little different in JavaScript!)
Modular components using React in order to serve our content to the user
Use Express and ExpressRouter to process and filter information from the requester
MongoDB to store information in a database and retrieve it efficiently and effectively
Creating interactive hamburger menu
Using bootstrap to effectively organize information
What’s next for AchieveKaizen
Creating the front-end half for the “creating goals” and “activity tracking” part, as well as the analytics (a user dashboard)
Clean things up on a design perspective and create a more original logo
Add more testimonies and social media
App version potentially :)
Built With
bootstrap
css
express.js
html
javascript
json
mongodb
node.js
passport
react
Try it out
github.com | AchieveKaizen | A platform that helps increase productivity by allowing people to set short-term and long-term goals and track consistency | ['Sharon He', 'Rarag .'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'express.js', 'html', 'javascript', 'json', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'passport', 'react'] | 68 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/group-buy | Grate
A group buy website to enable cheaper buying for niche items.
Purpose
When buying something in bulk, each individual item is much cheaper than if you were to buy that same item sold individually. However, if you only need one of that item, buying it in bulk isn't feasible. However, were you to buy an item, let's say some pens, in bulk and split the cost with a few friends, who all also only need one pen. That would make it cheaper for everyone. Introducing, Grate, a platform that lets you buy things in bulk and split the cost with other people on the site.
Future Developement
As of now, this app doesn't actually do anything, as we don't have the resources to set up a distribution network. Were we to continue this in the future, we would add credit card functionality so that users could actually use the platform to buy things. That would, of course, require more funds. We would also add reviews and comments to the products.
Technologies
HTML: First Time
CSS: First Time
BOOTSTRAP: First Time
Theses technologies were used to create the fronted of the website.
PYTHON:
django
This is where we had our backend and our backend was complete with working databses for users as well as for items in the shop page. We also had the email - sender on our backend. For our project we linked our HTML pages on the backend as well.
Credits
Aditya Tiwari
Gaurish Lakhanpal
Subham Mitra
Akhil Ramidi
Built With
bootstrap
css
django
html
python
Try it out
github.com | Group Buy Website | Buy niche items for cheap! | ['Subham Mitra', 'Akhil Ramidi', 'Gaurish Lakhanpal', 'Aditya Tiwari'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'django', 'html', 'python'] | 69 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/class-of-flags | Inspiration: Gain skills in graphical design
What it does: Displays 5 flags (Texas, America, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Greece) to the end-user
How I built it: Windows Forms Application with 2 Forms (input and output) and created a class for the flags to be called from. The flags are shown through a PictureBox and created using the Drawing and Drawing.Drawing2D libraries
Challenges I ran into: Moving the small pieces of the drawing of the flags to the correct coordinates and the mathematics behind the stars
Accomplishments that I'm proud of: Actually starting on graphics when I have no background in doing it ever and actually learning and using the knowledge of what every little piece does
What I learned: You can learn and try new things in a language you are already comfortable with to further your knowledge of it
What's next for Class of Flags: Animating the flags and adding more to the class
Built With
.netframework
c#
system.drawing
system.drawing.drawing2d
windowsformsapplication
Try it out
github.com | Class of Flags | Need flags for your program, but you don't have the time to code them yourself? Just add and use the class of flags for 5 flags for your C# code. | ['Sabrina Ahmed'] | [] | ['.netframework', 'c#', 'system.drawing', 'system.drawing.drawing2d', 'windowsformsapplication'] | 70 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/in-remembrance | Inspiration
In a time when a pandemic is first in our minds--taking the lives of thousands of people--and then there comes along a death due to police brutality, there are many who have passed away and have not been given the recognition they deserve. By having a space where we can remember and think about those who passed away while we are stuck at home--far away from them--is needed. I realize that this may prolong the pain of losing someone, but having a space to share our love for the person seems more likely to provide comfort than sadness.
What it does
The website has simple graphics, showing a picture frame of a person and two flowers under the picture frame. When clicking on the picture frame, the person's name and years of life appear, and clicking on the person multiple times will change their skin color. The person's head rocks back and forth; I added motion because I wanted to show that even though the person is gone from this world, they are still living (hence the motion) in our minds and hearts. Clicking on the flowers would cause messages to appear. Currently, the messages are details about the website and its purpose, but those messages should be submissions from people who have something positive that they want to share about the person who has passed away.
How I built it
I started from scratch because I wanted to practice the languages in their simplest form without using frameworks or other tools. I am familiar with HTML and CSS, but I have not created graphics with CSS before, so I wanted to try that. All the images that appear in the website are made from CSS.
For the animations (aside from the movement when a mouse hovers over the image), I used Javascript. It was used to make the popup messages appear when the person/picture frame and flowers are clicked on, to rock the person's head back and forth, to enlarge and move the flower petals to the background of the flower popup messages, and to animate the green arrow on the bottom to indicate the user to scroll down.
