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10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/learning-4-all | Specialized Tools
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TL;DR
Learning 4 All - Idea Description:
We are proposing a new e-learning portal designed specifically for people with disabilities who are learning remotely using technology.
Why is it important to build this idea?
We want to improve learning accessibility, which has become more difficult during the pandemic.
We would like to help keep students with disabilities from falling behind in class. Keeping students with disabilities on track is important, but we want to ensure it is without risking their health.
For businesses, promoting inclusive learning environments creates a wider range of customers Business gives back to customers for choosing their services
Context
In light of the current pandemic, remote learning is no longer a choice but a compulsion.
Our user group consistently suffers with many health- impairments, so this is a constant problem for many
Bad UI/UX design potentially causes aggravation of health-disabilities
Problems we are Solving
The problems are we trying to solve (both for customers and business):
Businesses will be able to retain this special section of users by supporting their specialized needs
Disabled users can continue to learn in spite of their disabilities
Value Proposition - What kind of value are we looking to deliver?
A software tool that is inclusive to all students, including those with disabilities.
Capabilities
Assistive technology - for hearing, learning, vision and speaking impairments
Redesigned user interface incorporating more intuitive text, visuals and interactions.
Personalized support with the help of virtual assistants
Restructuring classroom sizes for improving special education teacher : student ratio
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medium.com | Learning 4 All: Remote learning for those with Special Needs | A software tool that is inclusive to all students, even those with disabilities. | ['Roshni Biswas', 'Arisbelky Borrell', 'Cindy Xu'] | [] | ['figma', 'imovie', 'miro'] | 41 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/4k-trip | Describe the problem your solution addresses?
A lot of people are going through either self or mandatory quarantine at this time. Our social activities are extremely limited, and the chances to enjoy recreation drops dramatically. Thus, many of us face mental health crisis. The pandemic is not going to end abruptly, in order to prepare for a long-time fight, we need to make sure that we have a strong enough heart to go through it.
Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem?
I created a virtual traveling experience on the website. Online media is the easiest way for information to transmit these days. I hope my website can reach to more people, so that they can adjust to the new normal and continue their life even with the restrictions. I believe viewers can feel themselves walking in the parks or around the museum when watching my videos. Additional sound effects and stress-relieving music can help rest the mind and gain hope with life again.
P.S. I've designed for both laptop and mobile, so it's accessible and visually attractive in both platforms.
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10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/pick-nic | Inspiration
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for minimizing the opportunities for exposure is greater than ever. However, for essential activities like grocery shopping contact is unavoidable, especially for the millions of people in this country who cannot afford the luxury of grocery delivery services or fear putting themselves in contact with a delivery person. We were inspired to create this as a way to help people maintain safe distances and go out into public without putting themselves in higher risk situations.
What it does
Through Pick-nic, we aim to streamline the grocery shopping process to minimize exposure for higher-risk individuals by intuitively presenting users with relevant safety information about their local stores. Upon entering their location and shopping list, users are given a list of stores in their area organized by stock match and busyness in real-time. Users can see the availability of each of their shopping list items at every store, resolving the hassle and danger of making multiple grocery shopping trips. Visiting specific store profiles allows users to access details such as typical peak times, special hours for at-risk groups, mandated COVID-19 health guidelines, the predicted restock schedule, and the availability of curbside pick-up, enabling users to make safe and informed decisions on their grocery shopping process.
How we built it
Using Figma, we created a mock-up of how our app would work in real life, with example stores, locations and data integrated into our prototype.
Challenges we ran into
During the ideation process, we came up with a lot of different ideas that would potentially improve people's lives and be a user friendly experience. However, our initial challenge came from having these ideas, but needing to narrow them down and focus them into something that we could build in less than two days and implement effectively. In addition, we found it difficult learning how to use Figma throughout this time period, especially when it came to building screens that connected together logically, applying components, and making a design that would be intuitive and user friendly.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're extremely proud of how we were able to integrate many different branches that allow the prototype to move to different screens depending on what's clicked. Through the Figma prototyping tool, we were able to link many frames together in a way that would allow users to interact effectively with the product.
What we learned
As this was our first time building a prototype and collaborating over Figma, we learned a lot about the designing process. From audience research to ideation to the actual work done on Figma, the process was challenging, but extremely rewarding. After these two days, we've gained an understanding of wireframing and creating flows, prototyping, and working with different features on Figma, such as the components tool.
What's next for Pick-nic
We plan to continue fleshing out our prototype on Figma by updating it and improving user friendliness as we learn more about product design and accessibility. In terms of additional features, we hope to also implement new features into our app, including ways to apply our product to restaurants or other public spaces.
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www.figma.com | Pick-nic | streamline your grocery shopping and prioritize safety | ['Maizah Ali', 'Carina L'] | [] | ['figma'] | 43 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/clssd | Moving from a traditional classroom setting to an online platform can be a difficult transition for most students. Something as easy as attending a lecture in person can now be as difficult as finding the Zoom link that your professor sent in your hoard of emails. Instead of having your lecture on one platform, your assignments on another, and school resources on a different website, why not have all of them all in one?
Clssd (pronounced "classed") is an online learning management platform that aims to eliminate the students’ struggles associated with online learning. Clssd is intended to make online learning easier for students not only through the classroom but also by assisting them with their time management, and having academic, mental health, technology, and many other resources readily available and accessible.
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www.figma.com | Clssd | An all-in-one platform for school courses, live lectures, and student resources! | ['Kristine Garcia', 'Brenda Yau'] | [] | ['figma', 'freepik', 'iconify', 'material-ui', 'unsplash'] | 44 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/tbd-3izt98 | Audio:
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Inspiration
Describe the problem your solution addresses?
1 of 3 women globally experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime (WHO). Pre-COVID-19, these numbers are typical, however, a worldwide pandemic can lead to increased stress on victims leading to exacerbated circumstances. Support networks, such as schools and offices, are leveraged with Mandatory Reporting procedures if domestic violence is suspected. These avenues are now non-existent as socially distancing becomes the norm in the United States (ChildWelfare.gov). Since the beginning of the pandemic, the National Domestic Violence Hotline has experienced a 12% increase in contacts per week moving from 12,750 to around 14,280. On a localized level, New York alone has reported a 30% jump in cases in April 2020 compared to 2019. How might we alert assistive community services to domestic violence occurrences if the victims live with their perpetrator and may not be able to seek help openly?
Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem?
Abusive behaviors depend on power and control. The Journal of Interpersonal Violence found that 78% of calls to police-reported domestic violence come from the victim themselves, and in only 7% of those cases the suspect was on the scene when officers arrived. Providing an avenue for victims to circumvent tipping off their abusers, which often result in retaliation, allows the victims to remain safe for longer. Current popular applications, Noonlight and Positive Pathways focus on support but these apps advertise assistance and are ineffective in an environment with closer inspection and heightened control over the victims. So, how do we mimic the non-threatening safe space of an office in a house shared with the abuser? Game applications are found on almost every phone and are thought to be harmless fun. Leveraging this ideology, Iris has hidden access to assistive services through a card matching game.
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Health - Advanced Track Ideate 2020 Project
What it does
Our target user, a domestic violence victim, can download the app, disguised as a simple matching game, to secretly seek help on domestic violence while living with their abuser. This allows them to get resources on domestic violence; but, more importantly, it also contacts the authorities and their emergency contact(s), if any, immediately.
How we built it
Figma was used to build the prototype. We designed the application to be based around a game to prevent the app to be able to be downloaded and utilized more often when a victim is under higher scrutiny by the abuser.
Challenges we ran into
Most of us were beginners in Figma before the project and were not previously acquainted with each other. Different time zones also threw us for a loop (not the paradox kind)! Throughout all of this, we have become stronger, strengthening our skills in design, research, and branding.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of building high-fidelity screens in Figma to showcase user flows. Domestic Violence is prominent across the world as 1 in 3 girls are affected in their lifetimes (that we know of and are reported). We are honored to be able to assist our sisters to feel safer and empowered in these terrible circumstances.
What we learned
We researched current statistics and systems in place in relation to before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, performed competitor analysis to understand user pain points with current solutions, and gained more knowledge on how to leverage the design tool, Figma.
What's next for Iris
We hope to add a feature that allows the domestic violence victims to collect evidence on their abuse long-term if they are unable to leave immediately and build a stronger case in the legal system against their abusers. Incidents are typically not well documented and have a hard time in court because of this. This problem is unfortunately far from over and we pledge to continue on this project to give avenues for women to speak up, be heard and have the right to be in a safe environment. In terms of our app's current features, the 'Strategies' page of the Help section would be developed to provide clear and concise information about domestic violence. We are also going to add more localized information and resources based on location permissions.
Transcript
Aria said the abuser "was using COVID-19 as a scare tactic so that she would not leave him.” This tactic is becoming more and more common during the pandemic as abusers assert more control and power over the victims. Iris engages with women who are disproportionately affected by domestic violence.
Aria is one of these women. She’s a mother and had plans to escape. However, those plans fell through because the pandemic has forced her to shelter-in-place with her husband. Her husband is in full control of the family’s finances and billing, giving him full access to what Aria does both offline and online.
Her only option is to make plans secretly, away from her husband's scrutiny. Soon, the abuse will become too much, and she requires immediate help! That’s where Iris comes in. Iris is an app disguised as a matching game that allows victims to discreetly alert authorities about their domestic violence occurrences while living with their perpetrator.
We chose a simple matching game so that it wouldn’t draw too much attention from other people in the household.
Home
We made it look like a normal game by including multiple levels of difficulty to the matching game. We chose to color the buttons to make it clear to anyone about the different levels of difficulty.
Top Navigation Bar
Tap 3 times to alert authorities and immediately record audio. For a user who does not know the intended use of this app such as Aria’s kids, they would not think about tapping this navigation bar 3 times. This prevents accidental calls that may further endanger the victim.
Home button
In the case where the victim is not ready to alert authorities, the victim will tap on the home button found on the navigation bar to stop any emergency call and return to home screen.
Help button
Since this is disguised as a game, it makes sense to include this button on the screens visually to look for help on the gameplay.
Under the disguise of a game help section, resources for domestic violence are actually found under 4 sections that would be found in an ordinary game because this app intends to empower these victims:
How to Play
Instructions on how to use this app and set up permissions to access the victim’s location and microphone
Progress bar to show progress in viewing instructions
Clear back and forward buttons
Invite Friends
This is where the victim can add emergency contacts to be notified immediately when they alert the authorities through the navigation bar.
Strategies
This is where the victim can find tips on identifying the type of abuse they are experiencing and how to create an action plan to escape.
More Games
This is where the victim can find help centers and hotline numbers for their needs.
Our mission is to empower domestic violence victims to access and use Iris in times of need with the hope to reduce domestic violence. We hope to further this project to encompass documenting incidents to further legal action and credibility of the victim. Victims often are not aware of their rights, the legal actions they can take, and what is required to go through the courts. This is more of a long-term process and can be excruciating to go through even with proper documentation. No one, no one… has the right to jeopardize one's need to feel safe.
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www.figma.com | Iris | A matching game to empower domestic violence victims to discreetly alert professionals about domestic violence incidents. | ['Jasmine Reyes', 'Janice Liu', 'Catalina Sanchez-Maes'] | [] | ['figma'] | 45 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/habet-2qtufp | High-Fidelity Wireframe of Main Screen
Describe the problem your solution addresses?
The world was caught off guard as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked its havoc across countries. Being prisoners in our own homes, we hoped we’d be safe from coronavirus’ deadly symptoms. Unfortunately, many of us quarantining students--high school and college alike--were hit with a different set of negative symptoms: laziness and apathy towards school and life activities.
Staying committed to good study and life habits is key to not just surviving but thriving during this pandemic. Although we know that keeping up good habits during the pandemic is important, not all of us have the motivation to do so. With a new semester of school coming soon, if students aren’t able to re-establish good studying and life habits, succeeding during the school year with good grades and good work opportunities will be forever lost.
haBET is designed to create the needed motivation and incentives to best serve students during distance learning.
Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem?
Consider the nature of college students to understand why haBET is an excellent solution to coronavirus-induced apathy; we are highly social, we can become viciously competitive, we often support charity, and we are always up for snatching some extra pocket change. haBET was designed around such a nature. haBET can be played among friends, promoting a much-needed community. By adding a leaderboard to such groups, haBET provides incentives to competitively-driven students to keep good habits. Competing with friends, you can even win pocket change by out-habiting friends. Money is a powerful incentive, but if that incentive fails, users’ money becomes charity. We created haBET to effectively create incentives to maintain responsible habits.
Finding the motivation to go on morning runs, read more, or study Spanish vocabulary improves productivity and ensures that students succeed during distance learning. haBET provides students with friendly, fun accountability as they strive to succeed amidst a pandemic.
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www.figma.com | haBET | A Gamified Habit Tracking and Goal Setting App Designed to Motivate Users to Reach Their Professional and Personal Goals | ['Joanna Peng', 'Ritvik Janamsetty', 'Lisa Tang', 'Nina Hamidli'] | [] | ['figma'] | 46 |
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The Problem
As the global pandemic arose and is still taking place, mental health concerns have been risen. As a team we were looking around at what could provide mental health services to college students and the general public alike, and there wasn't much that provided an effective directory of mental health professionals and organizations. Another important factor is the tedious and confusing process of navigating insurance coverage, and we hoped that Quria could simplify this task.
What it does
Quria is an application that aims to help its users find mental health support in the form of therapists and specialists in the mental health field. It works on a geolocation system and can provide thorough reviews of professionals, easy tracking of appointments and direct contact. It also is able to scan insurance forms for a quick breakdown of the user's coverage, as well as store a pdf copy and direct contact for review when needed. All in all, Quria would help streamline the search process, connecting therapists near you that are within your insurance network.
How we built it
Everything was created on figma! We first brainstormed on google docs, some team members sketched out their low-fis, others built them directly on figma and then we collectively finished the prototype on figma.
Challenges we ran into
Coming up with a worthwhile project, we had a lot of great ideas as a team but did not have as much time to conduct research on our users. As a result, we stuck to a more plausible idea given our time frame, as well as an applicable audience.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Our team synergy was great! We also are proud of what we were able to accomplish in so little time.
What we learned
More about how to use figma, for some team members it was their first time using the application! We also learned about mental health and the different ways you can receive support, as It is not limited to private offices and there ae many options available.
What's next for Quria
If we are feeling up to it, we could style the rest of the screens into a more polished version. Otherwise it was all in all a great experience!
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www.figma.com | Quria | Let's find you support | ['Olivia Yang', 'Tiffany Grace Shen', 'Sophia Simms', 'Zhichen Guo'] | [] | ['figma'] | 47 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/qrtrace | Inspiration
My university is planning to use a contact tracing app in the upcoming semester to mitigate risks of COVID-19. I downloaded the app and tried it out along with a few others. After some discussion, most of them expressed uncertainty about whether they should report their symptoms honestly because they don't know what the "consequences" are if they report some symptoms (e.g. will I be forced to quarantine for a bad allergy?). While I think everybody should report their symptoms honestly, I could see that their concerns are legitimate. Since contact tracing plays such a crucial role in curbing the spread of COVID-19, I wanted to find a solution that can improve its reliability and its reputation in the public eye.
I believe that the most important aspect of contact tracing is trust: if people trust that their information will be kept private and won't be used against them, they are more likely to report their symptoms honestly, which is crucial to contact tracing. Current contact tracing apps lack the transparency required to gain the trust of their users, and most of them remain rather unhelpful at helping users avoid hotspots. The main issues are summarized below:
With a contact tracing app made by an organization where administrators have all the user information, users are reluctant to report their symptoms honestly because they are worried that they will be prevented from carrying out their normal tasks if they are deemed "at risk".
Most contact tracing apps do not let users experience the benefits of the data contributed by them and those around them (e.g travel and contact history, a heat map of places to avoid).
Most contact tracing apps work at a county or state level, but are ineffective at the organization level: there is an obvious distinction between the risk levels of sitting inside a lecture hall and sitting at a bench just outside.
QRona aims to resolve these issues by anonymizing contact tracing data, providing room-level location tracing, and providing users with access to the data they contribute.
What it does
This app uses QR codes to achieve fast and anonymous contact tracing. The organization customizes the system to its own requirement (specific survey questions, custom maps, etc.), and users sign in with their organization's ID only to verify their identity. After that point, their information becomes anonymized, and nobody - not even the organization - can identify individuals from the data.
Each user fills out a symptom survey to generate their unique QR code each morning, which they can add to Apple Wallet. They will receive suggestions based on their responses, and the QR code will also reflect their responses. These QR codes can be scanned at room and building entrances (using a scanner or a smartphone). The organization may require or strongly urge users to scan their code before accessing locations, so that each location has a complete record of everybody present and their symptoms. Once a person scans into a location, they are presumed to be present at that location either until they scan somewhere else, or until the typical duration people stay at that location elapses.
Users can view heat maps of their organization showing high risk areas, and get detailed information when they click on a location in the map. They can also access a list view of each room and building within their organization, with real-time updating occupancy and risk levels. This can help them plan their routes and avoid unnecessary travels to high risk areas.
Users can choose to receive alerts when they are close to areas frequented by high risk or infected individuals, and they will also receive alerts if they've been in a room with someone who later tests positive. They will also be able to easily access a full history of their scans and see where and when alerts are triggered.