Challenges I ran into
Starting the project was difficult because I originally wanted to create an Android App. It was taking me very long to figure out a simple feature, so in order to meet the time constraints, I switched to website building with a focus on Javascript and CSS. Creating the images with CSS took surprisingly long because I had to do a lot of rescaling and searching up tags, but it was very rewarding to see them take shape. Javascript was also difficult because I did not know how to refer to the CSS tags, but eventually, I got an idea of how that worked.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The hardest part was the beginning of the project, so getting the person's head to rock was very satisfying. It took a lot of googling and messing around to figure out how to do that. I am also happy with how the flowers turned out, and I like how I was able to make them become the background for the popup messages.
What I learned
I learned that Google really is a valuable resource and that things may start difficult, but with perseverance, they become easier. This project started very slowly for me because there was quite a bit that I did not know, but after trying and searching my problems up on Google, I started seeing patterns and understanding the code more. Thus, I was able to solve my problems and create the app that I have now.
What's next for In Remembrance
I was hoping that I could animate the flower petals as they moved to the popup message background, but I was not able to figure it out in time. I would also like to be able to make a database where people can submit their messages and decide to share their stories so that this website is more usable.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
fluttering-harmonious-match.glitch.me
github.com | In Remembrance | People should be remembered, even when we cannot hold a proper funeral. | ['Shana Nguyen'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 71 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/stock-program-lbpzew | This is the stock program. It runs on idle
Inspiration
I was learning Python and a week ago I tried to make a stock program but it didn't work. So I tried again this hackathon and using the information I got from the teachers in workshops and other people, I got it to work!
What it does
So basically you have to input a stock name and it gives out the stock price
How I built it
I used the urrlib module to search for data from yahoo finance. Then I used the re module to search for the stock price.
Challenges I ran into
I couldn't get it to ask "Enter your stock" constantly. Some stocks like GOOG didn't work. There were no colors.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
It was very exciting because I just started Python a week ago and just got off the basics so it was cool to make a functional stock program.
What I learned
I learned how to parse data from the web.
What's next for Stock Program
Probably like if you mistyped a stock name it could give suggestions.
Also, one more thing I couldn't find a place for you guys to try it out.....sorry I am just a beginner.
Built With
python
urllib | Stock Program | Enter your stock abbreviation and get the stock price! | ['Ritvik Irigireddy'] | [] | ['python', 'urllib'] | 72 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/cosmetics | First Page
Second Page
Inspiration
Whenever I go shopping, I'm always trying to find new makeup, and shampoo products, but only products that are from an ethical cosmetic brand that is believes in animal cruelty, doesn't have toxic ingredients and organic ingredients. So I decided that creating a website to inform users what products are ethical and how to know how a brand is an ethical brand.
What it does
It informs user of the different cosmetics brands that are an ethical brand, ones that are cruelty-free, organic ingredients, and no toxic ingredients in the product.
How I built it
I built this project using HTML and CSS
Challenges I ran into
Some challenges I ran into is learning HTML and CSS. Another challenge is making sure the layout was perfect between the texts and images and creating a navbar at the top of the page.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
An accomplishment that I'm proud of is building my first website and fixing the layout for tha pages and creating a navbar.
What I learned
I learned how to build a website using HTML and CSS. Also, learned how to add a navbar to a website
What's next for Cosmetics
Add more brands that are known as an ethical cosmetics brand and fix the Google Map with markers into the website, but also understand why it didn't work.
Built With
css
html
Try it out
github.com | Cosmetics | Creating a website that informs user about ethical beauty | [] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 73 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookiehacks | RookieHacks
RookieHacks Hackathon May 29-31, 2020
What was the Goal?
Create a Pokemon HTML5 website using new web-technologies that we have never used before like SASS, Bootstrap, and PHP that could list pokedex-like entries of pokemon
What was the Result?
A website with HTML5, CSS, and a small amount of JavaScript from online that's main feature is a search function
Issues Encountered
PHP and PHPMyAdmin was used in the early stages, but difficulties using SQL, another new language for us, were encountered. We later realized we had no for the SQL and only had a localhost. Therefore we resorted to implementing some small JavaScript to try to make some finished result by the end
Members
Austin Tran (ant5044#0770)
Justin Ridenour (BlazeLeone#5569)
Built With
css3
html5
javascript
sass
Try it out
austinntran.github.io | Pokemon Pokedex | RookieHacks Hackathon May 29-31, 2020 | ['LeonDevy Ridenour', 'Austin Tran'] | [] | ['css3', 'html5', 'javascript', 'sass'] | 74 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/asthma-alert | Home Page with Emergency Buttons
Data Analytics Page
Registration page question
Inspiration
Saber's Story:
When I was in middle school, I went on a trip to India. On the plane ride back, my sister had an attack. As soon as we landed, we rushed her to the ER in America. To this day, we still don't know what caused the attack. It could've been the altitude or it could've been the bad air pollution in India or a combination of both; if we were to go again, we would be unprepared like we were in the plane.
Many of our team members have had asthma affect our lives personally. Both Veer and Saber experienced asthma at a young age and have family members who have asthma. We've noticed that many members of our community—friends, colleagues, and family—have experienced asthma and have had potentially life-threatening attacks, taking them to the ER.
What it does
Our application has three main purposes:
An emergency button which a user can press during an attack to contact their loved one.
Real-time APIs which collect data from your location and uses machine learning to alert you when you're in a potentially hazardous location (i.e. the chance of you having an attack is high).
Machine learning to predict what triggers your unique asthma attacks.
How we built it
In order to develop our project, we used Flutter for the frontend mobile app, and created our own Flask REST API from scratch for the backend. We also integrated several APIs such as Google Cloud’s Elevation API to gain access to the environmental factors that affect Asthma such as elevation, pollen levels, humidity, temperature, and air quality index. Finally, we used both two database services: Firebase for user authentication and login and MongoDB to store data related to the environmental factors
Alert
The first core feature is the alert feature. In order to predict and alert the user of a potential attack, we used flutter’s geolocator plugin to retrieve the coordinates of the user asynchronously. Then, after finding the pollen level, humidity, temperature, elevation, and air quality index at the user’s location, we used a random forest classification algorithm trained on 10,000 observations with 99.5% accuracy to predict whether the user is prone to an asthma attack at his current location.
Factor Identification
In order to identify the most important contributing factors, we read through the factors which were present at high levels during the recorded attacks. We used a second machine learning algorithm and performed a statistical analysis to determine outliers from the data which could be potential triggers that the user didn’t know. This algorithm creates a confidence interval. If a value is statistically significant, the algorithm proposes that the factor could be a trigger. This data is also displayed in a bar graph. Overall, this feature helps users understand why they had an attack and gives them data to be prepared for future attacks.
Challenges we ran into
Our major challenge was combining the Flask with Flutter. To do this, we created an API using Flask. One of our first challenges was mounting our Flask server on Heroku. We kept on getting errors, so we ended up having to add the functions one by one to debug. In addition, we had to find a way to change the matplotlib.pyplot graph to a base64 string to send it to Dart to be compatible. We also had to figure out how to get Dart to send the requests and access the data from the Python and DB. Finally, the most challenging part of the project was that our team learned the new language flutter as well as how to build REST API's in order to develop the mobile application and the backend.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud that we were able to get the app functional after many trials and errors. The integration of the flask api and the flutter was really challenging, but we are proud to have learned how to accomplish that successfully. Finally, we are proud of learning how to build a complete REST API with Flask from scratch for the first time, incorporating 2 machine learning algorithms with our API and Flutter, and and getting our api deployed on a web server succesfully!
What we learned
Overall, we learned:
How to connected Flask and Flutter together to create a nice mobile app with powerful machine learning.
We learned how to use Flask as an API.
We discovered new APIs and accessed them.
What's next for Asthma Alert
We hope to create a more robust version of our application. Once we iron out some bugs through testing, we hope to see if we can make it a startup and push it out for our community and the world to us.
Built With
firebase
flask
flutter
google-cloud
machine-learning
mongodb
python
rest-api
sklearn | Asthma Alert | A mobile application that helps asthmatics by alerting them when they are in high risk areas and helping them identify the factors that contribute most to their asthma. | ['Veer Gadodia', 'Shreya C', 'James Han'] | ['1st Place'] | ['firebase', 'flask', 'flutter', 'google-cloud', 'machine-learning', 'mongodb', 'python', 'rest-api', 'sklearn'] | 75 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/foodconnect-s6heaj | Welcome Page
Foodbank Page
Pop up for adding items
Item Added!
Donor Page
Taking picture of an orange
The ML recognizes the fruit and is ready to donate!
Firebase Cloud Firestore Updates as I donate Items
Inspiration
During this time it is especially important to ensure food security for those in need, this was the main inspiration for FoodConnect.
What it does
FoodConnect connects Food banks to donors who have products they need. The donor submits the items they have and the app connects them to a FoodBank that needs those items.
How I built it
We built it using Dart and the Flutter Framework. The great thing about a cross platform framework like Flutter is that the same codebase can be deployed to iOS and Android. The app also uses AutoML in order to identify the food.
Challenges I ran into
Adding machine learning to the app and using the database was difficult because it was our first time.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Although we started late we managed to pull through and we're really happy about that.
What I learned
We learned how to store information in external databases and integrate machine learning into our apps.
What's next for FoodConnect
Next, we plan on adding more test cases so that the computer vision will be better and also adding authentication to our app.
Built With
cloudstore
dart
firebase
flutter
machine-learning
Try it out
github.com | FoodConnect | FoodConnect is an app that easily connects the local FoodBanks to the donors. It uses ML to detect the food in order to donate. | ['Ashish Selvaraj', 'Philip Choi'] | [] | ['cloudstore', 'dart', 'firebase', 'flutter', 'machine-learning'] | 76 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/hack-this-site | Domain.com Domain Name will be Sweethacks.tech
Inspiration
I love programming languages and love online code environments so now there's a hackable playground for it with code sharing.
What it does
You're given a javascript console and elements on page that you can directly execute code on. You also can share that code to a Google Spreadsheet that is then read by the site so everyone can share the hacks they've pulled on the site.
How I built it
Google Sheets is interfaced with Via Sheetsu so user can send in code that uses spreadsheet as a database that's then pulled out and read on the site.
Challenges I ran into
I wished to use more programming languages, but creating an environment to run those was not only computer resource expensive but would require lots of custom tooling to have any use outside of some basic text box I/O through to a JSON object. Limiting down to only JavaScript allows the user to truly alter and manipulate the site as one large sandbox without being constrained to a console, but safely tied in to the browser window.