Because of the nature of this app, the user's location is not required. However, a user can choose to allow the app to track and share their locations anonymously to contribute to the heat map and to be warned about proximity to hotspots. They can also choose to share their vitals from Apple Health to contribute data to healthcare professionals.
How I built it
Originally, I wanted to create a design that uses existing ID tags of organizations. However, I soon realized that this option does not scale well because every organization has their own ID system, and it is difficult to design an app that is compatible with all of them. QR codes are universal and easy to work with, without sacrificing the contactless nature of the scans.
The application is prototyped entirely in Figma. I built a separate page for each tab in the navigation bar of the app, and a page for the setup process the first time a user opens the app. I also built a page that shows some examples of push notifications the app might send. I added interactivity to the prototype by adding at least one clickable example of each option, adding animations that feel intuitive to the flow of the app.
For the visuals, I took inspiration from a combination of Apple and Google user interfaces, and decided on a dark color palette. I found vector graphics for most of the icons, and I adjust their colors and added alpha channels as necessary. Overall, I aimed to make a clean app that has an intuitive flow, with all the important information no more than 2 taps away.
Challenges I ran into
Originally, I wanted some views to show up as over lays with background blur. However, the background blur for overlays did not behave as expected in device simulator. I ended up creating a separate frame with the blur present rather than an overlay.
It took some time to figure out how to create a scrolling screen in Figma. In the end, I realized that I needed to have a frame that extends beyond the bottom of the device, while making sure that the navigation bar stays in place.
It was difficult to get a working interactive map in Figma. I ended up using a picture of a map much larger than the device frame so that one can scroll around, and had a fixed frame to show what happens when one clicks on a location on the map.
I originally tried to prototype the whole app on a single page, however the control flow for navigations quickly became unwieldy. Therefore I decided to create each tab of the app on a separate page.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This was my first time using Figma, and I was able to learn to use it very quickly because of my experience in video graphics design.
What I learned
I did not know about Figma before, and I was always hesitant to prototype my UI ideas because I thought coding them would be difficult. Now I know that I do not necessarily need to code to design an app, and I can see myself using Figma and similar tools much more in the future to prototype and demonstrate my ideas. I also learned a lot about UX, IA, and UI design from reading the various documents linked in the handbook.
What's next for QRona
The prototype of QRona is only for the end user. The next step would be to create a version of the app for the administrators of the organization. The admin version should be capable of editing the symptom questionnaire, setting up and connecting new scanners at locations, exporting data as CSV for external data processing, and other enterprise level features. The aim is to have a system that is easily adaptable by organizations at minimal cost.
Another future feature for QRona is to open up the possibility of sharing data between organizations, so that organizations can join forces and contribute more data for the public's benefit.
Built With
figma
Try it out
www.figma.com | QRona | Fast, easy, and anonymous contact tracing solution | ['Yi Chen'] | [] | ['figma'] | 48 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/oasis-a-mental-health-app | GIF
Login demo
GIF
Calendar and action items demo
GIF
Schedule demo
GIF
Therapy tab demo
GIF
Apple Watch demo
Sign in, scheduling, calendar, and action items flows
Account details tab
Therapy tab flow
Apple Watch app flow
Inspiration
With hospitals at full capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and nurses find themselves with longer and longer shifts and unexpected stressors. In addition to combatting risk of infection, our frontline healthcare workers have to fight the psychological tolls and traumas from the lack of social support, a sense of helplessness from seeing lives lost each day, and the stresses of making life or death decisions. We saw the need for a mental health app that catered to these modern day heroes and aimed to create a free app where they could find mental health support and wellness exercises to integrate into their daily routines.
What it does
With OASIS, we aim to create a digital safe space that helps ease the mental burdens on our frontline healthcare workers. OASIS is a free wellness app geared to fit the hectic and sometimes emotionally distressing work schedule of a healthcare provider. OASIS also connects healthcare workers with trained therapists and listeners so they can talk to someone at any time.
How we built it
We used Zoom whiteboarding for the wireframe, Figma for the prototype, Illustrator for the logo and background, and iMovie for the video.
Challenges we faced
We initially spent a lot of time brainstorming and deciding on a problem that had a straightforward audience and possible solution. We were also relatively new to Figma, so it took some time to learn about and use many of the features, but in general our working process was very smooth.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We came into the challenge with humble expectations, not expecting that we would be able to create such a uniform and comprehensive Figma file. We are extremely proud of how, in such a short time frame, our brainstorming transformed into the screens and video displayed in our submission.
What we learned
Most of our group members had minimal prior experience with Figma before this weekend, so we had a great time figuring out the tools and design process as we created the screens. Though our collaboration, we learned different techniques from each other as well.
What's next for OASIS
For now we are targeting health care workers to give them access to mental health resources in trying times, but we firmly believe that mindfulness is for everyone. We hope to further extend our audience to users of all different backgrounds by partnering not just with hospitals but also with health insurance companies and larger companies in general so that their employees can access the free mental health resources that they deserve.
Describe the problem your solution addresses? (150 word limit)
Every day, our healthcare workers log excruciatingly long hours, work around PPE shortages, risk their health, and witness countless deaths due to coronavirus. A recent study by JAMA found that during the pandemic, almost 50% of healthcare workers reported “clinically concerning levels of depression and anxiety,” and 71% reported “significant psychological distress”. While many mental health apps exist, their high cost can often be a barrier to accessing the care that a healthcare worker may need. Hospitals also have a responsibility to ensure their employees can access resources they need to maintain mental health, but may not have the capability to provide in-depth support. We plan on partnering with hospitals to fund therapy/mental health services with no cost to their employees. Our product, OASIS, aims to alleviate some mental health concerns of these healthcare professionals by providing free therapy/wellness exercises that are easily integrated into their busy schedules.
Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem? (150 word limit)
Multiple mental health apps are currently offered to the general public, but they generally provide a singular service and are not tailored for healthcare workers. OASIS combines these services in a mobile app with Apple Watch integration. OASIS serves as a daily reminder to healthcare professionals that they are appreciated, supported, and important. It encourages the formation of self-care habits by suggesting small actions during breaks in working schedules, such as writing three gratitudes or completing five minutes of meditation, and visualizing the user’s progress on a monthly calendar. Users are also encouraged to book sessions with a selection of licensed therapists at no cost, decreasing the friction between them and trained help. Through OASIS , healthcare workers can access a variety of resources in one place, taking only a few minutes out of their busy day to take a break and check on their emotional wellbeing.
Built With
figma
Try it out
www.figma.com | OASIS | a mental health app for healthcare workers | ['Anna Xu', 'Catherine Yu', 'Anna Song', 'Annika Allado'] | [] | ['figma'] | 49 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/eduquest-6m9l3y | EduQuest logo
High-fidelity screen
Inspiration
In this unprecedented time, if information access is completely reliant on internet access, the gap between more and less privileged students will be widened drastically. EduQuest covers a major chunk of the google search process - and hence data usage, so students can continue their self-learning and networking even if the internet is not readily available to them.
What It Does
The student registers with EduQuest and provides personal information for verification, as well as their phone number. After their identity is verified, they will be able to submit requests through the app when an internet connection is available. The requests can be on one of three categories of information: learning resources, mentors, and opportunities. For example, learning resources requests can inform a student about specific videos online for a specific topic or sources of online or hardcopy textbooks or practice books. The mentor category matches the student with a registered mentor with matching preferences that could advise them on their learning journey such as tips for juggling work and studying, how to apply for scholarships, etc. Under the opportunities categories, students can apply filters to find internships, organisations, or events that they are eligible to get involved in. After a few hours of searching done by the algorithm from the database, the result is sent as a text to the student's phone number, so they can receive it regardless of whether they have internet access at the time. The tool saves a lot of googling time and hence data that will otherwise be used.
How We Built It
We started exploring the problem space by reading dozens of links and noting salient descriptions of problems and solutions. We then started brainstorming on Miro by jotting down ideas on rows of stickies - first row for raw ideas, and the rows below that for each other to add on improvements and ask questions. We then categorised our stickies according to their main ideas, and arranged the main ideas on a prioritization matrix to decide which idea is most tangible for us to prototype in a short period of time.
We eventually settled with the request information function within the application and settled on four main features for the request function: EduQuest connection points, learning resources, mentor matching, and extracurricular opportunities.
We then moved into Figma for prototyping, making wireframes for each of the three choices as well as the login page and confirmation pages.
Challenges We Ran Into
In designing EduQuest, the principal challenge our team had to go through was to consider internet data usage and keep it to the minimum while still being able to include features that can sustain the efficiency in the midst of remote learning. We thought that text and downloadable packages of resources that can be accessed offline are good starting points.
As a team, we also ran into issues when we were on different understandings of the app, and needed to communicate our ideas and showcase our work frequently through zoom, google docs, and slack in order to make sure we’re on the same page.
Accomplishments That We're Proud of
The fact that we were able to go from identifying the problem to developing a workflow within a day despite having no experience in UI design!
What we Learned
Ideate is one of the many opportunities where the experience has emphasized to us the growing value of creators who can recognize technology as a tool that transforms social issues to social improvements. The mobile platform may be modest in concept, yet in communities with limited access to the Internet, it creates quite an impact as it helps cohesively in reducing the effects of the digital divide.
We would not have been able to formulate such functions for a mobile application if it were not for the framework explained in the talk of design thinking. Aside from the enthusiasm of working for solutions with people from across the world, understanding further about design thinking is one of the many key takeaways we have as a team that is composed of mostly beginners. Having been introduced to the process, we firmly believe that we can integrate this way of approaching problems and developing solutions in future endeavors. The structure provided by the process of design thinking did not limit us with the ideas we have but rather it created a ‘pathway’ in which we can sift through individual suggestions and expound from these.
What's Next for EduQuest
In order for EduQuest to be functional, we will have to establish extensive databases of learning resources in all languages, devise an algorithm to filter and make them downloadable through a link based on the requests submitted, establish a network of "connection sites" by actively engaging with businesses and community centers, and to establish a mentor base by recruiting students from all over the world - a lot to be done!
Built With
figma
Try it out
www.figma.com | EduQuest | Make a request when internet is available, get the info anywhere. | ['Feil Immanuel', 'Lindsay Hu', 'Sunisth Kumar'] | [] | ['figma'] | 50 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/college-up | 1 High-Fidelity Screen
1 Mid/Low-Fidelity of Prototype
Our inspiration
Our inspiration stems from the very experiences of our close friends and ours. The lack of available resources gaps the students from seeking the necessary help they need in their academic careers. First-gen students have trouble applying for long and arduous college applications which can be overwhelmingly intimidating for students who's schools are underfunded for college guidance resources. Even if they are admitted, the retention rate is dangerously low for first-gen students. COVID-19 has now set a new barrier that won’t allow for people to meet as frequently (or at all) for a personalized conversation about college, therefore having videos explain the step-by-step process of the application, organize deadlines for scholarship and submission paperwork will ultimately help students have make their experience less stressful. Further resources in college support will also allow the retention rate of first-generation students to increase.
What it does
This digital platform helps organize students' deadlines based on the college that would like to apply, offer local scholarships based on their profile, and have user-friendly resources that can guide them through the process (including FAQ or even submit their own). It also includes SAT prep resources with a built-in timer for practice problem solving, career prep, FAFSA how-to Videos, Undocumented how-to videos, college navigation, resume and personal statement support system (where students can send their documents to be reviewed then within a week receive helpful feedback). Inequality of college resources is going to be a more limiting factor therefore this website of calendar planning will show important deadlines and how to manage the time leading up to college. After they are accepted to their college, their calendars with sync with the colleges they get accepted to and have available a place to organize important deadlines (rent due date, tuition due dates)--anything they want to track down. It would also offer suggested deadlines in giving enough time for completion such as having students start their personal statements minimum 2 months before.
How we built it
Our team developed a basic prototype on Figma that lays out the general picture of this platform. However, the team plans on using web-based technologies that generate a user-friendly UX/UI, especially since we are trying to provide as many resources without overwhelming the users and discouraging them from using our platform.
Challenges we ran into
As a team, it was our first time ever designing and had a lot of great ideas! The issue was synthesizing those ideas and not deviate away from the problem we were trying to solve. Likewise, we also had trouble with creating a visual design. Having never used Figma before, we didn’t know how to even create a button. In the end, we prevailed and absolutely loved the outcome.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud that we are taking action in bringing change to an issue that has affected many of us personally by offering a solution that makes college more available for first-generation students. It is the gift of education thanks by our predecessors that we believe this is the beginning of giving back to our community.
What we learned
Designing a website requires a dedicated and inspired team with a lot of patience. It was a beautiful thing in creating something from our minds and manifesting it into a visual reality.
What's next for College Up
We hope to pitch this idea to future sponsors, schools, and other partners to make it a reality. Likewise, we will begin to write the code soon with a team of engineers and designers.
Built With
figma
Try it out
www.figma.com | College Up | An easy-to-navigate digital platform that facilitates the college application process for first-gen high school students; with curated financial, academic, and other resources. | ['Diego Arceo', 'Alex Ayala', 'Jesus Avelar', 'Marisol Contreras'] | [] | ['figma'] | 51 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/campus-picks | Students at registered schools can login through their school portals.
They can update their tags to reflect what kinds of posts they want notifications from, and even submit new posts.
They can browse and filter through housing and food options.
They can comment and provide feedback (anonymously if they would like). They can get clarifications and share info they know with others.
Students can send posts to friends or roommates to discuss options.
Judging info:
Beginner team
Track: Inequality
In the Figma link, I have labeled the screen I would like to be judged for visual design. Demo video is linked.
Describe the problem your solution addresses:
College is a time during which most students transition from financial dependence on their parents to financial independence. This time is often filled with confusion and uncertainty. In 2018, around 36% of college students experienced housing instability/food insecurity. This is especially difficult for students from underprivileged backgrounds/low-income families, who may not have many connections or resources to help them; many of them are unaware of the resources they could take advantage of and may hesitate to reach out for help due to the stigma surrounding financial insecurity. The main issue is the lack of awareness of campus resources. This app aims to crowdsource knowledge regarding housing and food on campus, and make it readily accessible; mobilizing a community effort to search for helpful resources and information de-stigmatizes the issues of housing instability and food insecurity.
Why did you pick this solution and how does it address the problem?
Key features of the app include: (1) One tab with housing listings and another with food listings - pantries, soup kitchens, etc. - both filterable (2) Any student can submit a listing/comment (anonymously if they’d like), and a campus admin moderates publicly-viewable information.
Example user flow: Student sees a local food pantry listing, comments asking “When are their working hours?”, gets their answer within 1-2 days, and visits the pantry to pick up food.
The app makes it very easy to share and obtain information regarding resources. It helps everybody, but especially those who are from low-income backgrounds or are hesitant to ask questions. It makes it easier to talk about financial insecurity and de-stigmatizes the search for affordable housing/food. I picked this solution because it directly focuses on the niche of college students and it is something I know would help me navigate in my own life.
Try it out
www.figma.com | Campus Picks | Campus Picks crowdsources the affordable housing and food search to destigmatize financial insecurity discussion among college students; it’s especially helpful for students of low-income backgrounds. | ['Shresta Bangaru'] | [] | [] | 52 |
10,460 | https://devpost.com/software/double-time-disease-tracker | Inspiration
The recent and ongoing pandemic has left many people worried and concerned for their well being. As 2020 high school graduates, we were left with a virtual graduation and many school events unfinished. We believe that the general public should have quick and easy access to important diseases around them, COVID-19 and beyond.
What it does
This app will let people deftly browse a map with color-coded markers for diseases of all kinds near them. There is also a list view for a more comprehensive overview.
How we built it
We designed this app with Adobe Illustrator.
Challenges we ran into
The greatest challenge we ran into was designing a layout that lets users quickly and easily find the information that is important to them.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're really happy with the final aesthetics that our app displays. Following Google's Material Design guidelines, we were able to manufacture a clean yet effective app.
What we learned
We learned how minor adjustments in placement and color can have a major effect on the overall design of a product.
What's next for Double Time Disease Tracker
Our next step is to transform our prototype in to a fully functional app.
Built With
adobe-illustrator | Double Time Disease Tracker | Deftly detect dangerous, deadly diseases! | ['Cameron West'] | [] | ['adobe-illustrator'] | 53 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/breakout-covid | What inspired us?
Our team acknowledges that the world has been locked down for the past couple months, missing some of the most pivotal events of the year, and we believed that during these times, many small businesses are worried about when to open, how to stay calm despite hectic circumstances if they shouldn't open, etc. Acknowledging this problem, our team came up with a solution, where we take in a user's (business) location , and based on the location, find out various Covid-19 related characteristics about the area such as total deaths, total infected, total hospitalized among others, use those characteristics for our machine learning model, and let the user know whether or not it is a good idea to be reopening their business right now. If so, what precautions and guidelines should they be abiding by in the store, and if not, what should they be doing at home to keep themselves safe as well as be prepared for when it comes time for their business to open.
What it does
Breakout COVID can be used as an app and website, which uses Machine Learning model to suggest business companies whether or not they should close down their business or not. This issue started to appear earlier last month, where companies, including Apple, started to close down their stores due to the Coronavirus outbreak. This caused many other companies to debate whether it is too early to or too late to close their business. We realized that based on the data we have about COVID-19, we can find solution to this by training machine learning model to exactly this. The mobile app, which is developed with flutter, and webapp use this machine learning model to tell its customers whether they its too risky or not to close their business. Along with this prediction, the users are also able to look at a bar chart to see the COVID-19 related data with ease and all in one place.