What's next for Hack This Site
Using an API to allow multiple languages to run with their own virtual environments they can interact with. Better search and display ability of the community submissions.
Built With
firebase
javascript
react
Try it out
kenneth-sweet.github.io
github.com | Hack This Site | A sandbox that lets you drop javascript on site and push your hacks to a community database. | ['Kenneth Sweet'] | [] | ['firebase', 'javascript', 'react'] | 77 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/rookiehacks-tld7oz | Unofficial NWS Discord Bot
Gathers information from the National Weather Service in the United States and relays back in Discord using embeds.
This bot was made for the
Major League Hacking (MLH) RookieHacks Event
spanning from 05/29/2020 to 05/31/2020
Allows you to quicly and easily view the weather forcast and active alerts for a location.
Please Visit
https://weather.gov
for official information from the National Weather Service
Features and Commands
!alerts (location) - Returns first five alerts for a specified area
!areas - Returns list of areas for !alerts command
!coords (location) - Returns coorditates, NWS gridpoint, and NWS office for a specified location
!forecast (location) - Returns forecast for next ~36 hours for a specified location
!hourly (location) - Returns hourly forecast for next ~4 hours for a specified location
!info - Returns list of information about bot and dependencies
How to Install / Use
Clone the repository using
git clone https://github.com/MichaelRP1/rookiehacks
Create a Discord application
here
Create a
creds.json
file using the
creds_template.json
file as a template and place your Discord app token in the
token
field.
Change the
User-Agent
field in
geocode.py
Run
pip install requirements.txt
to install dependencies
Run
python discordbot.py
Built With
Python
Discord.py
GeoPy Geocoder
National Weather Service API
Nominatim API
GitHub Link and License
GitHub
BSD-3-Clause License
Built With
discord.py
geopy
national-weather-service-api
nominatim
python
Try it out
github.com | Unofficial NWS Discord Bot | Gathers information from the National Weather Service in the United States and relays back in Discord using embeds. | ['Michael Castiglia', 'Fahim Ahmed'] | [] | ['discord.py', 'geopy', 'national-weather-service-api', 'nominatim', 'python'] | 78 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/autonotes-3z8t0d | The Problem
With COVID-19, students everywhere are taking online classes at an unprecedented rate. Not only are universities struggling to keep up and find professors and IA's willing to teach classes, but these educators are also struggling to adapt to the online format.
Our Solution
With Autonotes, educators can quickly generate not only a word-for-word transcript of their lecture, but a complete, structured, and in-depth summary of their entire lecture with timestamps for slides if needed.
We accomplish this with a novel word-vector based clustering machine learning algorithm that groups the text by an assigned number of sections based on word-association. These sections are then laid out into a summary document given to the user.
How does it work?
On the front end, we create a web app built on node.js that allows users to upload and submit their chosen audio or video file. This audio is then stored on database and then sent to Google Cloud's Speech-To-Text API which returns a transcript of all the words spoken.
Optionally, the video is sent to our own machine-learning API that uses pixel-subtraction to identify unique slides, and returns a set of slides and timestamps.
Afterwards, we send this transcript to our clustering API, which runs the appropriate machine learning algorithms to return a structured summary, divided by topic.
This summary is then finally rendered on our website, able to be downloaded, for the user to supply to their students.
Next Steps
Since we mainly decided to chill this hackathon to learn new things, much of the above isn't due to be implemented until tomorrow. In particular the transition from a node.js based server to a Ruby on Rails based server, the implementation of a MongoDB database, and the completion of our natural language processing APIs. After the hackathon we're completing the project as a full project we can showcase on our devpost and resumes.
Built With
css
gcloud-speech-to-text-api
html
javascript
node.js
Try it out
github.com | Autonotes | A web app that takes in an audio file of a lecture and returns a structured summary by topic. | ['Alex Ruan', 'Nameer Hirschkind', 'Philip Yong'] | [] | ['css', 'gcloud-speech-to-text-api', 'html', 'javascript', 'node.js'] | 79 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/keywatch | Inspiration
On Friday, I watched my dad organize his passwords in Excel and it puzzled me why he wasn't using a password storing software. He always says they aren't secure so I decided to make a Blockstack password manager. I used BlockVault as inspiration.
What it does
Provides a clean interface for users to store, edit, and delete credentials for websites that are stored in their individual accounts.
How I built it
Built with html/css and the Blockstack react framework.
Challenges I ran into
I didn't know how to make dictionaries or collections in React but I pulled my way through.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I made a complete website with a login and user interaction. This is my first dynamic website in react.
What I learned
How to utilize Blockstack to create beautiful and secure applications fast and easily.
What's next for KeyWatch
Im planning to add many more features to KeyWatch, including a sorting system to easily find and browse through websites, added encryption to increase security even more, the ability for the user to create multiple usernames and passwords for a single website, and icons for a pleasing display.