How we built it
Our team developed both a mobile and web application for our project, web being made from flask and mobile being made through flutter. For the flutter application we coded in Dart and used different packages such as Flutter Chart Packages and Firebase for user authentication.
Challenges we ran into
Although CovidHacks project submissions only lasted about a day, we aimed to integrate the most ambitious of our ideas into the app, and definitely they forced us to overcome challenges we faced. When eagerly scouring the internet for resources to solve the problems we were encountering, we would just wonder on end about how to do it, but as soon as something clicked, no matter big or small, we would get enormously excited and yet another burst of motivation would come along. Definitely one of the more difficult challenges our team came across was connecting our app to an unsupervised Machine Learning Model which then outputs a decision as to whether or not based on information in the area if it is safe to be open.
Accomplishments
Creating and Hosting Machine Learning model and creating a user friendly website and app to help businesses make decisions whether they should close or not. Firebase Authentication and Firebase Database to authenticate user and store user data.
What we learned?
We definitely learned from this experience that nothing is as simple as it seems. When going through a lot of the components which were part of our project, ones which we believed would take 30 mins - 45 minn and wouldn't be mind boggling ended up taking hours on end. On the flipside, this was a life lesson, but we also learned a lot more about the languages / frameworks we were working in. Having not worked in flutter too many times for too long, it was a great experience to adapt and find solutions to build a complex app all in a day and I feel like this is the best kind of environment to learn and grow in.
What’s next for Breakout Covid
We plan on adding more functionality for this app by improving the machine learning model, making an api for the website and app, and adding more features that would be useful to users. Improving the UI is also a goal that we want to achieve.
Built With
css
figma
flask
flutter
heroku
html
java
javascript
machine-learning
Try it out
github.com
coronacast1.herokuapp.com | Breakout Covid | Using Machine Learning to help businesses make decisions during COVID-19. | ['Kathan Sheth', 'Sashv Dave', 'Samarth Shah'] | ['1st Place'] | ['css', 'figma', 'flask', 'flutter', 'heroku', 'html', 'java', 'javascript', 'machine-learning'] | 0 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/scribblmath-w8pfzn | The main interface of ScribblMath, which includes an interactive whiteboard, LaTeX supported chat, and shared webcam streams!
The home interface of ScribblMath, which includes links to login or signup to ScribblMath.
Inspiration
Being in a worldwide pandemic, teaching mathematics has certainly become a struggle for both students and teachers. We have all been in that one Zoom call where your math teacher is trying to explain some sort of concept, and due to the lack of tools available, it simply isn't a good time for anyone.
What it does
Inspired from the lack of math functionality on most video chat platforms, our team created a web application focused on accommodating students and teachers alike for their math needs. ScribblMath is a video chatting platform that implements the staples of video chat like webcams and a chat, but also adds elements that are crucial to conveying complex mathematics in an easy way.
These primarily include a virtual drawing board as well as LaTeX math typesetting support in the chat box! This means that your teacher will no longer have to spend hours trying to type out the correct math equation or attempt to draw the ten symbols that each of the equations has that you learned that day. It will look just like the way it does in your textbook!!
How we built it
Our team used the React framework to construct our frontend and used the Express framework for the backend.
Challenges we ran into
Throughout this project, we ran into many different challenges. In regards to the front end, constructing the router and utilizing React hooks were major obstacles. On the other hand, the backend was equally as challenging. Setting up the peer to peer communication system between clients was extremely tedious and difficult.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of our first ever react framework website. We are specifically proud of getting the website hosted and up for use. We are also proud of the fact that we developed and delivered a functioning prototype of our product in just 17 hours (during COVID Hacks 2020)! This is also why you may find some nuanced bugs :)
What we learned
We learned A LOT. To specify, our team had no background in the React framework but managed to put everything together and create a functional website. We learned many small but significant differences between React and native HTML. We also learned how to implement cool features such as a video log, virtual drawing board, and chat box.
What's next for ScribblMath
To begin, we want to first fix the minor bugs on our website. After this, we want to add multiple client rooms and attach usernames next to webcams. There many more things we would like to implement, but fixing all the little bugs is our priority.
Built With
css
express.js
html
jsx
mathjax
mysql
node.js
peerjs
react
socket.io
Try it out
scribblmath.duncanapple.io
github.com | ScribblMath | Virtual math done right | ['Justin Kyle Chang', 'Duncan Applegarth'] | ['2nd Place'] | ['css', 'express.js', 'html', 'jsx', 'mathjax', 'mysql', 'node.js', 'peerjs', 'react', 'socket.io'] | 1 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covidhub-4izyg9 | Application Icon
Home Page
Finding Nearby Testing Locations
RSS Covid News
Mask Reminder
Setting time for Mask Reminder
Inspiration
One of the biggest reasons the United States was late to respond to the pandemic was because of the lack of testing. With no tests, the government nor the people could tell if Covid was a problem or not in the US. Once the tests started becoming more widespread and available, the nation soon came to realize that this was the biggest pandemic in 100 years. What makes this virus so deadly is the fact that not only is it very transmissible, but also you can be asymptomatic and have no idea you have the virus, while going outside to the grocery store, partying at someone's house, sharing food with your friends, etc. You have no idea you have the virus and now you have possibly infected many more people. This is why it is important that most people, if not everyone, gets tested for the virus to see if they need to quarantine at home or not. This will also give the government a better idea of the state of the virus and give statisticians/health experts a better number to calculate the exact infection fatality rate.
According to the a poll shown on the New York Times, only about 59 in 100 Americans wear a mask when they leave the house, which is significantly lower compared to the other countries who have handled the virus better. With many studies coming out saying how the virus can be maintained if everyone wore a mask, it is also very important people do not forget their mask when they go outside.
When researching for Covid specific news to see what exactly is happening and what the status is on vaccines and treatments, usually people have to dig for the information. It is important that the public is informed on the status regarding this pandemic, and have the news easily accessible to them.
With these three problems: testing, masking, and staying updated. I have created CovidHub. The ultimate Coronavirus application that allows users to find the closest testing center, remind themselves to wear a mask before leaving the house, and also staying up to date on the latest coronavirus news.
What it does
CovidHub ultimately does three things. The main feature is being able to find the closest Covid testing location to get a test to see if you are infected or not. Another feature allows users to set the time of when they are going to leave the house so that a notification/reminder will be sent to the user's phone to remind them to not forget their mask. The final feature is an organized RSS feed for coronavirus updates from the New York Times Health section to keep the general public informed on the issues and status of the impact. On the bottom of the home screen there are a couple add-ons including a button to go straight to the CDC guidelines and another button that takes users to the Worldometers Coronavirus data and graphs.
How I built it
I built this application using Java and Android Studio, because I have a lot of experience using these. I first started with the "finding the closest testing location" part of the application, which required an API key and lots of reading/watching tutorials, since this was my first time working with this stuff. I later did the RSS Covid News Feed, which was a piece of cake for me, because I have built multiple RSS feeds in the past and have experience with RecyclerViews, CardViews, and parsing XML files. Finally I worked on the Notification updates to remind the user to wear a mask. I used various important libraries to do this including TimePickerDialog, Calender, and NotificationChannel. At last I changed up the colors, inserted some cool icons, and added a couple add-ons (buttons) at the bottom of the screen to allow users to go to important websites (CDC and Worldometers) for more information.
Challenges I ran into
A challenge I ran into was using Places API to find nearby places (nearby coronavirus testing locations). I tried many different things and coded the whole process completely, but it just didn't seem to work at the end. I have a feeling its a problem with my API key or I may not have Places API properly enabled, but I am not sure. I spent the most time on figuring out this problem, but with the time constraints I moved on to the other aspects of CovidHub. The other challenge I had was formatting the home page of the application. Although it may seem easy, I had a pretty difficult time constraining everything and making it not look weird. I probably had to redo the constrains completely like 5 times. Also, as a one man team, I had a problem with time :)
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The biggest thing I am proud of is being able to get the current location of the user and somewhat being able to use the Google APIs. I've programmed many different applications in the past, but I have never used Google Maps SDK or Places API nor get a working Map up on the phone. So that was exciting to see the some parts of it work. However, there is still a lot of improvement that needs to be done and a lot I need to learn regarding this. I am also proud of how the application looks as a whole. Usually when I program apps, I don't care about the looks at all, mainly because I am bad at designing the UI and also I don't pay attention to it. However, I put time and effort in making the app look somewhat good with the icons and colored buttons, and I am proud of it overall. It would be better with UI softwares like Flutter or React Native, but I have yet to learn those. And most of all, doing all this in 24 hours was a great accomplishment for me.
What I learned
The biggest thing I learned was using the Google Maps SDK and Places API in Android Studio to show your current location and nearby places. I learned about the process in getting an API key from google and integrating it into the android application. I also learned a lot about notifications and having to create different notification channels to send updates to the user's phone at a certain time. I found some great websites where you can download icons to put in your application for free to make the application's UI look better. I learned how to efficiently go from one Activity to another in the android application, using Intent library. I had to parse both XML and JSON formatted code in my application, so I gained more knowledge regarding that, however I already knew how to do this.
What's next for CovidHub
There are many improvements that can be done for this application. For the mask reminders, right now only 1 reminder can be set at once. In the future, it will be better to have multiple reminders and for the date to be set as well. Also it would be nice to have google calenders integrated into CovidHub so that it can go off the schedule from the calender and give the necessary notifications and updates automatically. For the RSS Covid News Feed, right now the news is solely from the New York Times Health section. In the future I will integrate many different sources including WHO, John Hopkins, CDC, etc along with mainstream media news to have an ultimate RSS Feed with all the relevant Covid news to keep the public updated. For finding the nearest testing center, other than having the closest testing centers actually show up, in the future, having the users click on a certain test center so they can call, look at timings, or open the address on google maps, will be useful.
Built With
alarmmanager
android
android-studio
calender
cardview
dexter
fusedlocationproviderclient
google-maps
google-places
inputstream
java
json
materialsearchbar
notificationmanager
recyclerview
xmlpullparser
Try it out
github.com | CovidHub | The ultimate Coronavirus Hub to find the closest Covid testing center, to stay updated on the latest Covid news, to never forget your mask at home, and more! | ['Rohan Arcot'] | ['3rd Place'] | ['alarmmanager', 'android', 'android-studio', 'calender', 'cardview', 'dexter', 'fusedlocationproviderclient', 'google-maps', 'google-places', 'inputstream', 'java', 'json', 'materialsearchbar', 'notificationmanager', 'recyclerview', 'xmlpullparser'] | 2 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/discope | Website
App Main Screen
COVID-Self Test
App Login
COVID Resources
COVID Contact Tracing
Firebase and Google Cloud Storage
GIF
Important Note
The current video is a longer, 5 minute version. For the 2 minute version, see this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnc9TiMAN6M
Inspiration
Our inspiration for Discope came from the lack of awareness of social distancing and public safety. Millions of individuals are not aware of the social distancing precautions, and through this invention, this will not only limit the spread of the current pandemic, but also raise awareness of the extreme causes of the pandemic, such as the lack of social distancing, not wearing masks, and much more!
About the Developers
Both sophomores from high school and located on opposite sides of the United States (West and East coasts), Shreeniket and Johnny both held the unified goal of disease prevention, specifically raising awareness and preventing the spread of covid-19, a major disruption in the education system!
What it does
Due to the pandemic, schools and education-affiliations are unable to prevent the spread or risk of students while holding education as a priority, which is a major problem in today's society! As a result, this innovation, Discope, allows for school districts and educational-affiliations to offer teachers to sign up and login to Discope through the website interface. Once the account is made, the account is shared to students in each administration to provide a multitude of factors that will prevent the spread of covid-19. This innovation also considers the privacy of its users and does not track user location, instead, bluetooth signals are used by the app to compare the distances of relative devices to uphold the 6 feet distancing rule. The app incorporates firebase, so that if students were to contract covid-19 or if any devices are within the range of 6 feet, the notification will be sent to not only the devices in violated range, but also to the administration thanks to firebase.
How We built it
We built discope through the utilization of various languages such as html, css, javascript, firebase, ruby, swift, and the incorporation of AI, VR, and last but not least, google cloud. This allowed us to develop a platform of both website and mobile application to convey the purpose of prioritizing student education, while maintaining safety! Through augmented reality, the application was designed to feature several aspects that ultimately assist with increasing awareness of COVID and the prevention of spreading COVID.
Challenges We ran into
Challenges we ran into was the complication of code, and also the aspects of collaboration, as we had various timezone differences. Overtime, we were able to conquer these challenges and successfully develop the Discope application and website.
Accomplishments that We're proud of
We are proud of accomplish what we thought we never could. By addressing a dire situation of modern society, we were able to find a "cure" for a problem that millions suffer.
What We Learned
We learned many ways of overcoming obstacles, as well as various approaches to developing code, from firebase, to website applications!
What's next for Discope
Beyond just the hackathon, Discope holds an unlimited potential for not only assisting students and educational-affiliations, but once given a larger platform, Discope is capable of expanding to new industries and spreading awareness of caution for the prevention of disease, specifically the current Covid-19! We are always flexible and open to change.
Built With
adobexd
css3
echoar
firebase
github
google-cloud
html5
javascript
ruby
swift
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github.com | Discope | Utilizing Contact Tracing and AR to Create a application & website to prevent COVID-19 while prioritizing student health and education | ['Johnny Ni', 'Shreeniket Bendre'] | ['EchoAR challenge'] | ['adobexd', 'css3', 'echoar', 'firebase', 'github', 'google-cloud', 'html5', 'javascript', 'ruby', 'swift'] | 3 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/iot-based-on-covid-19-montoring | IOT-based-Covid-19-monitoring-isolation-wards
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# Objetives:
Most of the covid-19 patients got escaped from that , so we planned to made the simple solution using the IOT.
In this system the escaping person goes outside through the way the Ultrasonic sensor detects the person and make ALARM to all the Doctors and security persons on the hospital Through the SMS and CALL .
So the escaping of the persons can be prevented by this system,and also we make the live monitoring of air conditions on the covid -19 wards and these data are shown live by the android application with the Matlab analysis.
# Live covid-19 ward air condition monitor
In this system have a DHT11 sensor which can sense the Temperature and Humidity in the ward
These datas are processed by the ESP-32 microcontroller.
And these data are processed by the cloud server name called as THINGSPEAK.
In this server we can analysis the data through the MATLAB.
And the data are visualized ,so better understanding the conditions.
Advantages:
Very lost to implement
Live Matlab analysis through the server
Live monitoring through the android application
Faster and live alert calls and messages to the securities
On spot air condition monitoring
Low power consumption.
Operates in 2.4GHZ band WIFI and GSM celluar system
Built With
android-studio
c++
esp32
gsm
iot
java
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github.com | IoT-based-on-Covid-19-montoring | IoT-based-on-Covid-19-montoring | ['Hemakumar M', 'Nirmal Kumar'] | ['Sashido Machine Learning Challenge'] | ['android-studio', 'c++', 'esp32', 'gsm', 'iot', 'java'] | 4 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/collegetalk | Inspiration
Many high schoolers cannot decide which major to choose because they are unsure if it really fits them. Even college students sometimes change their major after 1st or 2nd year because their expectations did not meet the reality.
What it does
The app matches college students and high school students by colleges, language and other preferences and gives them the opportunity to learn more about universities they consider applying to.
How I built it
I used python, imported telebot - API for telegram bots. For storing data I used sqlite.
Challenges I ran into
We had to learn more advanced stuff in API because we did not want to make sqlite queries for each time we need the data and the callback data passed from the button or command usually represents a single string with character limit.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Manage to write an app, without any background knowledge of Telegram API in a short time, covering multiple cases of user interaction and different responses.
What I learned
Enlarged our knowledge about python libraries, learned telebot library
What's next for CollegeTalk
Develop it for other messengers and social webs and create cross-platform CollegeTalk app.
Built With
python
sqlite
telebot
Try it out
github.com | CollegeTalk | A messenger bot/app that helps high school students learn more about universities they consider applying to by matching them with students that study there | ['Denis Son', 'Victor Kovalchuk'] | [] | ['python', 'sqlite', 'telebot'] | 5 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/brainpop-an-ar-app-to-revolutionize-the-way-if-learning-io8fap |
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Inspiration
Boring online classes and efforts of our teachers trying to teach concepts during covid getting hectic has lead us here.
What it does
We provide an AR experience to make learning easier and teaching better.
How I built it
We built using unity vuforia c# echoAR. We built a marker based AR app that features image recognition, image tracking and augmentation of the 3d model. We created each module as a seperate scene and used c# for scene navigation.
Challenges I ran into
Addressing the 3d models in unity while using echoAR. Later realized there was a custom behaviour script for it. Though we couldn't build the echoAR module alone as an app we were happy that it atleast got streamed on unity
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We got to learn raycasting techniques for making interactions on the 3d models itself
What I learned
A new platform called echoAR which was easy, cool and lite
What's next for Brainpop an AR app to revolutionize the way if learning
To make our app vernacular and create laboratory sessions that encourages practical exposure among the young minds.