Built With
blockstack
css3
html5
react
runkod
Try it out
keywatch.runkodapps.com | KeyWatch | A minimal and decentralized password manager that puts privacy first. | ['Hebu Patil'] | [] | ['blockstack', 'css3', 'html5', 'react', 'runkod'] | 80 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/paimon | deleted
Built With
javascript
Try it out
jonin.gq | paimon - deleted | The bot has been shut down. | [] | [] | ['javascript'] | 81 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/recipes4rookies | Inspiration
The inspiration for this idea was the challenge of building something that actually worked for my first hackathon! We were inspired to learn a new language and put it to the test through the course of this weekend!
What it does
Our website gives users a choice between three continents to choose and multiple categories of food options from each ones with links to recipes that are easy but delicious when made!
How I built it
It was built by me and my 3 other team members. We all worked around the clock as this was new for all of us. It was built using html, css and javascript to make it look aesthetically pleasing, run smoothly, and make cool buttons!
Challenges
Best Domain registered with Domain.com
We submit the domain
Recipes4Rookies.online
as we believe this is a clever name that rhymes and is very easy to remember, as well as a name that incorporates the theme of this weekends hackathon!
Beginner Challenge
my team is being submitted for this challenge as we are all beginners and have never been to a hackathon! This means that we were the exact definition of what you guys wanted for this weekend; New programmers who wanted to have fun and learn. We did all that and more as we learned along the way but also realized just how awesome the Comp Sci community is.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud of how much we learned in such a short amount of time and how effectively we were able to put that to use. I'm also proud of all the completed little road blocks we approached along the way that made us feel like we weren't meant to program until we overcame and fixed the errors!
What I learned
My team and I learned to never doubt yourself, as well as keep learning no matter what is happening. We learned a lot of HTML and CSS as well as just begging to learning JS as well.
What's next for Recipes4Rookies
Whats next for our project is incorporating a database, to fill in files as well as adding a login and create your own recipe function!
Built With
css
html
Try it out
github.com
www.nboisclair.social | Recipes4Rookies | If you are a food fanatic, a hungry teenager or bored out of your mind during this quarantine you have come to the right place. Our cookbook provides healthy easy meals for any skill level. | ['Ashish Gupta', 'Nick Boisclair', 'Alana reyes', 'Lauren Rowe'] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 82 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/metroweather | Inspiration
We were inspired by Google Weather which displays weather stats when you search up your city name.
What it does
Displays weather statistics for cities, current locations, and areas specified by latitude and longitude.
How we built it
We used HTML, CSS, JS, and OpenWeatherMap API.
Challenges we ran into
Reading the API data.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We successfully read data from the API and displayed it on the site.
What we learned
How to read API data and parse JSON objects using Javascript.
Built With
css
html
javascript
openweathermap
Try it out
github.com | MetroWeather | A website that displays weather statistics for cities, current location, and areas specified by latitude and longitude. | ['Ammar Siddiqui', 'Yoyo Chen', 'Jadiha Aruleswaran', 'Jessica Ding'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'openweathermap'] | 83 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/monster-com-job-scraper | I built a scraper that scrapes monster.com for software engineering job posts. I thought this would be useful to me and other people in the future to look for jobs.
Built With
beautiful-soup
python | Monster.com job scraper | A python script to fetch software development job listings from Monster.com | ['Prathamesh Kulkarni'] | [] | ['beautiful-soup', 'python'] | 84 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/recycle-bun | Logo
Settings Page
Ingame
Game over
Inspiration
When dealing with your used items, knowing what’s recyclable and what isn’t is often a challenge. Different materials might need to be sorted and recycled separately. Trash placed in recycling bins decreases the efficiency of recycling centers, damages equipment, and can contaminate actual recyclables. Recycle Bun is a fun game that encourages recycling and reminds players of proper recycling procedures.
What it does
Recycle Bun is a “bullet dodge” or “barrage” game, where the player controls a responsible bunny who is trying to properly recycle different items. Ingame, items approach the player character, some recyclable and some not. The player must avoid the trash and pick up the recyclable items. The player must also switch between the appropriate bins (paper, plastic, or glass) when picking up recyclables.
How we built it
Game:
We built this game using Unity game engine and C# scripts.
Website:
We built the website using React for the frontend and GCP for the DevOps. We used GCP Storage to store and download the standalone desktop game files, and GCP Firebase to deploy our website which is hosted on Domain.com
here
Challenges we ran into
This was our first time using Unity and our first time writing any code in C# so we spent a lot of time reading tutorials and looking at examples. We ran into some trouble with managing and switching between all of the different animation sequences. It was also a little difficult to figure out the navigation between our different screens and having matching music changes to go along with it. We struggled a little bit to integrate the WebGL app with our website.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are extremely proud that we managed to create a fully functional, finished game within 48 hours with no prior experience with Unity or C#. We used no templates and created all the visual assets/animations by ourselves. Two members had worked on a text-based game before, but this was our first time working on a game like this.
What we learned
We learned a lot about Unity, from how to create animation sequences, to managing different screens, to adding corresponding audio clips. Everything we created in Recycle Bun was what we learned in the past 48 hours. This was also our first time using GCP Storage.
What's next for Recycle Bun
We’d like to create progressively harder levels and a global multiplayer leaderboard. We’d also like to give players cosmetic options for the bunny character.