Built With
blender
c#
echoar
unity
vuforia
Try it out
github.com | Brainpop an AR app to revolutionize the way of learning | Want to learn with ease and fun join us to get your brains juiced | ['Samiksha G'] | [] | ['blender', 'c#', 'echoar', 'unity', 'vuforia'] | 6 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covidhacks-2imo4w | Inspiration
Our project, COVIDAway, is a very simple and easy to use website is needed since healthcare workers are busy preparing for and attending to patients, and thus do not have time for training, etc. Many NGO's have been showing their support for COVID-19 patients and those at risk of COVID but do not have a platform to share these resources. Thus, we decided we want to create this interface for those who are in need to be directly connected to providers.
What it does
This website can run locally and takes an input for the number of and types of resources the user needs (gloves/face masks). It can also take donations from resource providers in order to provide for those in need of help.
How we built it
We built the frontend with CSS, HTML, bootstrap, and JavaScript. The backend was developed with SQLite, Python, and the Django Framework. Furthermore, the geolocation and distance matrix API's for calculating the distance between two locations (to determine the closest service provider) was created in Python. We managed source control through GitHub and were able to successfully run our project on a server.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into challenges with the Django framework and handling static files became difficult. However, after learning more about the Django framework during this hackathon and researching more, we were able to solve our issues and successfully run the server
We also ran into issues with ensuring the security of our API keys. We had to learn how to secure these keys in .env files and ensure the security of the project. We also ensured we used GitHub workflow and pull requests in order to catch if we accidentally committed any API keys.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were proud of how effectively we integrated our work together, especially as every single one of our teammates were in different time zones. This required us to always be in touch with each other so we could work together to solve errors.
Ultimately, we are proud that we successfully developed, programmed, and ran a website that could successfully take the next steps in connecting more NGO's to people who need their help. This project will truly build a bridge between providers and those in need and is absolutely necessary in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
What we learned
Throughout the development of the project, our team became more experienced in Django and also working through GitHub. We continuously helped each other to make sure our code worked together seamlessly and ensured everyone understood how they would be working on their own portions of the code. This allowed for our team to have our specific processes for creating the program set out before we began.
What's next for COVIDHacks
We hope this project can possibly help those who are at risk of or have COVID-19 to effectively connect with organizations willing to lend a helping hand. The future of the project would be to integrate more organizations' information into the program and to make viewing the distance between the user's location and destination more available to the user.
Built With
bootstrap
css
django
git
github
google-maps
html
javascript
python | COVIDHacks | Our project's purpose is to link providers for face masks, gloves, and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to those who are in need of these resources. | ['flynn cowell', 'Ashley Raigosa', 'Noah Lindsey', 'Rimsha Aiman'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'django', 'git', 'github', 'google-maps', 'html', 'javascript', 'python'] | 7 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/careful-koala | Inspiration
Our original idea was a quiz of sorts, that would determine and display information that would help people when it came to coronavirus. We continuously modified and improved that idea, until we came up with what we call Careful Koala.
What it does
Its main function is to determine the risk of contracting coronavirus in a certain area through a series of questions. It also includes tips on how to avoid coronavirus and general guidelines in these worrying times.
How I built it
We built it through Xcode. We mainly used storyboard to create and organize the design, but coded the entire quiz section programmatically using swift.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The features of our app that we are most proud of is the functionality of the buttons and the ability to store user input, as those were the most code-heavy aspects of our projects and took much trial and error to get right.
What I learned
We learned how to code in Xcode, and that, even though simple functions may seem simple, they are more complicated than they seem.
What's next for Careful Koala
We plan to integrate machine learning into the app, so we can calculate the risk as a percentage. In addition, we may add more problems to include more factors into our calculation.
Link to slides with more information:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zKTCFXgRVdkTzlRJSuiWLSLLfT_kbGFyEQuCwDuo30c/edit?usp=sharing
Built With
swift
uikit
xcode
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github.com | Careful Koala | A tabbed app that includes a quiz to determine the risk of contracted COVID-19 in a certain area, tips to avoid contracting COVID-19, and cute graphics to boost morale. | ['Sanika Kale', 'Alina Liu', 'Katelyn Ma'] | [] | ['swift', 'uikit', 'xcode'] | 8 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/app0 | Dormant Family account for keeping list of closed ones to be contacted in case of emergency
Option to enter interaction history for contact tracing, in-app, which is otherwise collected by direct interview with healthcare workers
Non-BLE contact recording options
Screen for updating health status
"Desk" type of account
Parent user Sign-in page
Desk account interface
Parent User account
Other user account
Dedicated user interface
Main Dashboard showing all users
Sign-In page for non BLE contact recording
OTP verification at Sign-In page
Instruction and display name entering page
Healthcare Bot instance
Webpage that carries to Healthcare Bot
Contact tracing is an essential weapon against Covid19 or any such infectious disease. But the most effective proximity trackers of today employ Bluetooth Low energy technology and is limited to individuals with dedicated smartphones while huge proportions of population go unchecked.This not only affects people without smartphones, but those with one also are not fully secured, if most people around that they interact with are not app users. Thus many people fall sick despite the app and then during treatment the financial ststus differences again kick in which didn't allow everyone to have smartphones in the first place. And then when someone is infected, healthcare workers have to go around interviewing for tracing others that might have been infected by this person, which were not all detected by the app. The reproduction from memory during such interviews are not of best accuracy, while these healthcare workers remain prone to infection. This made me think of this
app that supports multiple users, non-Bluetooth proximity tracking and storing interaction data given by user without direct interview by healthcare workers,in a system that is applicable universally across borders and language barriers, for any infectious epidemic scale disease
.
Being from a core engineering background, developing a mobile application was not easy. Barring basic programming, algorithm and data structure, database management knowledge, everything else about app development and using cloud resources had to be learnt from scratch. Since I wanted an application that was available on both Android and iOS, I chose Flutter environment for my development process. Though programming and UI design on Flutter were easy to understand, but since Flutter is a fairly new platform, not all required features were available in readymade libraries and integration of Microsoft Azure's cloud services especially required reading a lot of documentation. Use of Bluetooth Low Energy on Flutter also required effort. YouTube videos and open-source Github repos helped a lot.
In the development process I learnt a lot about the futuristic developer friendly cloud services available out there. REST APIs, GET, POST methods were extremely important for the project. My interest in learning Machine Learning technologies for higher studies was also boosted while trying to employ AI/ML for user utilities. I also understood the importance of UI design and enhancement of user-experience for a utility to be effective, whatever be the feature involved. A developer needs to put himself/herself in the target user's shoes, which, in my case, is every human being on this planet.
Built With
azure
dart
flutter
google-cloud
kotlin
luis
objective-c
swift
Try it out
github.com
drive.google.com
github.com
github.com | LAZARUS | A Flutter mobile application that logs human contacts on scales beyond that of Bluetooth low energy contact tracing with simple cloud tools. | ['Kazi Masudur Rahaman'] | [] | ['azure', 'dart', 'flutter', 'google-cloud', 'kotlin', 'luis', 'objective-c', 'swift'] | 9 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/virtual-interest-tracker-qa9e1s | Student Paying Attention
Student Not Paying Attention
The Problem
During this time of virtual learning, teachers and students are using Google Meet/Zoom to communicate. The problem however is that students are having a difficult time paying attention and losing focus during their virtual classes. In some cases, students take advantage of their teachers by going on their phones without the teacher noticing. Students tend to lack motivation and engagement in learning in the comfort of their own homes.
What it does
Our Solution was to create our own version of the Virtual Interest Tracker. Virtual Interest Tracker, or VIT, is a website that track the user’s to what their line of sight is focusing on on the screen. If the user is focusing, it displays text indicating that they are focusing on the middle of the screen. But, if the user is not focusing it will beep very loudly which will most likely make them focus or at least alert those around them to pay attention. This will also work if you don’t have your webcam on in the actual video conference call because this is a website which is not directly connected to the call.
How we built it
Our project is a website that tracks whether the user is paying attention or not by Google’s Teachable Machine (Image Project) and JavaScript. The way it works is that an artificial intelligence scans through a series of images from separate classes and displays text on the screen with a certain sound effect based on the class/behavior of a person on the screen.
Challenges we ran into
The most challenging aspect of this hackathon was finding a innovative idea which we can actually solve in the 24 hour timeframe virtually. We had many different ideas such as an AR game which will teach the user the benefits of social distancing, a fitness trainer which uses AI to see if the user are doing the exercise correctly, and a social distancing detector. Some of them required certain resources to actually achieve but not being able to acquire them in person was our limitation.
What we learned
How to make a Chrome Extension and how to implement Teachable Machine into it. We ran out of time to make into an actual Chrome Extension
We also learned how to implement Teachable Machine to our Chrome Extension.
What's next for Virtual Interest Tracker
Make into a Chrome and Zoom extension with Teacher and Student View which can be implemented into video conference applications such as Google Meets
Make into a Android and IOS app for phone users for greater accessibility
Possibly create our own video conferencing software which implements our Virtual Interest Tracker in it
Built With
machine-learning
ml5
p5
Try it out
github.com | Virtual Interest Tracker | A AI that will track if you are paying attention to the lesson | ['rishabh sahoo', 'Ernest So', 'Yug Mittal', 'Veeral Shroff'] | [] | ['machine-learning', 'ml5', 'p5'] | 10 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-bot-tnqcp3 | Inspiration
This crisis has inspired me and my team to create a chatbot which can answering your doubts regarding this virus.
What it does
Interacts with users using NLP
How I built it
Website:
Front-end - using HTML and CSS
Backend - Flask
Chatbot - Chatterbot library
Challenges I ran into
The training didn't go very successful due to our weak hardware.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We were able to create a website with flask and chatterbot.
What I learned
Backend development , More about Python
What's next for COVID-bot
Creating a better dataset and training it through tensorflow
Built With
css3
html5
python
Try it out
github.com | COVID-bot | Here, is a website containing a chatter-bot capable of answering your COVID-19 related doubts | ['Ayaan Mustafa', 'shubhojeet brahmachari', 'Syon Pratap', 'Nirbhay Sharma'] | [] | ['css3', 'html5', 'python'] | 11 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/corona-protective-smart-hat | CORONA PROTECTIVE SMART HAT
ART WORK DIAGRAM
We all know that corona virus is a very dangerous virus and we all are worried about it. Corona virus enter human body through eyes nose and moth by our contaminated hand. When we go outside from our home unconsciously we touch our eyes, nose and mouth by our contaminated hand.
The effective module introduced with personal protective intelligent hat. The hat integrated with a small circuit made by hall sensor, resistor, diode, transistor, buzzer, battery and switch. The manual switch is incorporated as per the requirement of on/off of this module. The novel corona virus has capability to enter our body by touching eyes, nose and mouth. This special type of smart hat is based on the working principle of hall sensor and neodymium disc magnet set ring. The hall sensor has ability to detect the magnet within the distance of 3-3.5 cm. The range of this distance will also able to change according to requirement.
When the neodymium set ring get come close to the hall sensor, due to magnetic field a voltage difference create in the hall sensor this voltage difference is also known as hall voltage. From this hall voltage an output current generate in the hall sensor. This output current goes through the resistor, diode and transistor. After activate the base part of the transistor the current flow to the buzzer and make the buzzer active. Sound of the buzzer alert the person from unconsciously touches of eyes, nose and mouth.
This invention claims its importance on the basis of present scenario of world and it is obvious to introduce in new industry sector.
Built With
battery
buzzer
diode
hall
magnet
resistor
sensor
wire | CORONA PROTECTIVE SMART HAT | Reduce the chances of unconsciously touches of eyes, nose and mouth by contaminated hand. | ['Sarthak Chatterjee'] | [] | ['battery', 'buzzer', 'diode', 'hall', 'magnet', 'resistor', 'sensor', 'wire'] | 12 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covidbot-axuy90 | Inspiration
We were inspired to make this Twitter Bot because everyone is always on social media and there is a lot of misinformation on the internet regarding COVID-19. If our bot posts just the facts and nothing but the facts, we will be happy that there is at least some non-biased information regarding the virus and then people can formulate their own opinion based on our facts.
What it does
The first function of our Twitter Bot is that it tweets out the total confirmed cases, deaths, and recovered in the world, every day at the same time. The second function is that it automatically replies to any tweet that tags our account and asks the number of cases in a certain country. They can do it by tweeting "@covidBot13 STATUS ". It even works for countries that have multiple spaces.
How I built it
We built it using Python 3 on a code editor called Atom. We used the Twitter API (tweepy). We also used the COVID-19 API which had all the data regarding cases in certain countries and total cases, deaths, etc.. We also had to import json in order to easily use the Covid API. In addition to json, we imported datetime and tweepy.streaming in order to do a daily tweet and stream real-time data so our program can reply to incoming tweets, respectively.
Challenges I ran into
We ran into plenty of challenges while completing this project. It ran smoothly until we had to start implementing the server-side of our project so the bot can run with our computers turned off. Then we had difficulties figuring out how to get the bot to post every 24 hours. We overcame it by just importing time and then we implemented a time.sleep function which repeats our generate tweet function every 24 hours. Then we had a problem with getting the program reply to incoming tweets. It would only reply to past tweets. We overcame this challenge by implementing and importing tweepy.streaming. These were our two major challenges during our project. While these two challenges may not seem that much, these were very frustrating to overcome and we had to try many different things before we finally figured out the correct approach.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The biggest accomplishment that we are proud of is the fact that our code posted something on Twitter. This is our first time making a Twitter Bot so weren't even sure that we would figure out how to post. But we figured that out pretty quickly. Another one of our accomplishments is when we overcame all of our challenges and got the Twitter Bot working completely. The feeling when we finished was amazing.
What I learned
We learned how to use different APIs in this project. This is the first time we did a project on this scale, so we had to learn how to use APIs on the fly.
What's next for CovidBot
We have a lot planned for CovidBot. In addition to just tweeting out total cases, deaths, and recovered, we can show the daily increase/decrease in total covid cases, deaths, etc.. We also plan on tweeting out pictures of graphs within our daily tweets. Our reply system is also planned to receive big additions. Among those additions, we plan on adding DEATHS, RECOVERED which will show the number of deaths and recovered, respectively for a certain country. We also plan on adding a DAILY function which will show the cases, deaths, and recovered from a certain country on that day.
Built With
python
Try it out
github.com
twitter.com | CovidBot | Twitter Bot that posts daily COVID-19 updates. | ['Srijan Bijjam', 'Abhishek Addagatla'] | [] | ['python'] | 13 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-flagger | https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MNDEz8Z1H6a2mBm9SnMw0PST7KFApeJE-td5ms7-CRU/edit#slide=id.g944c630cb3_0_453
This is a google slides that explains everything
We also have a screen recorded video off of
Built With
python
tkinter | Covid Flagger | Our project's for kids who go to school. Everyday, kids, they will take a survey showing their interactions in school. If someone then eventually gets covid, then they will know who to quarantine. | ['Dhanush Bearelly'] | [] | ['python', 'tkinter'] | 14 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-help-p36ubf | Inspiration
Across the United States, thousands of volunteer events are hosted every year. Especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, people might not know what to do to host or attend a volunteer event, since everything is online. Many people might have even lost their jobs due to the pandemic, and volunteering is one way to help those in need of a job.
Our goal is to create an easier way for anyone from anywhere to host and gather volunteers, conveniently through a website. We believe that we technology can be one of the most import assest that we need during this situation to solve the problem
What it does
Connect to a group of volunteer who are ready to help you
Raise your request, get the help you need. You are not alone
A small step could make the difference. Let us be united
If you have lost your job due to pandemic you can work freelance by being a volunteer
How I built it
We are a team of three, I worked as a frontend developer and my other 2 mates worked on the backend. We made use of the MERN stack.
Challenges I ran into
We faced difficulties in connecting the database to the front end but we were able to do it through much hardship
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I made friends , building connections around the world. I tried to solve real world problem. And we got a lot of value by doing this project. (Friendship, cooperation, Knowledge)
What I learned
Github,
solving real world problem,
backend
What's next for Covid Help
We are not stopping here, we want to take it further so that people can actually use it. We love solving problem.
Built With
express.js
mern
mongodb
node.js
react
Try it out
github.com | Covid Help | We connect to a group of volunteer who are ready to help you. Raise your request, get the help you need. You are not alone. Our goal is to create an easier way for anyone to support local business | ['Farhan Rehman', 'Bryan Huang', 'Jigme T Namgyal'] | [] | ['express.js', 'mern', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'react'] | 15 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/educology-8xtlai | Inspiration
The inspiration was the low quality of education during these times.
What it does
Serves students and teachers in four key ways, as described in the video.
How I built it
Using MIT App Inventor
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Educology
Built With
mit-app-inventor | Educology | This mobile app addresses the difficult shift to a virtual learning model and focuses on four main issues I have pinpointed. | ['Sanya Gupta'] | [] | ['mit-app-inventor'] | 16 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covidology | Here is the main page to our app.
This is one of our info pages.
This is our COVID-19 Quiz. The user checks off symptoms they experience.
This is a sample result that can be given as response to quiz answers.
This is the page used to locate a testing center.
Page where we provide the user with resources related to COVID-19.
Here is the end result of clicking on one of those resources.
How I built it:
We used Android Studio to build our app. It integrates XML and Java!
Challenges I ran into:
We had very funny challenges! We couldn’t think of a good color scheme that clashes with other colors. We settled on teal because it was an easy color on the eyes and aesthetic. Also, we didn’t quite know how to create a map and a 2 week isolation calculator, so we had to learn at 3
AM! We finally got it to work and it looks amazing and the date is formatted in an international way: DAY/MONTH/YEAR
Accomplishments we are proud of:
We are so proud of our group for spending hours on this project and learning so much about how to code. We’re also proud of how far our app has come and how useful it can be to those who want to learn more about how to stay healthy during the pandemic. In addition we are very proud of how we were able to implement google maps into our app so that we could locate local testing sites nearby.
What I learned:
We learned how much patience is required to make an app, especially when time is limited. We also learned more about Android OS and how to get better with code, hoping that these refreshed skills will help us in the future.
What's next for COVID in your County:
We need to make sure that our community is staying safe and doing their duty to help stop the spread of the pandemic. We also want to make sure that everyone is well educated on the matter of COVID-19 so that we can facilitate smart decisions.
Built With
android-studio
java
xml
Try it out
drive.google.com | Covidology | Our idea is to create an app that can help those with the COVID-19 virus receive information to assist with their condition, and facilitate good decision making for the future. | ['Matthew Chimitt', 'Junha Keam', 'Vikram Ramachandra'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'java', 'xml'] | 17 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/planner-app | Inspiration
How to plan efficiently the day during the Covid times.
What it does
I can plan todo list, and capture notes of the event.
How I built it
Android App, using Android Studio
Challenges I ran into
GitHub setup was new to me, and had little challenge.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
My first hackathon experience.
What I learned
Experience in Android App
What's next for Planner App
Make an App for iOS/Apple as well.
Built With
android-studio
java
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github.com | Planner App | Plan and become efficient | ['Daksh Shrivastava'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'java'] | 18 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-buddy-wgrh7k | Inspiration
We wanted to play outside with our friends in the neighborhood with our friends but our parents were scared to send us because they didn't know how good social distancing the other people were doing. That's why we came up with this idea so people know how well the people they are interacting with are social distancing.
What it does
Takes surveys and records information to find chance about coronations
How I built it
We had the user login and then take a survey. this information was then put onto a csv file where it could be stored.
Challenges I ran into
We ran into challenges implementing the coronavirus score with the login information
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Database
What I learned
I learned that we can read and search files to give data to the user
What's next for Covid Buddy
We were thinking about adding a feature to check global and nationwide cases. We can also analyze mobility records to see who is moving in your area
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_2l3FpqEfRK_EhI1RzkVsjLk-oltJWLcppzoxOiphh8/edit?usp=sharing
Built With
python
Try it out
repl.it | Covid Buddy | Wanna know if your friends are Covid19 free? Well look no more. The Covid Buddy has you covered. | ['avaneesh konda', 'Rhushath Panyala', 'Srikar Koduru', 'Dsloef Gamer YD'] | [] | ['python'] | 19 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/v-trac-74mtyw | Mocks of my mobile app
Inspiration
Many public places are not following COVID-19 protocols, including social distancing, requiring face masks, and offering sanitization supplies. This can lead to socioeconomic issues: people fall sick and lose their jobs, and small businesses don’t get enough customers to sustain business. Although city officials would like to enforce COVID-19 protocols, they do not have information about locations that need more help.
When I learnt that exposing yourself to public places increases your risk of contracting COVID-19 by 82%, may end up severely ill and eventually losing your employment, we wanted to help people from not getting infected via an online platform that displays if places are following COVID-19 safety guidelines while also help businesses improve their adherence to COVID-19 protocols.
What it does
V-Trac is a website and mobile app that uses crowdsourced data to evaluate the safety of certain public locations and help users make informed decisions. V-Trac crowdsources data about a) if people are wearing masks b) there are plexiglass dividers at checkout counters c) people are social distancing d) there are sanitization materials available and e) share covid-19 protocol adherence to small/medium businesses and city council.
How I built it
Built this website using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, php, and mySQL. I also used an UI toolkit from CreativeTim. In addition, I also incorporated google maps api. This website is meant to be an extension of my mobile app. To understand what the mobile app would look like, we made a Canva mock-up.
Challenges I ran into
Although I had an existing website to build upon, I had to make many changes to the backend tables and queries in my database which broke some functioning code. Adding new features (like extra check boxes and radio buttons) and testing it took more time than expected.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud of developing a solution for consumers to safely visit a location knowing it is safe to go. As an extension to CoronaConnect (app we developed earlier), I added new features exclusively for City Council members. We interviewed few City Council members for this idea and they loved it. I am also proud of making use of an existing project and add new features ourselves that help people from being exposed to an infectious disease while also enabling the City to take appropriate action. Validating the user needs, interviewing City council members and building a somewhat functional website were the most important steps to build our app.
What I learned
I learnt how important it is to document the logic from previous projects and make it easier to expand. When I first started this competition, I thought I could finish very quickly, but I did not. Doing this competition helped me understand the importance of time management and maintaining notes from previous submissions.
What's next for V-Trac
I plan to build out additional features like 'V-Trac verified certificates' for small and medium size businesses to attract more customers and ensure safety. For the mobile app development, plan to use Swift and Xcode and will start development from next week. For the website as well as the mobile app, plan to add more logic that determines if a location tagged as COVID-19 safe is indeed true. I will do so by aggregating reviews by multiple users in a given timeframe.
Built With
creativetim
css
google-maps
html
mamp
mysql
php
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github.com | V-Trac | Crowdsource for a Covid-19 free future | ['Ad J'] | [] | ['creativetim', 'css', 'google-maps', 'html', 'mamp', 'mysql', 'php'] | 20 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/aaye-appointement-at-your-ease | After logging in
Home page
After booking appointment
SignUp page
Booking Details
Appointment Booking page
Users dashboard showing history and details of user, even from here user can book another appointment
Booking reciept
List of available doctors
Medicine page
LogIn page
Doctor's registration page
We have been developing a website for online booking of the appointment with the doctor. During this pandemic, many people are not able to go to the doctor. So at our portal people will be able to book their appointments and can also have prescriptions online and get at their doorstep. We have also deployed the ML model for reading the prescription and make patients inform about them. In later stages, people can directly chat with the machine to understand their medicines and minor symptoms before visiting the doctor directly.
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
jquery
php
sql
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sarwar1227.000webhostapp.com | AAYE- Appointement At Your Ease | Break The Traditional Queue System | ['Sarwar Ali', 'Nancy Mangla', 'Abhishek Goel'] | ['Second Best Project'] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'php', 'sql'] | 21 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/docreps-1ym7ih | Inspiration
What it does
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for ..
Built With
android-studio
api
ui | . | Aims at bringing Digitization in the domain of pharmaceutical industries,it provides a platform for Medical Representatives and Doctors can effectively communicate with each other during the Pandemic | ['Tisha Singh'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'api', 'ui'] | 22 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/munch-c48boa | Munch! Social Media Cooking Platform for New Learners
Inspiration
During this pandemic, we encountered a problem common among young adults: we didn’t know how to cook and were stuck with unhealthy food options at home. Many students like us do not have access to healthy food during this pandemic and many working parents do not have the time to prepare healthy recipes. Learning to cook is daunting because new learners are faced with a jumble of unclear cooking articles and long videos that are difficult to navigate and contain extra information. Someone can spend 5 minutes reading a recipe only to notice they didn’t have a key ingredient. This makes finding recipes very inefficient and time-consuming.
What it does
To solve this issue, we created Munch, a social media platform designed to share concise and healthy recipes. Munch allows people to quickly search for recipes by specifying ingredients, tags, or titles. The recipes cut to the chase and only display important information with minimal clutter. Each step of the recipe will come with a video that demonstrates what to do. Another goal is to implement an algorithm that helps people find recipes they love based on their feedback on previous recipes. Users can create and share their own recipes by posting the necessary info. They Include the contents and we save it to our database. As a result, the end product provides an efficient and intuitive way for people to learn to cook as well as a universal platform for users to post and find recipes that will be tailored to them.
How we built it
We built this using the MERN javascript stack. We also used TensorFlow for the machine learning section. For the actual app, MERN was ideal since it allowed us to quickly share the code between our teammates and edit the components separately. React is very modular so that allows us to put the app together like pieces of a puzzle. Using MongoDB was great since it is extremely quick and has great integration with both React and Javascript. It's incredibly fast and efficient and allows us to store data however we want it to.
Challenges we ran into
The search feature was a challenging portion of the app since it required strong algorithmic knowledge. We had to figure out how exactly to make it work and make sure that we included all the data we intended while not resulting in false positives. It had many bugs that we had to sort through.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Our search feature and overall design are great. The search feature is especially nice since the search query can be very vague and the program still outputs the closest match. It doesn't need an exact match at all. Rather, it just has to be close enough. This will be further optimized with machine learning.
The overall design is also very scalable. In all the components we made an emphasis on writing clean, scalable, modular code that would be able to change to whatever we need it to. Our organization is very clean and our code is very systematic.
What we learned
We learned a lot in algorithmic knowledge and strengthened our knowledge of the MERN stack. In this project, we had to write many React components and thus we got a lot of practice dealing with Parent/Child relations and state functions and more.
What's next for Munch
We have written pseudo code to start to implement machine learning into the project and finding ways to recommend recipes for users is the next step. Beyond that, we would like to port to mobile and get users on the app to get feedback.
Built With
express.js
javascript
mongodb
mongoose
node.js
react
tensorflow
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github.com | Munch | Approachable way to start a healthy lifestyle during the pandemic. | ['Prateek Sane', 'Aroop Biswal', 'Kush Garg'] | [] | ['express.js', 'javascript', 'mongodb', 'mongoose', 'node.js', 'react', 'tensorflow'] | 23 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/care-19-q96j0v | Inspiration
COVID-19 has been a huge issue lately and solving some aspect of the many issues it causes can really have a positive impact on society. Because of this we decided to use AR (echoAR) to create a sense of companionship and we integrated this into our website. The sense of companionship through AR which some people are lacking can really contribute to patient care and health.
What it does
Our website serves as a platform where you can get AR for a variety of reasons (specified on our AR page) and also donate, receive donations, and learn more about COVID. We felt that all of this played an important role in making an impact, so all of these are core functionalities of our website.
How I built it
This website was built primarily with my front-end skills so I used HTML and CSS and a bit of other programming to get this website done. Integrating echoAR was also a key part of this website and something I had to understand.
Challenges I ran into
The UI/UX was a hard part for me during this website because I had never quite created something like this before. I had to learn some new aspects of HTML/CSS which contributed a lot to my final product. Besides this, learning echoAR was also a hard part because I had never worked with it (or any AR) before. It was a learning experience but I'm glad to say I learned a lot.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This being my first time using echoAR, learning how to use it presented some difficulties but I'm happy that in the end, I got it to work. I'm also glad the finished product turned out pretty well for all the difficulties I had, and I finished a project I can be proud of.
What I learned
From this project, I learned about web design and functionality and a lot about AR and using the echoAR platform.
What's next for cARe-19
The next main goal is definitely expansion and growing the website, increasing the resources available and AR abilities. An app is also something I'm looking into, where it can display various AR companions and items, to make the hospital (or home) feel a little less bland and more exciting.
Built With
css3
html5
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github.com | cARe-19 | Using AR to help alleviate the boredom and mental stress of COVID, donating to make a difference. | ['Sonnet Xu'] | [] | ['css3', 'html5'] | 24 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/junior-chemist | CO2 Identification
Burning Magnesium
Inspiration
Due to covid 19, online classes have become the norm. We have always enjoyed performing live experiments for physics and chemistry as they intrigue us the most. With online simulations or theory the fun and novelty of the subject is lost.
What it does
It allows students to perform experiments in the field of chemistry and physics using their phones. Using the power of augmented reality, students will have a seamless experience performing lab experiments while also learning with description of the experiments.
How I built it
We used Unity for making echoAR app, all of the experiments were made through it. For the user to download the app, we also made a website using html, css, bootstrap and javascript
Challenges I ran into
The echoAR part was new to almost all of us, so we had to move out of our comfort zones to learn something new. The animations were tough to make, as they had to obey the actual laws in physics and chemistry
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud, that we stuck through the project and ultimately used a new form of technology. We are proud, that such an app can be used by students in actual classes
What I learned
We learned about implementation of Echo AR through this project
What's next for Junior Chemist
The next step is to add more cool and exciting experiments so the app will be useful for more people. We also wish to expand to experiments in biology
Built With
bootstrap
css3
echo-ar
html5
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github.com | Junior Chemist | Lab experiments at your fingertips | ['Piyush Maheshwari', 'Pallab Paul', 'Yuvraj Kadale', 'Aaditya Yadav'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css3', 'echo-ar', 'html5'] | 25 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covidar-mlsewn | UI
world AR
India AR
AR GAME
BAR GRAPH
Inspiration
Matthew Halberg
posted a video on Instagram about
data visualization
COVID AR for the USA that the first impression to do in India COVID AR
What it does
Visualization of data of coronavirus data in augmented reality.
How we built it
by learning the unity engine, AR foundation, JsonAPI, android native plugin, and 3d object interaction and the responses, transportation of the 3d objects interacting with the real-world entities.
Challenges we ran into
focusing on
Dynamic objects at the run time
and make it interact with the ray cast technology
Accomplishments that we're proud of
I and my friend had done the interaction of the dynamic loading and the server script for the runtime loaded objects with the
custom behavior scrips
provided by the echo ar.
What we learned
echo ar and the usage of dynamic loading objects.
What's next for COVIDAR
develop a featured product for
data processing for any kind of data with the API
symptom visualization in AR, AR chatbot.
Built With
api
ar
arfoundation
unity
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github.com | COVIDAR | Once it arrives, Augmented Reality will be everywhere like covid 19 | ['JOTHESH S P', 'Mageshwaran R', 'Prashanth S'] | ['Best AR Project', 'Best Education Project'] | ['api', 'ar', 'arfoundation', 'unity'] | 26 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-19-saver | Hands Free Basin 1
Hands Free Basin 3
Hands Free Basin 2
Beds for Covid Patients
Beds for Covid Patients 2
Platform to Find Missing People 3
Platform to Find Missing People
Platform to Find Missing People 2
Inspiration
During this Global Crisis of COVID -19, Our Doctors, Nurses, Police, etc working on the frontline against this. So, why are we falling back? After all, we are engineers with an innovative mind. Now, we are here with the combined Hardware and Software solution, after analyzing some problems. And, try to make the next generation Healthcare Device for Protecting Vulnerable Population during and after this pandemic situation. Nowadays, COVID-19 patients are facing issues in finding beds in hospitals. They have to go to different hospitals and check if the bed is available or not. And even if the beds are available then they have to make sure that it is affordable. During the COVID-19, we are facing a lot of disasters like cyclones in Orissa, West Bengal, Maharashtra, etc. and floods too. Also, many people have lost their lives and many people are missing. Lots of parents have lost their children during these disasters.
What it does
There is a Hardware setup that consists of a self shoe sole sanitation device, health band, and hand-free basin. So, the pedestal comes near to our setup and stands over it through that way the shoe sole is sanitized by UV light (this way restricts the transmission of coronavirus through shoe sole). Then, there is a health for which users connected our app with the setup through bluetooth, which measures Heart Rate, Blood Oxygen Saturation Level and Body Temperature, and get the whole data over the app. In last, there is the contact-free basin to wash their hands in public spaces ( everyone washes their hands without touching the tap, which means restricted the transmission of the Coronavirus through the surface and reduces wastage of water). We have made an app, to find the number of beds available in the hospitals in the city they live in. The app will show the number of available beds in different hospitals and will tell the price too. KHOJ will help to find a missing person. The guardian of the missing person will upload the details of that person, so the image will be added to the KHOJ database. If any person finds a person who was missing, he can also upload the picture of that person through KHOJ. KHOJ will try to find that person in the database, and if found it will notify the nearest police station from where the person is found and the guardian of the missing person.
How I built it
In the Hardware setup of this project, shoe sole sanitization device by using UV-C type and its choke, contact-free basin by mechanical parts like the pedal, spring, metal wire, cistern, etc and health band is done by Arduino Uno, Max30102 (for Heart Rate and Blood Saturation), Ds18b20 (for body temperature ) & Bluetooth HC-05. We build our app on Flutter which is a hybrid platform using dart language. Because Flutter apps can run on ios and android phones. Then, we used an API provided by disease.sh for details related to COVID-19 like total cases, active, deaths, etc.and did some other stuff also with our skills.
Challenges I ran into
Due to lockdown, we don’t have NodeMCU (IoT device) to store data over the cloud. So, we try to figure out this with Arduino Uno and Bluetooth. First, we send data over the mobile app than over firebase to store.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Working, health band with real-time data functioning backend servers for data management easy to use app which can present real-time data to the user over the app. Made a website that can help to find missing people, and that will be a good thing for the community.
What I learned
Learned a lot about that without having an IoT device, how to store data over a server and also, about the new sensors. Moreover, it built a more functioning mobile app. Also learned about how to use face recognition and AWS services.
What's next for COVID-19 SAVER
We are planning our project to reach out to maximum people as possible so that we can help them. And we will try to make the device as compact as possible.