Built With
c#
firebase
google-cloud
google-storage
hlsl
react
shaderlab
unity
Try it out
github.com
recyclebun-recycleorberecycled.space
connect.unity.com
recycle-bun.web.app
recycle-bun-game.web.app | Recycle Bun | A bullet dodge game about recycling! | ['Reshmi Ranjith', 'Vincent Vu', 'Megan Tran', 'Saloni S'] | [] | ['c#', 'firebase', 'google-cloud', 'google-storage', 'hlsl', 'react', 'shaderlab', 'unity'] | 85 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/spark-ar-sticker | Inspiration
Our inspiration was to try something new but also integrate our creativity. We wanted to make a fun filter for people participating in the hackathons to use.
What it does
Our sticker is also a filter that creates an effect of the MLH 2020 logo raining down regardless of where you point the camera.
How we built it
We used spark ar to create the effect.
Challenges we ran into
The challenges were that some of our ideas were figuring out how to use the software. Some creative challenges were changing our ideas to match the requirements of the contest but also work with what we wanted. For instance, we wanted to use the hand tracker filter but it was not supported with Instagram so we had to switch our idea for another one.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of trying out new software and work with ar that we use often.
What we learned
We learned how to create filters and implement them onto social media platforms.
What's next for spark ar sticker
Built With
spark-ar | spark ar sticker | creating a creative sticker using mlh logos | ['Michaela H.', 'Janani Raguram'] | [] | ['spark-ar'] | 86 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/corona-guard | Corona Guard
Home Screen
Resources Page
Contact Log Page (part 2)
Contact Log Page (part 3)
Settings Page
Contact Log Page (part 1)
NFC Scanner Station Overview
NFC Scanner Station Front View
NFC Scanner Station Side View
NFC Scanner Interface
NFC Prototype
Backend
Backend Database
Inspiration
Since December 2019, the Coronavirus pandemic labeled Covid-19 by the World Health Organization has spread to over 188 United Nations member countries infecting over 4.9 million people while causing over 300,000 deaths around the globe. Coronavirus’s high RO value of 2.5 combined with its long incubation period of up to 14 days means that the only way to control the spread of Covid-19 is to social distance. This has caused the majority of public spaces to close wreaking havoc on the global economy. To reopen the majority of the global economy safely, robust testing and tracing infrastructure is needed to prevent a new spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths.
Most countries around the world lack robust infrastructure for tracking the spread of Covid-19 letting it spread very quickly causing unexpected spikes in cases all over the world. Contact tracing is a method of tracking personal interactions in order to preemptively warn a person before they spread Covid-19 to others who they will come into contact with in the future. By tracking personal interactions before Covid-19 actually spreads, many of the risks of being in public are reduced while healthcare providers can take a proactive approach when treating suspected cases of Covid-19 potentially saving thousands of lives. All primary, secondary, and tertiary interactions are logged which allows people to get notified even if they are at a low risk of contracting Covid-19. Contact tracing also allows health care professionals to allocate limited resources like medications and vaccines to people who need them most by finding people who are at the highest risk for contracting Covid-19.
What it does
Corona Guard is a secure contact tracing app that utilizes peer to peer bluetooth communication to anonymously track the spread of COVID-19. It notifies users of daily interaction with other users of the application, gives updates regarding the number of direct, indirect, and distant interactions with people testing positive for COVID-19, and calculates the risk of having the virus. Corona Guard also features an NFC chip that users must check into before going into public spaces to ensure that the public spaces are within healthy capacity levels. Owners of these public spaces also have the option of barring people from entering their property if they have a high risk user. The app has a resources page to give the most up-to-date and accurate news and recommendations during the pandemic to prevent misinformation. All in all, Corona Guard aims to curb the spread of COVID-19 at its sources through its anonymous contact tracing and NFC system so that communities collectively can tackle the pandemic once and for all.
How we built it
The main mobile application for Corona Guard was made using Google’s Flutter SDK. Flutter is a mobile SDK that is compatible with Android Studio and Xcode letting mobile applications be compatible with both android and ios devices of any shape, size, and operating system version. Flutter enables Corona Guard to run on any modern smartphone with proper scaling and a responsive UI. Using the Flutter SDK, our team developed a responsive UI that enables users to get real time data about their risk of infection while receiving notifications if they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. The app also provides links where users can get up to date information about Covid-19 spread and procedures in their respective areas. The user interface of our app was designed with the intention of giving users easy to access information while being as transparent as possible about how a user’s data is stored and used.
The backend of the app was built using Google Firebase. There were two main tables, one for users and one for the entire system. The user side had these fields: “uuids heard”, a boolean “infected” value, and a calculated “risk” percentage. Every user updates the uuids they heard to the system, and this is stored in the “events” table. This table has 3 fields as well: “uuid”, a “time” value, and the user who uploaded this value. Together, these two datatables work to send data to the Flutter frontend. Firebase gives our app the ability to adapt to a changing user base being fast and responsive with one or one billion users.