Built With
amazon-web-services
arduino
bootstrap
c++
css3
django
html5
javascript
p5
python
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drive.google.com
docs.google.com
github.com | COVID-19 SAVER | Our project is to protect people from COVID-19, and to solve various problems which people are facing during pandemic. | ['Anubhav Sinha', 'Keshav Bathla'] | [] | ['amazon-web-services', 'arduino', 'bootstrap', 'c++', 'css3', 'django', 'html5', 'javascript', 'p5', 'python'] | 27 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-warrior-bwyjmi | Inspiration
During this current COVID 19 pandemic, I see health worker is curing the patients, doctors are innovating new medicine, the police is controlling the crowd movement and even bus drivers are helping people to get back to home. As a future engineer, I felt like my contribution is none, so I felt motivated to do my part and try to bring a positive change and to make sure my product can also be used in a future pandemic.
problem our project solves
Offices and workplaces are opening up and as the lockdown loosen we have to get back to work, but there is a massive possibility that infection can spread in our workplace as, When a person is infected he can be asymptomatic for up to 21 days and still be contagious, so the only way to contain the spread is by wearing a mask and maintaining hand hygiene. WHO and CDC report said that if everyone wears a mask and maintains hygiene then the number of cases can be reduced three folds. But HOW we will do that? , How can we make ever one habituated to the following safety precaution so the normalization can take place. So we have come up with a solution called C-CARE 1st ever preventive habit maker that will bring a positive change.
What our project does
Our app is 1st of its kind safety awareness system, which works on google geofencing API, in which it creates a geofence around the user home location and whenever the user leaves home, he will get a notification in the C-CARE app ( ' WEAR MASK ' ) and as the users return home he will get another notification ( ' WASH HANDS '), ensuring full safety of the user and their family. It is also loaded with additional features such as i.) HOTSPOT WARNING SYSTEM in which if the user enters into a COVID hotspot region he will be alerted to maintain 'SOCIAL DISTANCING' And it also has a statics board where the user can see how many times the user has visited each of these geofences. With repeated Notification, we will make people habituated of wear masks, washing hands, and social distancing which will make each and every one of us a COVID warrior, we are not only protecting ourselves but also protecting others, only with C-CARE.
Challenges we ran into
1,) we lack financial support as we have to make this app from scratch.
2.) the problem in collecting data regarding government-certified hotspot and also we have to do a lot of research regarding the spread pattern of COVID-19.
3.) Due to a lack of mentors, whenever the app stop working we had to figure out by ourself, how to correct the error.
4.) It took us too long to use it in real-time as during lockdown it was too hard to go outside in the quarantine but finally, after lockdown loosens a bit we tested it and it gave an excellent result.
5.) we didn't know much about geofencing before that so we have to learn it from scratch using youtube videos.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We’re proud to have completed our project in the period Hack-a-Solution. Additionally, we’re proud of how we’ve dealt with time pressure and worked cohesively as a team to actualize our start-up goals, which we believe would have a genuinely positive impact on saving many lives once implemented properly.
What we learned
All team members of C-CARE were able to grow their area of competence by participating in the whole process of idea definition, market research, validation, prototyping, and presentation. Through different mentor sessions, we learned that problems could be approached by any means, but most importantly our mission should be clear.
What's next for C - CARE
COVID cases are increasing every day, and chances are low that we can create a vaccine immediately, apps like C-CARE will play a crucial role in lower the spread of infection till a proper vaccine is made.
Our app can also be used for seasonal diseases such as swine flu or bird flu or possible future pandemic such as Hantavirus, G4 Virus, bubonic flu, Monkeypox.
Built With
android-studio
geofence
google-maps
java
sqlite
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drive.google.com | C Care | App that keeps you protected physically and psychologically from COVID | ['Anup Paikaray', 'Arnab Paikaray'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'geofence', 'google-maps', 'java', 'sqlite'] | 28 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/privacy-oriented-contact-tracing-app-b1jdvp | The option page which shows you all the functions of out app.
The page that allows you to state if you got infected or if you have recovered.
Home page of our app that shows you your MAC address, your status, and MAC addresses connected to the same Wifi as you.
Inspiration
As the pandemic continues to aggravate, it was hard for everyone to keep it under control as it was difficult for people to recall their whereabouts for the past 14 days. Nevertheless, an old man who was infected could recall every location he’s been at for the past 14 days. This greatly helped to keep the pandemic after control as those “high risk” individuals that were in close contact with him could immediately be sent to self-quarantine or receive a Covid-19 (Nucleic Acid) test. However, it is quite rare for people to recall exactly where they’ve been for the past 2 weeks, so we thought of the idea of creating an APP that could help remember where you’ve been. A tracking APP that would record down where you’ve been would be almost unrealistic as it interferes with user privacy and may contain numerous personal information. Due to this reason, we decided to create a contact tracing app that is based on public information and does not contain any personal information.
What it does
Our application serves as a tool to cut down the transmission of the Coronavirus. As your device's MAC Address is sent to every WIFI router to establish a connection, our application records every MAC address that's on the same WIFI router your device is connected to. These MAC addresses that's recorded on your device would help identify users that were in close contact with you. When a user wishes to check if they are at risk or not, the application would compare the user's MAC address with all the "high risk" MAC Addresses stored in the online server to check whether or not they are at risk. By utilizing MAC Addresses, this app would greatly minimize the spread of the virus while protecting our user's privacy.
How we built it
Our entire program was written in the Python language. For our APP's front-end, we used the Kivy library. To access wifi networks and send ARP requests, we used the built-in arp command, which is already built into most OS systems. Server is hosted by IBM cloud foundry with a IBM Cloudant database (based on CouchDB principles). The server is based on a WSGI application written in Python 3.8 with the Flask library and Flask add-on flask_api library. The WSGI application code makes use of python core libraries for regular expression parsing, Json parsing / manipulation, hashing, date/time manipulation. It makes use of IBM Cloudant python library to manipulate the database and expiringdict library to manage dynamic ban lists. The WSGI application is served by the program gunicorn on cloud foundry.
Challenges we ran into
The 3 major hardships we went through while creating this application was during the planning phase, the cloudant documentation, and the part when we first started to compile our codes into an APP. While planning and coding for this APP, we were very concerned about user privacy and how to protect our users’ privacy. To prevent impersonation and others from hacking our website, we made sure that we had precautions to stop things like this from happening. For example, our application would only contain users’ MAC addresses. Our server would also automatically ban anyone who attempts to access the admin section without the correct password by IP for 15 minutes. It took us some time to both code and come up with ideas to avoid people from maliciously attacking our server. The cloudant documentation was often ambiguous which served as another major problem that we had to overcome. Lastly, compiling our code into an APP was the 3rd major challenge we went through. We contemplated whether we should keep the function or delete the function, whether we need to add anything, and whether the compilation would be successful. There were several things we were concerned about and worried about, but we were glad that the compilation worked in the end after several alterations to the code and several tries.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are all very proud to create this app and participate in this competition. Although the whole process was tough sometimes, it paid off well. When we ran our code, the feeling of accomplishment was overwhelming, and we were definitely glad that we never gave up.
What we learned
Although we were familiar with the different computer languages, it was our first time creating an application by ourselves. In addition to learning the creation of a mobile app and the systemic usage of github, we also truly understood the power of computer and its real life applications. After this experience, computers are not just a bunch of variables, numbers, and strings anymore, and we clearly understood how computers are helping us in real life.
What's next for Privacy-Oriented Contact Tracing App
To support additional users and to support the iOS platform, we'll need to upgrade our servers in terms of RAM and storage by upgrading our IBM Cloudant DB and Cloud Foundry services. Further functions and features may also be added to our application for future use.
Built With
expring-dict
flask-api-libary
github
ibm-cloud-foundary
kivy-libary
python
wsgi
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youtu.be
github.com | Privacy-Oriented Contact Tracing App | A contact tracing app which protects users’ privacy by utilizing MAC Addresses to record those who have been in contact with an app user. | ['Ryan Wang', 'lenayq', 'Tyllis Xu'] | [] | ['expring-dict', 'flask-api-libary', 'github', 'ibm-cloud-foundary', 'kivy-libary', 'python', 'wsgi'] | 29 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/uplift-efficiency-3zjore | Productivity Timer
Screen Timer
Day Planner
Challenges
Inspiration
Productivity and Efficiency have been 2 of the mostly discussed topics in the recent days with the work from home situation and e-learning.
I've faced many issues like not taking breaks at all or being distracted too much. On somedays I don't achieve all the tasks because I don't have a proper plan, or because I forget the time to begin a task.
There have been many such issues that I've faced. Not just me but many others have faced such issues.
Because everything happens online these days, some are starring at a screen from the time they wake up to the time they go back to bed.
Yes, there are a many mobile apps and websites that can solve these issues. But mobile apps and websites aren't the best solution after all. Sometimes you get distracted by the phone when you try to open the productivity app, or you've left the phone in another room.
But I knew that an Alexa skill to solve these problems would be much feasible as you always have Alexa in the same place, and it's active all the time. Also using only your voice is more efficient
Therefore, I analyzed the best features of few mobile apps, and also added few features that can boost your efficiency into one Alexa Skill, and it was called
Uplift Efficiency
.
What it does
Uplift Efficiency is a very user-friendly Alexa skill that you can start using by just saying "Alexa, open Uplift Efficiency" to any supported device.
It consists of 4 main features at the moment.
• Day Planner
• Productivity Timer
• Screen Timer
• Challenges
Day Planner
Organize your day and keep track of the tasks in your day.
Add all the tasks in a typical day including Sleep, Work/School, Sports and Exercises, Leisure and Custom Tasks.
You can add the begin time and the end time for all these tasks, then we'll arrange all the tasks in an order and make it your daily routine.
Then you can set reminders for the tasks in the day plan.
You will be reminded when to begin and end the tasks in your day plan.
Also you can edit the day plan or refer to it at anytime...
Productivity Timer
Boost your productivity by properly organizing your work-break pattern.
You can choose one clock out of the 3 available clocks to begin with.
You can choose between Pomodoro timer, 52/17 timer, Ultradian timer.
After setting one default clock you can tell you work session. (Eg: "Begin a work session of 3 hours and 30 minutes")
Then reminders will be set at every time you need to switch from work to break or break to work.
These reminders are just like any other reminder on Alexa, but they'll be set up automatically.
Screen Timer
Take care of your eyes; take a break while using devices with screens.
Similar to the Productivity Timer you can ask Alexa to begin a screen session and you will be reminded every time you've got to take a break and get back to work.
This works according to the 20 20 20 rule, where you take a 20 second break every 20 minutes to look at something which is 20 feet away.
Challenges
5 Day Challenges to boost your efficiency.
Just select a 5 day challenge and get started. Currently only 1 challenge is available, it is the sleep challenge.
In the sleep challenge you need to do 5 tasks on 5 consecutive days before sleep.
More challenges will be added in the future. This feature is only available for premium users.
Premium
There is also a premium version. Premium users can use the feature challenges, they can create up to 4 accounts and also there's skill customization.. Non-premium users can use only 1 account. Also more features will be added in the future for premium users.
How I built it
The skill was built using Voiceflow, Google Sheets, Alexa VUI Developer.
How each of the features were built
Day Planner
The users task names, begin times and end times were captured into variables and stored in a Google Sheet. Then they were arranged into order in Google sheets, then all data was retrieved.
The feature to set reminders was easy with the Voiceflow Reminder block.
When editing tasks and updating tasks the data was updated in Google sheets too.
Although the day planner feature didn't use many advanced technologies or much custom tasks it required hundreds of speak blocks, variables etc.
Productivity Timer and Screen Timer
The hour and minute was captured into slots within the intent, if the hour and minute is not defined by the user, the user will be prompted to say the session (hours and minutes). Then the data was entered into Google sheets. Then the number or breaks and work sessions were obtained, there was some custom code here too. After this the exact time to take a break and get back to work was calculated and reminders were set accordingly.
Challenges - Sleep Challenge
Firstly the date to begin the challenge was asked, after that the time the user goes to sleep was obtained through the day plan. After which the estimated task time would be deducted by the sleep time and a reminder would be set to the time the user should begin the task on the 5 days.
Custom code was used to get the user's timezone.
Contact Feature
There is a contact feature which users can use to send us a message from the skill.
The user's email address will be obtained (The user will have allowed permissions before-hand). Then the message will be captured. A simple zap (Zapier) is used to send a confirmation message to the user's email. Even we'll receive a message saying an user contacted and we can reply.
Premium
A one-time in-skill purchase can be purchased by the user. When the purchase is successful, a variable called premium_user will be set to 1. Others will have it 0. So the premium features can be accessed by the user if the user's premium_user variable contains a 1.
The feature to create multiple accounts and switch between them is done by altering the user_id. But the real user_id won't be permanently altered.
Visual User Interface
The Alexa Developer Console has a feature to develop VUI's using JSON. I built the VUI for devices with screens using the Alexa Developer Console.
Images of Building the Skill
Day Planner
The Contact Feature
Purchase Premium
Retrieving Data and deciding the clock type
Menu
Challenges I ran into
Day planner: I ran into a problem when trying to create and retrieve data too often within the conversation. Alexa would reply with "The requested skill has an error" It was difficult to solve it so I came up with a temporary solution as I didn't have a lot of time. But I'll come up with a permanent solution later.
Day Planner: The feature to edit tasks was difficult to make. It needed over 100 blocks.
Productivity Timer and Screen Timer: After an user sets a reminder for the first time the data isn't deleted. Then when the user sets a reminder again the same data of the first time is recurred. Deleting data in Google sheets wasn't possible as too much interactions would prompt users to errors. So, I had to develop it so that if the user has set a reminder already the data needs to be updated and not created again.
Productivity Timer: The pomodoro clock has short sessions, 25 minutes or work and 5 minutes of break, so it was difficult to set a lot of reminders if an user's work session is long. Since it required a lot of reminders and even Amazon didn't allow so much I had to limit the work session to a relevant time.
Challenges: There was a issue with scheduled reminders in voiceflow. It wasn't an issue from my side, but a bug in voiceflow. So, I had to calculate the time until the task and set a timer reminder, which was difficult.
Challenges: Then came up an issue with timezones, because now() in google sheets takes the current time in my timezone, but users are located in different timezones. So, I had to add a custom code to take the users current time and record it in google sheets instead of now().
VUI: It was very difficult to design the VUI for echo spot devices, since this was my first time developing VUI's it was difficult to design it.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Firstly, I am really proud that I finished developing at least a beta version within the hacking time.
Also I am proud about being the first Productivity Voice Skill with this much of features.
Simply I am proud about everything in Uplift Efficiency and how much I achieved within a short time.
What I learned
As I've never used the Alexa Developer Consoles VUI editor before I learned to develop VUI's.
A lot in Voiceflow. I used almost all the features in voiceflow and learned so much that I never knew about voiceflow and what could be done with it.
I learned a lot more...
What's next for Uplift Efficiency
Uplift Efficiency has many more features to be added and I need to make few changes too.
After that I will submit the skill for certification.
I have also planned to launch the skill on Product Hunt, as it can bring a lot of users to my skill.
The link below can be used to view the voiceflow project
"A Project by Senuka Rathnayake"
Built With
amazon-alexa
json
voiceflow
Try it out
creator.voiceflow.com
github.com | Uplift Efficiency | The Productivity Boosting Alexa Skill | ['Senuka Rathnayake'] | [] | ['amazon-alexa', 'json', 'voiceflow'] | 30 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/classcape | My Assignments
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Join a room you were previously in
Welcome
Inspiration
Due to COVID-19, school is forced to be virtual. Under these circumstances, it can be extremely difficult to keep track of the multiple online tools required to attend daily classes. It can also be hard to maintain all of the assignments that just seem to pile up from day to day.
What it does
Classcape will provide you with an easy way to video conference with your teachers and peers as well as keep track of all your future assignments. It is like a portal. You can add assignments to your to-do list, and get notified when they’re almost due. It also has a video conferencing feature built in so you can go to class without leaving the app.
How we built it
The account and assignment part of the app uses a Firebase database. Through this database the site is able to access the users’ information individually as well as store the different rooms and assignments for each student. The site was also made through HTML, CSS, and javascript.
Challenges
One challenge that we encountered was creating the live video conference, where we had to make sure that people could access the same class without having to be on the same IP address. Another challenge that we encountered was making the site automatically input the id for the class when you click the link from the chat page.
Accomplishments that we’re proud of
The team is extremely proud of how we got the video chat to work. It was no easy task to code it all in 48 hours, but when it was complete, we were all extremely proud of our accomplishment.
What We Learned
One thing that we’ve learned during this hackathon is how to create a link that allows for information to be passed through from site to site.
What’s next for clasScape
We want to improve the UI and add a few more features:
A way for teachers to push out an assignment to everyone in their class.
Built With
css3
firebase
html5
javascript
Try it out
classcape.online
github.com
github.com
github.com | clasScape | Due to COVID-19, school is now virtual so it’s harder to keep track of assignments. We made an app that lets you track assignments, and lets teachers create video chats where everyone can easily join. | ['Nivedha Srinivasan', 'Hazem Zaky', 'Athulya Vempati', 'Calum Dingwall'] | [] | ['css3', 'firebase', 'html5', 'javascript'] | 31 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/online-student-submittals | Inspiration
The start off youtube video.
What it does
A very simple document submitter. It takes a simple text input, and stores it in a database where a teacher can look up what a student wrote down.
How I built it
I started off with the basic HTML, and focusing on the JavaScript and NodeJS first, then moved over to making it look better.