The NFC scanner we built utilizes the MIFARE NFC standard which can transmit over 1KB of data wirelessly in under a second. The scanner reads the data in blocks which each hold 16 bytes of data. There are 64 blocks meaning the scanner reads 1024 bytes of data in total. The NFC tag in the phone stores whether a person has been exposed or infected with Covid-19 in the first byte in the first block as either a 0 or a 1; 0 for negative and 1 for positive. We stored this data in the first block so that in the event the scanner gets a partial read the scanner will still be able to display a positive or negative result. Lastly, if the rest of the bytes in the block are not clear (set to 0) the scanner will read the phone’s NFC chip as invalid as the person who is scanning the phone is likely using an unsupported app. As no data is needed by the arduino microcontroller, our NFC scanner can run without an internet connection making it even easier to use for businesses of all sizes. The only potential maintenance a business would have to perform are firmware updates every few months as we continue to optimize the scanner to become faster and faster.
Industrial Scanner Design
As part of our NFC scanner, we also prototyped a sleek and industrial scanner enclosure for use in public spaces to accompany the NFC scanner and user interface. The scanner enclosure is made out of aerospace-grade aluminum and features a stylish industrial design. The user interface includes an NFC reader/writer and a large, high resolution 12" LED display.
Challenges we ran into
Some challenges we ran into while building Corona Guard was how to make it as private as possible. We initially thought of the idea to use geolocation or GPS, but many are hesitant towards giving their every location to a private company. Thus, we decided to transmit anonymous UUIDs (Unique User ID) between users in order to track which phones had contact with each other. These UUIDs are not connected to any private data such as someone's name, so we decided that this was a secure enough way for everyone to remain completely anonymous while still being able to accurately track contacts.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The application is fully functional and is compatible with iOS 8 or newer and Android Jelly Bean, v16, 4.1.x or newer.
What we learned
We learned the fundamentals of app development and how to build a working application from the ground up. We learned how to use the Flutter SDK for the front-end UI/UX and Google Firebase for the backend.
What's next for Corona Guard
We are hopeful that this application can provide communities a tool to collectively combat the spread of COVID-19 through its accessibility and ease-of-use. Through connections with health organizations, we can provide COVID-19 testing centers with information on who to prioritize testing and give health officials valuable information to help stop the spread of the pandemic. In the future, we hope to continue expanding our knowledge of algorithms and data science techniques to make the backend of the app more efficient and scalable.
Built With
arduino
bluetooth
dart
firebase
flutter
nfc
Try it out
github.com | Corona Guard | Corona Guard is a smart contact tracing app that aims to slow the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases by logging interactions between humans in a secure and private way. | ['Vikas Ummadisetty', 'Derek Xu', 'Krishna Veeragandham', 'Subash Shibu'] | [] | ['arduino', 'bluetooth', 'dart', 'firebase', 'flutter', 'nfc'] | 87 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/simplague | simplague
Try this first:
http://simplague.space/examples/index.html
Or try out the site:
http://142.93.60.94/examples/index.html
(hopefully it works, if not we are working on it :) )
Working on getting the website on domain: simplague.space
Domain is powered by domain.com
Site is hosted by Digital Ocean Droplet (nginx)
Warning
: loading times may take a couple of seconds
Inspiration
Nearly 7 million people are affected by COVID-19 in our world. Of that population, 500,000 people have died. This disease is even deadlier than the common flu.
This leads us to the question:
How can we prevent the population from spreading any disease in an engaging and educative way?
In our modern world, we are currently facing a large scale pandemic, COVID-19. However, every now and then, we see people around the world not following various social distancing guidelines. Also with different disease characteristics, it's hard to find how people should behave during these times. Therefore, we decided to create a global simulation of any disease and population by manipulating various characteristics such as infection radius, infection probability, and participation rates. By showing the amount of deaths caused by you, the users, we want to encourage the user to follow various health guidelines.
A popular game that many people have played via mobile applications, popularly known as PlagueInc. The goal of this game is to infect the entire world via simulation by manipulating various disease characteristics. However, we wanted to create another version of this, but more user-based. We tried to make the simulation as personal as possible with soft music and allowing the user to control both population characteristics and disease characteristics. With, this emotional impact created by this simulation, we hope to impact users to become more hygeinically aware and try to protect their health more.
We were also inspired by Google Earth and various 3D renderings of the Earth. We wanted to create a simulation with user interaction to help users have a good user interface and able to attain knowledge in a new and engaging way. We rendered a globe as well with randomly generated populations to create this similar interface.
What it does
Our site is an interactive simulation site of the world to simulate any pandemic.
Upon reaching the site, the user is presented with a loading animation to introduce them to the application. Next, the user is able to manipulate different variables on the left panel. Then, the user watches the globe change its features as the virus spreads. Finally, the user is presented with data regarding the simulated virus and its impact on the population.
The website plays audio in the background to bring the emotional aspect out of the user. The site also allows for the user to rotate the globe to view various parts of the Earth and its spread. In the back-end, the program calculates which users are infected and which users are not infected based on the various manipulative factors. We created an algorithm based on the research found by
3Blue1Brown
.
How I built it
Three.JS
: This was our first time ever using Three.JS. We used this as our browser based rendering engine. We looked at examples online of three.js projects and were inspired to create an interactive user interface. It is able to work with WebGL to create 3D rendered models.
WebGL
: This was our first time ever using WebGL. Specifically, we used this to create shaders. We originally wanted to color different parts of our globe red to show infections. This is also used manually by Three.JS.
HTML, CSS, JS
: These are basic tools used to render a webpage. We used them to build our UI with sliders and visual graphs.
Canvas.JS
: We used CanvasJS to generate the death graph per day. We will be able to create multiple graphs and statistics using this module.
Challenges I ran into
One of the issues we ran into was how to create the globe. Even if we created the globe, how would we know where to put each person. Our solution to this problem was to color map land to water in order to put different people in random locations.
Another problem was computation time: each 5 days runs O(n^2) time complexity to calculate infection. This means that we cannot handle large population sizes for rendering. It will take a longer time to load than it already is taking to load.
Our experiences in these languages, 3D modeling/rendering, and web hosting was very limited within our team. We had to learn many of the skills on the spot. We tried hosting our website on a DigitalOceanDroplet with a domain name from domain.com.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We were able to 3D render our world. We are able to manipulate various virulent factors to impact the population. We are able to properly render the transportation and disease infections based on color. We are able to compute social distance with global arc length and linear algebra.
We were able to create user interactivity with music and sliders. This makes the interaction more engaging and enjoyable. The fact that we are able to compute large-scale calculations in a spherical coordinate system with a 2D screen using linear algebra, just amazes us as we hope it amazes you too.
What I learned
We learned how ThreeJS works and how shaders work together to color different parts of the program. Also, we also learned linear algebra used to calculate social distancing in the global environment.
We also learned the mathematics behind how a virus variables affect the way it infects people. Finally, we learned how 3D rendering works with perspective, lighting, and movement functions.
Finally, we learned how big of a loading time THREE.js takes to load the website. It takes a while to render based on the amount of computations we use.
What's next for simplague
Control over the population
Shorter loading times
Show effects of cures found
Display graphs for visuals, with realtime data
Resources:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxAaO2rsdIs&t=370s****
(description has more resources)
Built With
css
digitalocean
html
nginx
three.js
webgl
Try it out
142.93.60.94
github.com
simplague.space | simplague | A simulation experience for the spread of a virus. Try it now! Control the world! | ['Abinavraj Ganesh Sudhakar', 'V. M.', 'Akash Melachuri', 'Sai Juttu'] | [] | ['css', 'digitalocean', 'html', 'nginx', 'three.js', 'webgl'] | 88 |
10,059 | https://devpost.com/software/travel4all | Whole Story
This hack has been dedicated to creating a route recommendation system for travelers on a budget. The inspiration for this idea comes from personally experiencing the hassle of searching for and deciding between different transportation and travel pricing options to get from one place to another. That said, the objective of this system is to provide a web application that automates this search process for the user. Most of the project was dedicated to gaining an understanding of various travel API’s, learning how to aggregate information from them, and integrating that information into a programming context I was able to work with.
I decided to analyze only two forms of transportation: driving and flying. As reflected in the web application, a user is first prompted as to whether they wish to drive or fly. Depending on what the user selects, he/she will be directed to the appropriate page to begin filling out the necessary information in order for our system to generate the cheapest travel routes that are within the provided travel budget.
I used radar.io python SDK ,
https://github.com/radarlabs/radar-python
Regions function to detect a user's country, state, and postal code. I also used the Radar geocoding feature to mark pointers on the map for the given coordinates and also to mark/show a route between them.
I found the Google Maps API to be an effective tool to leverage. I utilized the Google Maps API for its locational data to generate travel routes between any two different locations. In order to quantify the cost of a driving route, I needed a way to figure out how to find the gas prices per gallon in order to calculate the driving route costs. I successfully extracted the average per gallon gas prices for the different types of fuel within all 50 states from
https://gasprices.aaa.com/state-gas-price-averages
using Web scraping with python.
I made use of the flight API, Amadeus. There were many functions in the API but for the scope of this hack, I predominantly made use of “Flight Offers Search” which searches flights among more than 400 airlines around the world. Using the API engine, Postman, in combination with this special function, I was able to generate information about flights between two input locations such as flight cost, seat availability, and airline providers.
Talking about the webpage, the whole frontend was built using HTML, CSS and was supported by a flask python backend to integrate the APIs and display the best travel plan. The first page introduces prompts the user to select whether he/she will be flying or driving. If the user selects to fly, he/she will then be taken to a page to fill in the origin and destination location, departure date, and intended budget. If the user selects to drive, he/she will be prompted to fill in the same trip logistics with the addition of his/her car’s fuel type, origin state, city MPG, and highway MPG. In either case, the output consists of the cost of the cheapest trip within the stated budget as well as a snapshot of the driving routes involved. I made use of Radar and Google Maps to show the routes on map.
Built With
amadeus
css
flask
google-maps
html5
radar.io
Try it out
github.com
travel4all.pythonanywhere.com | Travel4All | In order to make trip planning more efficient, this is a webapp which takes in information from the user about the trip and generates the most cost-effective route! | [] | [] | ['amadeus', 'css', 'flask', 'google-maps', 'html5', 'radar.io'] | 89 |
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