Challenges I ran into
I forgot to install express, so nothing was working. I couldn't figure out how to use EJS quick enough. I don't know how to use the most current MongoDB API.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I made smooth pop-ups. One of the popups was an infinitely tall clipboard.
What I learned
I need to make much simpler projects.
What's next for online-student-submittals
I honestly don't know.
Built With
css3
express-ejs-layouts
express-session
express.js
html5
javascript
jquery
mongodb
node.js
Try it out
covid-hacks-ntoutges.glitch.me | online-student-submittals | Teachers don't know how to use software. This software tries to be as simple as possible to accomplish a single goal. | ['Nicholas Toutges'] | [] | ['css3', 'express-ejs-layouts', 'express-session', 'express.js', 'html5', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'mongodb', 'node.js'] | 32 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/corsafe-qiewo0 | h
Built With
bootstrap
computer-vision
css3
deep-learning
flask
html5
machine-learning
python
react | ntg | ntg | ['C kavya Shree'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'computer-vision', 'css3', 'deep-learning', 'flask', 'html5', 'machine-learning', 'python', 'react'] | 33 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/smart-masks | Smart Mask Design
Our Problem Statement is that: With the ever-growing number of Covid-19 cases from the past 8 months, and several lockdowns issued by governments internationally, the human race has to define the New Normal in the Post-Covid era and start to re-open offices and schools.
However, the underlying issue is that people don't feel safe yet to let their loved ones out of their homes. And this is completely justified, because of the weakly regulated ‘prevention techniques’, of wearing a mask at all times, and to maintain 6 feet distance from others in public places.
Therefore, we decided to go on a journey to use technology to create the New Normal, in order for schools and offices to re-open as soon as possible. And we are doing this by releasing the concept of the ‘SMART MASK’. We plan to be B2B and B2C providers, but more about that later.
With our product, we are targeting two industries. The primary target industry is the Biotechnology Industry, in the BioPharma Market (with a Compound Annual Growth of 7.2% through 2020 to 2026), and the secondary target industry is Pharmaceutical industry, in the surgical mask market (with a CAGR of 8.38% through 2020 - 2024). We came to this conclusion as we plan to have a brand image of a technology company before having that of just any other mask company in the consumer’s eyes, and this is what makes us different.
The Smart Mask is a mask with IoT breathing sensors, which notifies you or your family if you are not wearing a mask in public areas. With the help of a team of Biotechnologist and IoT specialists, we can design these sensors, to record the location of your mask and your mobile application. Also the IoT sensors will record the breath of the person wearing the mask. So, if no one is breathing into the sensor, even if it is taken along in the public place, the person will be notified to wear it as well.
The mask asks for calendar and location access, and with that the user can be reminded to keep the mask nearby the night before a calendar event outside the house, and notify if the mask is forgotten at home while out of the house.The Smart Mask will come in a range of different designs. We plan to have designs with a variety of colours and also those that are cultural in nature.
In the B2C Model, Users have control over making and joining groups, with their families and loved ones, and can choose to share location and their mask’s location with them. So a parent can know if their child is wearing his/her mask in school or forgot it on the school bus.
In the B2B Model, While the businesses can’t track their employees after job, however they will be notified if two or more users have not worn masks or maintained social distancing for prolonged periods.
With the Smart Masks, reaching the ‘New Normal’ will come to a reality more than ever. This would mean re-opening shopping malls, schools, offices, public parks, if Smart Masks are used extensively.
In order to be aware of our strengths and weaknesses, I would like to share our SWOT Analysis. Our Strengths are that we have a strong vision for our product, we are learning developers, enrolled in the best universities in Australia and India for AI. Also being in the Gen-Z we both know the right ways to market this product to the youth and how to effectively use marketing growth channels to scale.
Also, we have many opportunities that will benefit our business, like having the right timing to launch the Smart Masks (as we are in the midst of a pandemic). We have no direct competition yet, as there are no such products available on the market, but also have a large customer base which is growing in hundreds of thousands on a daily basis (as Covid 19 unfortunately infects communities at a time). To add, we could also add machine learning and artificial intelligence features in the near future. All in all, the growth potential for the industry and scalability of our product both are promising.
However, like every other business, we do have weaknesses, as we have low financial funding, and do not have an experienced team of IoT and BioTech specialists. Further on, our biggest threat is the possibility of large monopoly conglomerates who would also release similar products. But still, the market is big enough for a startup like us to survive the competition until we scale significantly, and being the first comer to the industry will surely reward us with the loyal customers.
We are targeting to first sell the product in Indonesia, due to its rising cases of Covid 19, and so are benchmarking the data with the Smartwatch market in Indonesia. 2.5% of Indonesians have Smartwatches, out of which 23% of them wear it for fitness purposes (which means that 1.495 million people are ready to spend about a $100 on a tech-lifestyle device in Indonesia).
If the Smart Mask manages to attract even a mere 2% of those 1.495 million people to buy our Masks, and 10% of them to have it on a subscription model, then about 180,000 Indonesians would use our product.
To conclude, if our product gets a steady increase in the influx of customers for a year after the first MVP (of a working product), as shown in the table, then we can hit 3.8 million dollars in revenue, with a 2.16 million dollar cost… leaving us with a profit in the first year of 1.71 million dollars. And the only investment we need is the right resources, to gather the right team.
Built With
figma
html
Try it out
www.figma.com
docs.google.com | Smart Masks | As an attempt to minimise effects of Covid, we present 'Smart Masks' which connect with your Mobile Phone and notifies on correct your way of wearing the mask, and when you forget your mask at home. | ['Rahul Mawa'] | [] | ['figma', 'html'] | 34 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/fitness-is-my-passion | Inspiration
We were inspired to make this app because we realized that sitting around at home all day is not a good thing. We decided to do something that people could use to track their health and fitness so that they could stay active.
What it does
The app can allow you to log workouts, gives pre-built workouts that you can do at home without any materials, gives graphs of the data you have collected over time, and monitors your BMI to make sure you stay fit.
How We built it
We used python for the back-end portion of the app and used tkinter (a python GUI module) to make the display. We also used the matplot library to make graphs. Lastly, we used text files for databases.
Challenges We ran into
We were trying to implement augmented reality with the computer camera to show a visual representative of at-home workouts. We could not do this though, as the echoAR platform was not compatible with python.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of the fact that this is our first hackathon and we managed to make a decent GUI with tkinter.
What we learned
We learned how to use tkinter, as well as Adobe Fuse and Unity.
What's next for Fitness Is My Passion
Next up, we plan on developing this into a phone app for Android with Java so that people can use this app on their mobile devices.
Try it out
github.com | Fitness Is My Passion | A fitness app that tracks your health and physical activity during boring times like Covid-19. | ['hrishid101 Deshpande', 'Sachit Murthy', 'Nikhil Gupta', 'Akhil Nekkanti'] | [] | [] | 35 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/orgnow | Inspiration
Increase of distanced learning due to COVID-19 causes an increase in emails from schools concerning online meeting schedules, material distribution, and due dates.
Paper planners are now obsolete since everything is through email, but it is extremely difficult to keep track of due dates and meeting dates.
Why not create a digital assistant to generate an electronic planner on Google Calendar using information from Gmail?
What it does
Extract dates and events from Gmail with ease and mass import them into Google Calendar
Saves the user's time with auto-import and searching algorithms
How I built it
Gmail API
Google Calendar API
Date Detection Algorithms
Challenges I ran into
APIs are hard to import
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
It works well
What I learned
Google makes a lot of APIs
What's next for OrgNow
Time Zones
User Database
Built With
api
google-calendar
google-gmail-oauth
java
Try it out
github.com | OrgNow | With only two clicks of a button, this digital assistant creates a personalized electronic planner just for you. | ['Pavi Lee'] | [] | ['api', 'google-calendar', 'google-gmail-oauth', 'java'] | 36 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid19smallcommunityimpact | Inspiration
Our inspiration was the concern we had for how Covid 19 was impacting our community
What it does
It models which people will get infected at what time and wether or not those people were wearing masks plus the effects of wearing mask when getting infected by the virus
How we built it
We built it using Java code and running the program on intelliJ
Challenges we ran into
Figuring out the use of statistics, debugging, figuring out the scope of our project
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are very proud of incorporating real life research of Covid 19 into our model, being able to accurately describe the effect Covid has on people from different age groups and people with masks or no masks.
What we learned
We learned how model real world situations using java and learned how to construct better UI
What's next for Covid19SmallCommunityImpact
We will use the skills and foundation code technique we exercised in this project to make similar programs that improve upon the groundwork that was layed here.
Built With
java
Try it out
github.com
drive.google.com | Impact on Local communities by Covid 19 Modelled | We used java to model the effects that covid 19 would possibly have when introduced to a small community. | ['Samik S', 'Robbie Estan', 'Sean Dye'] | [] | ['java'] | 37 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/qrowd-n4v156 | Logo
Live Demo
Inspiration
As we slowly readjust towards pre-pandemic life, it is essential to monitor the everyday interactions with others that may reinvigorate the Covid-19 virus. If we are not careful with the places we come from and go, there is a great possibility that the pandemic will worsen. It is inevitable that the virus will spread without remembering where one came into contact with a Covid-19 positive individual. There is no doubt that we are all victims of the pandemic, indirect or direct. In order to return to a world without the hindrance of Covid-19, we must work together to prevent its further spread.
Contact tracing is a proven method to tackle Covid-19 at its source. By monitoring where individuals have been, both health officials and civilians can shut down infected locations before the virus spreads further. With citizens from all walks of life contributing to a crowd-sourced contact tracing application, new outbreaks can be suppressed easily. Not only will civilians be able to avoid areas infected by Covid-19 with contact tracing technology, but small businesses can also use the technology to make informed decisions about their own operation. Crowd-sourced contact tracing made simple is the future of public health technology.
What it does
There are two primary use cases for QRowd: civilians and local businesses.
After creating an account, users can immediately contribute to a worldwide contact tracing database. Now, every time a user visits a local business or public space, they can use their mobile device to scan the locations QR code. The user will then be prompted to enter their personal user ID. Using geocoding, the user's ID and location will be stored in a database for further reference. These locations are then used to populate an interactive contact tracing map, where a user can view the places they visited along with the times in which they were visited. Because the database is open-sourced, users can also use the map to view the activity at each location they visited, allowing them to determine whether or not they came into contact with a Covid-19 positive individual. However, because the only identification used is a randomly generated ID, user data is not compromised, ensuring complete privacy and security.
Local businesses can also take advantage of our platform by using it to make informed decisions about their own operation. Instead of creating a user account, local businesses simply request a QR code mapped to their location. Now, whenever a user scans the QR code, the local business will be notified, providing them with direct data regarding the customers and the places they may have come from. If a Covid-19 case is detected at the local business or at a location that one of their customers may have come from, the business may choose to shut down for a period of time, preventing the spread of the virus. Not only will this be beneficial for the business' brand and safety, but it will also protect their customers from falling victim to an infection.
How we built it
We created the QRowd web app using a Flask and MongoDB backend in conjunction with an HTML and Javascript frontend. First, the web application framework was laid out by creating Flask routes corresponding to each page we needed on the site. Within each route, we used python to create the backend code. For example, the scan route, which is where users are taken to upon scanning a QR code, contains a MongoDB URI connection that houses the user contact tracing database. As you can see, one database collection contains users, while the other is populated with locations. After each scan, the corresponding location is appended to the list of locations under the user's ID number. This data is then accessed by the “map” route, where the location_list method retrieves the location_ids corresponding to a particular user, and the get_location method returns the longitude and latitude for each location
The frontend code is home to the data visualization component, which uses Here API to provide a live-feed contact tracing map that marks each user’s past locations. Using the MongoDB data from the Flask backend, we use Javascript to output a map containing markers on the user’s locations Finally, the HTML brings the rest of the front end together, creating an aesthetic, bootstrapped user interface.
Challenges we ran into
The primary challenge that our team faced was the API connections needed for our data visualization feature. The first map API we used, MapBox, was extremely tough to use and led to extreme consequences in our code. Because most of the documentation was optimized for Javascript, it was difficult for us to create a http.client connection using Python. This caused us to have a hard time trying to implement the most important feature of the contact tracing app. Afterward, we tried to use the Google-Maps API via the gmplot library. However, it was difficult to find up to date documentation on the Python module, and as a result, we faced multiple circular import errors. Eventually, we were discovered Here API, which provided us with the map marking functionality that we needed.
What we learned
Throughout the course of this project, we learned how to use map APIs to create a semi-real-time updating interface that shows locations that have been visited. We also learned how to create an interface with multiple NoSQL database collections to build a reusable and scalable web application. Moreover, we honed in on full-stack development techniques using Flask, allowing us to discover more about the framework behind a fully functional web application. Not only did we sharpen our technical skills, but QRowd also taught us many intangible skills, including contact tracing and other methods of combatting a pandemic.
We hope to continue learning more about the technical and social aspects of efficient contact tracing. During pandemics, it is important for people to have a grasp of their own health and welfare. As we prepare for the future, QRowd will help us continue playing our role in the fight against Covid-19.
What's next for QRowd
With Covid-19 showing little evidence of concluding soon, we have many plans to improve this application in the future. First, we would like to create a mobile app, providing people with a more seamless interaction with our web application. This would tie into the integration of a camera, allowing people to efficiently scan a QR code without ever having to leave the comfort of their mobile device. This will also remove the extra step of typing in location and user ID codes, which is only necessary in desktop environment. Finally, we would like to integrate a population heatmap into our application to allow people to avoid populated and crowded locations, reducing the risk of infection. Ultimately, with data filtration features on each map visualization, both businesses and individuals will be able to make informed decisions regarding the state of the pandemic.
Built With
css
flask
html
javascript
python
Try it out
qrowdapp.herokuapp.com
github.com | QRowd | Crowd-Sourced Contact Tracing Made Simple | ['Aiden Szeto', 'Nishant Balaji', 'Pranav Daggubati'] | [] | ['css', 'flask', 'html', 'javascript', 'python'] | 38 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/igram-7vuhod | Inspiration
In a time of much fear, threat, and uncertainty, it is normal to feel the burden and an impact on your mental health. These tough times have had its impacts in many ways, and finding ways to de-stress or not feel vulnerable from the isolation can be more difficult than you think. Additionally,
millions of frontline workers
have to deal with such pressures while putting their lives at risk and dealing with so much more just to put an end to this pandemic. Imagine how difficult this must be on them. Instagram is the
number 1
social media platform today, and in the midst of the pandemic average social media use has surged by an increase of
over 2 hours
. Social media has become a quintessential part of today's time, but its impacts can do more harm than good despite the communication and closeness it brings. Social media influencers are harmful, there is alot of pressure on social media, and sometimes there tends to be more negative than positive on platforms. I wanted to create something fun that could alleviate the feeling of isolation during quarantine without feeling the burden of social media influencers or people that may not understand how you feel. This private platform lets you freely express yourself with no stress, and is completely secure with both login encryption as well as encryption of your thoughts and feelings for utmost privacy. You can safely chat with our
conversational chatbot
that has access to
music, games, helplines, and frontline worker support!
Its like a crossover of iMessage games and Instagram!
What it does
iGram provides you a social media feed and
conversational chatbot
with customizable names all to yourself! With
sha-256
, feel free to explore your greatest interests (such as art, sports, entertainment, photography, travel, meditation, motivation etc), message your "AI friends" that are made up of
games, music, helpline, and frontline worker support
, and let out your thoughts and store them in your little
"safe space"
, which is completely encrypted to be made accessible to only you! Additionally, a dynamic chart with
chart.js
can indicate your stress levels and mood levels on a scale of 100, which can aid in earlier detection of depression. The sha-256 hashing algorithm makes all this possible at the complete privacy of your use, ensuring no others can access your account or information. Additionally, the conversational chatbot developed as a model and trained using keras and tensorflow has its own customized intents to make you feel as if you are messaging your very best friend!
How I built it
I created a basic chatbot model and trained it with
keras and tensorflow
, then made it deployable to the web with
Flask
as a backend server and html and css for frontend template. I used
html, css, and javascript
through out for all the pages for frontend, while working with Flask for backend. For login encryption as well as encryption of the posts users create, I used the sha-256 hashing algorithm, and developed a database with
MySQL and sqlite
. I developed the chart with chart.js, and used
Instagram's API
to embed posts onto my home page.
Challenges I ran into
I struggled with making a chatbot that was deployable to the web, as well as working with the encryption and hashing algorithms for data privacy. The css was a tedious process that consumed alot of time, and with the previous struggles, time management became very difficult. I got everything done, but the chart is just a sample with inputted data, and at the moment is just a prototype for what the main purpose of the chart is. However, I got everything running with full functionality and a chatbot that provides a multitude of resources for mental health + help + entertainment.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud of being able to accomplish so much within so little time, especially as a solo competitor. I wanted to create something fun, but still practical, but had no idea if I could accomplish this vision I had in mind in time. I'm very glad that I did.
What I learned
I learned how to create databases with MySQL and encrypt information with hashing algorithms. I also learned how to work with keras and tensorflow and flask to create a chatbot deployable to the web.
What's next for iGram
I would like to make the chart actually functional, as it would be a novel idea in depression detection. I would also like to create an android or iOS app version of this web application. Additionally, instead of sending a link that opens on the same window, it would be great if games or sites could automatically open up on new windows/tabs without any additional trigger.
Built With
chart.js
css
flask
html
javascript
keras
mysql
python
sqlite
tensorflow
Try it out
github.com | iGram | A novel social media web platform similar to a crossover of iMessage games and Instagram with a conversational chatbot for games, music, helplines, and frontline worker resources | ['Farzan Bhuiyan'] | [] | ['chart.js', 'css', 'flask', 'html', 'javascript', 'keras', 'mysql', 'python', 'sqlite', 'tensorflow'] | 39 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-snake-game-robvck | Inspiration
We wanted to design something that would be able to cater to younger audiences and encourage them to be responsible in these uncertain times.
What it does
Using the snake as a model, we created obstacles in the form of the Covid virus to demonstrate how the chances of acquiring the disease increases in certain situations.
How I built it
We first had to learn how to create a website so we each learned certain aspects of HTML and CSS. After spending a couple hours learning how to code, we decided to start making our website. At this point we had no idea what to put on it so we just started by making a blank HTML page. We then decided that we should make it interactive, and what better way to do that then to make a game. But that's when we came across the question: What game? We decided to code one of our favorite childhood games, "The Snake Game" and give it a Covid twist.
Challenges I ran into
Our biggest challenge was that none of us had much prior coding experience. In fact this was the first coding project any of us had done so learning to code was our biggest challenge. We kept coming across bugs that would slow our progress but we always overcame them.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm especially proud of how each member of the team contributed by learning various aspects of HTML and implementing it into our program. We worked efficiently and responsibly and each person did their share of the work. We also learned an incredible amount of HTML, in fact I'm starting to have thoughts in HTML because of how much time we spent learning it.
What I learned
I learned how to make HTML web pages and how to use basic HTML code to make interactive things such as games. I also learned how to style HTML web pages using CSS.
What's next for Covid Snake Game
I want to make our current game more complex, maybe by adding more moving objects. However, I also believe our current project is simply the first step of many in which I hope to further develop my coding skills and develop a variety of practical applications that embrace simplicity and are accessible to wider ranges of audiences.
Built With
css
html
Try it out
github.com | Covid Snake Game | We made a website catered for young kids that educates and entertains them through a snake game that models real life situations with the Covid 19 Virus. | ['T Saied', 'Will Wang', 'Jacob Cha', 'Eric Anderson'] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 40 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/customvent | Inspiration
We wanted to fix the ventilator shortage.
What it does
How we built it
Challenges we ran into
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
What's next for CustomVent
Built With
flask
keras
numpy
pandas
python
swift
tensorflow
Try it out
github.com | CustomVent | A innovative ventilator splitter that utilizes machine learning to provide customized patient support and efficient real-time production via 3D printing. | ['Rahul Kumar', 'Kamran Majid', 'Varun Pasupuleti'] | [] | ['flask', 'keras', 'numpy', 'pandas', 'python', 'swift', 'tensorflow'] | 41 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/covidhacks | covidhacks
LocoJobs Pitch Created By: Eunsuh (Jasmine) Cho, Nikhita Meka, Nitish Malluru, Jedidiah Samrajkumar
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we created LocoJobs to support people who are unemployed by supplying them with safe remote jobs to apply for. Our goal is to help people hoping to find employment during these trying times easily find remote jobs in the US. We were inspired to create this website because we as workers in the workforce needed to find a safe alternative after losing out jobs to covid. While being unemployed, looking for remote jobs took hours of research and we thought, there has to be a better way! This lead us to create LocoJobs.
The UI and UX of LocoJobs was created using Python and HTML web-design. Through the process, our group members all learned new features of creating a website with HTML from syntaxes simple as bolding letters to creating shapes or reformatting our logo to fix on the header of our website. Some challenges we faced was getting the API of Indeed for the job listings, but we found an alternative to finding the source outcode for Indeed.
Built With
html
javascript
python
Try it out
github.com | LocoJobs | Dedicated to helping you find remote-jobs. | ['Eunsuh Jasmine Cho', 'Nikhita Meka', 'Nitish Malluru', 'Jedidiah Samrajkumar'] | [] | ['html', 'javascript', 'python'] | 42 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/classchat-evd5t0 | Inspiration We were inspired mainly by already-existing remote learning sites like Google Classroom and Canvas. However, we realized that those sites were severely lacking in person-to-person interaction and social areas. So, we were inspired by apps like Discord to add a chatroom-like expansion to the basic design of these already-existing sites. So, we called it ClassChat.
What it does
ClassChat organizes teachers' posts by announcements, assignments, grades, and resources. It also was intended to allow students to chat in a separate "Discussions" tab, but that was never implemented. All of this information is displayed in a nice GUI.
How I built it We designed ClassChat with Java in BlueJ, mainly using the Swing library. We used what was essentially a 2D ArrayList to organize teachers' posts into categories, with those categories being able to be selected at the top and the posts to display being selected at the side. The teacher could create new posts in any given category with a "New Post" button, and we intended for it to display the post information.
Challenges I ran into We mainly had difficulty implementing the code in GUI form, when we realized we would have to restructure our code to make the GUI for it dynamic. Additionally, the networking between computers, while we never intended to implement it in the allotted time, would likely have not been compatible with our code. We were really unfamiliar with lots of the Swing library, so we had to spend a lot of time researching those as well.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We were mainly proud of our implementation that we were able to get. We spent many hours trying to figure out how to get it to work, and while it probably doesn't seem flashy, it definitely would be really useful and cool if we were able to get everything we wanted to implement in.
Built With
java
Try it out
github.com | ClassChat | ClassChat, adding social functions to online classrooms! | ['Nicholas Mueller', 'Jonathan Wang'] | [] | ['java'] | 43 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/remo-remote-interview-assist-eolbui | Inspiration
Work from home has become the new normal, how would interview from home sound ? REMO aims at providing an intergrated platform for facilitating the conduction of online interviews. That is where we took inspiration from.
Built With
css
html
javascript | Interview | make interviews easy | ['Namya LG'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 44 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/carequest | landing page + CareBot
Services Tab
Mission statement
Interactive Dashboard
Interactive Dashboard
Track-a-Bed
Track-a-Bed : Highlight Hospitals
Track-a-Bed : Search + COVID Testing Centers
Track-a-Bed : Routing
Plasma Bank
Plasma Bank : Info
Plasma Bank : Donor Form
Plasma Bank : Common Pool
CareNet : User Dashboard
CareNet : Admin Panel
COVID Tracer : Login
COVID Tracer : Main Application
COVID related live fetch FaQs
Dev Team
Plasma Bank : Mailing Service
Inspiration
COVID-19 has been on a rampage all across the globe since the past 5 months. From less than a million cases in February, and currently having more than 10 million cases across the globe. This has caused widespread panic and disorder. This panic is interfering with not only the functioning of already established medical structure, but also allocation of resources which can cost someone's life.
What it does
With increasing reach of technology, relevant information can be extracted from concerned authorities. This information can be used in resource allocation to balance load on various authorities. Providing information can keep people informed about the current scenario and have a calming effect. CareQuest aims to bring order to the chaos caused by COVID-19. To do so, CareQuest services extracts information from its custom network of registered hospitals and government sources which is used in resource allocation and service recommendation with the aim of load balancing.
How we built it
We have used multiple API(s) throughout the project, which in combination with realtime Google Cloud's Firebase gives the user a flawless experience during the pandemic. We have combined multiple API(s) with geolocation services (Google Cloud Map API + Here Maps API) and realtime notification applications (PushBot) to provide extra flexibility to the user. Also, the project is equipped with an AI based bot - CareBot, made using IBM Watson. Furthermore, we have included Firebase Admin package to assign roles to the users with privileges. Last but not the least, we have also include live updates for geo-location in order to achieve contact tracing capabilities for COVID Tracer, which not only updates your COVID status, but even alerts about any infected person around you.
Architecture :
https://github.com/barthwalumang/CareQuest#Architecture
Built with
https://github.com/barthwalumang/CareQuest#built-with
Challenges we ran into
Data Security issues to protect user's geo-position and location history
API stream exchange failure
Accomplishments that we're proud of
AI based bot - Assistant Sigma
Real-time Forms, Database, and Map services
Interactive Dashboard
COVID19 Tracer
Admin Panel
What we learned
Learnt a lot about APIs and Google Cloud services. Also, managed to brush upon our AI and web development skills.
What's next for CareQuest
SMS and mailing services for COVID19 Tracer to make contact tracing more efficient and reliable
Newsletter subscription for the user to keep him / her updated about all the changes around him / her on a daily basis
Inbox feature for CareNet to enable private conversations between hospitals
COVID Community Risk Indicator to be included in COVID19 Tracer to provide realtime updates to alert people about the surfaces and areas to avoid during this pandemic
OpenCV to check if the user is wearing mask or not
Built With
aos
bootstrap
css3
firebase
github
here-map
heroku
html5
ibm-watson
javascript
jquery
mongodb
node.js
pushbot
python
semantic-ui
sendgrid
shell
tesseract
Try it out
care-quest-bitsians.herokuapp.com
github.com | CareQuest | A load balancing platform for medical services aimed at bringing order to the chaos caused by COVID-19 | ['Prashant Jha', 'Barthwal Umang', 'Apoorv Garg'] | [] | ['aos', 'bootstrap', 'css3', 'firebase', 'github', 'here-map', 'heroku', 'html5', 'ibm-watson', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'pushbot', 'python', 'semantic-ui', 'sendgrid', 'shell', 'tesseract'] | 45 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/should-i-social-distance | This is what the user sees when they first open the website
Inspiration
During these unprecedented times, we recognized that many people aren’t aware of the statistics and ramifications of Covid-19 because the data keeps changing. To help solve this problem, we created a website that lets you know whether you should be social distancing based on the number of cases in your county.
What it does
It will tell you if social distancing measures need to be taken based on the number of cases in your county.
How I built it
I built it by incorporating a Geolocation API to find your location. Then, I associated the COVID-19 metrics with your county and if the number of cases was greater than 1000, I determined that social distancing practices are necessary. If not, social distancing was not a huge priority. Furthermore, you can look at other counties in the United States and compare their numbers to your county, and if you click the hyperlink that is displayed in the text box(your state), you can access more metrics and data about COVID-19 such as recovered cases, open cases, and daily cases.
Challenges I ran into
The biggest challenge that I ran into was dealing with the asynchronous calls to the Google API. Another challenge we ran into was matching the county names from the Google Javascript Maps API to the COVID-19 API.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
An accomplishment I'm proud of is the function getCountyData which matches the COVID-19 numbers to its respective country so that it the user will know more about the cases and deaths in their county.
What I learned
In terms of technicality, I learned about the await and async keywords that allow you to synchronize the functions in order because before the COVID-19 numbers were corresponding to the county called before the county that was supposed to be called. In other words, the COVID-19 numbers were for the wrong county. A bigger lesson I learned is that during programming, resilience is extremely important. It was very difficult to debug asynchronous code, and I wanted to give up multiple times because I was unable to fix my code but after hours of debugging, I was finally able to find the bug and solution.
What's next for Should I social distance?
To further improve my program, I want to provide the nearest testing site to your location. The program will tell the user if they need to be tested based on the number of cases and the average amount of times they need they go out.
Built With
covidapi
css
gps
html
javascript
javascriptmaps
Try it out
boch9401.github.io | Should I social distance? | You will know if you need to social distance in seconds | ['Sean Bochaton'] | [] | ['covidapi', 'css', 'gps', 'html', 'javascript', 'javascriptmaps'] | 46 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/holibeats | The board to customise your music
Indian classical music
How can you listen?
Who we are?
Our Aim is to provide tranquility through melody
Inspiration
Youtube Meditation Music- I used to listen to it so as to release my tensions , restlessness, eye burns and headaches.So I tried to create a customized music application where the user can listen as she/he wishes.
What it does
It creates music from indian instruments,tibetan music,raagas ,nature sounds like waterfall ,insects and birds.
How I built it
I first followed the tutorials and I found tonejs and magentajs appealing ,so I used them to make this application.I used HTML and css too.
Challenges I ran into
Challenges were using Magenta ML models.I have to still explore a lot to get thorough with them.My team mate also gave in due to tight schedule so I had to do everything.But due to these challenges , I have learnt and improved myself a lot.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
My first Hackathon!And I built what I had imagined to do and it turned out to bet better!
What I learned
As Im very new to tech field , I dont have lot of expertise and this was my first hackathon too.But after this hackathon I learnt many things apart from technologies.The will to make the project and continue despite all challenges.
I learned a lot from this.I saw many tutorials and videos related to Magenta which were very interesting and learnt Tonejs ,Magenta and P5 too.
What's next for Holibeats
1.I would properly implement magenta models into it.
2.Would like to use noise to convert into music.
3.Make music from fingerprint patterns .
Basically , I have lots of plans to do for Holibeats.Im really excited and thank the organisers for this amazing oppurtunity.
Built With
css
html
javascript
magentajs
tonejs
Try it out
rashmitha520.github.io
github.com | Holibeats | We are Holibeats and we intend to provide a calming and soothing music experience to the listeners.We have included various carefully curated sounds to improve the user's mood through music. | [] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'magentajs', 'tonejs'] | 47 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/motivational-bot | Everyday, over 100 people die of suicide in the United States. This count has been leveraged by the Coronavirus Pandemic; more specifically, the effects of isolation and quarantine on our minds. September is national suicide prevention month. We hope to assist the cause with Motivational-Bot. It’s a Discord bot that sends users motivational quotes and GIFs. We believe that this bot can help gratify depressed end users and help individuals when they’re in dark times.
Why did we choose to do this?
2020 has been a hard year for all of us. However, we have a friend that has been hit harder than most by the overwhelming events that occurred this year. He gets bullied and talks about suicide as a joke. We made this bot for him, with love.
How did we accomplish this?
We used the Discord bot API, python, and a list of quotes + GIF URLs to accomplish this. We DEVOPSified the application by dockerizing it and implementing an automation script that abstracts all of the orchestration, configuration, and running of the bot for us. Our code is beautiful, elegant, and concise. The entire bot is implemented in 25 lines. We’ve formatted everything to the nearest character.
Built With
bash
discord
docker
gif
python
Try it out
github.com | Motivational-Bot | A Discord bot that serves motivational quotes and GIFs to help depressed/suicidal individuals. | ['Tarek Ali', 'Sergei K'] | [] | ['bash', 'discord', 'docker', 'gif', 'python'] | 48 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/politicianconnect | Home Page
Questions Page
Answers Page
Ranks Page
Email to Representative Tom Malinowski
Inspiration
We have always been interested in politics, but we found it was difficult to actually communicate with our representatives. One of us had even tried to contact his local representative, but of course, the representative never responded. It is aggravating when you can’t even communicate with someone who is supposed to be representing your interests in government. We discovered that this was a common problem: politicians often don’t respond to individual calls, emails, or letters, and if they do, it’s almost always a cookie-cutter response by an intern or secretary rather than by the politician his/herself. People who personally send letters to their politician would also not know if fellow people had the same questions or concerns or if their concern had been addressed already. Considering the number of voters a politician may have, it may be impossible for them to answer every single question they recieve.
We thought it would be more efficient if a politician would only have to answer the most pressing questions through a convenient platform. Additionally, video responses would ensure that constituents know that they are not getting a prefabricated response by an intern or a compromised response. This solution of participating in politics gave us the inspiration of creating an app that improves the communication between politicians and their constituents: PoliticianConnect.
What it does
PoliticianConnect is a platform where the public can conveniently ask questions to their representatives. It is divided into two account types: constituents and politicians. When a regular user creates an account, PoliticianConnect automatically assigns the relevant senators, representatives, and governors for that user based on the address they signed up with.
Users can create a question-post directed at a representative and can “upvote” questions made by other users that they like. The most pressing questions float to the top, creating more attention and visibility to the issue, demonstrating that the post demands an answer from the representative. Our ML algorithm automatically assigns a tag to the post when the question is submitted, allowing for convenient sort features.
The politicians can then create a politician account in order to effortlessly respond to the most upvoted questions. They can reply with text, a video, or both. On the “answered” page, users can look at all the questions their politician has answered.
On the “ranks‘ page, users can see which politicians have answered most questions that week, signifying which politicians are most active in communicating with their constituents. The user can click on the politician’s website
How we built it
The app is built using Meteor.js, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and Flask. Videos uploaded by the politician are uploaded to Google Cloud storage and retrieved using signed URLs. For machine learning, we constructed an NLP naive bayes topic classifier using scikit-learn. We used the Google Civic Information API to retrieve information about politicians.
Challenges I ran into
We initially had difficulty with using Bootstrap with Meteor.js. At the start, we tried to use Bootstrap Studio, but found it very annoying to synchronize our work together, so we ended up not using it.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are happy that we created a powerful web app with a really nice UI.
What I learned
We learned how to use Meteor.js together with bootstrap. This was our first time using Bootstrap Studio!
What's next for PoliticianConnect
The Civic Information API provides a lot of information for each politician, including their website URL and office locations. We’d like to be able to display that information for the user.
Add more ways of sorting questions and answers.
Add more types of politicians (such as state legislators and mayors) and candidates
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
meteor.js
mongodb
python
scikit-learn
Try it out
github.com | PoliticianConnect | A platform for people to conveniently ask questions to politicians | ['Chris Gu', 'Victor Hu', 'Aman Wadhwa', 'Sid Srivastava'] | ['Second Place'] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'meteor.js', 'mongodb', 'python', 'scikit-learn'] | 49 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/slate-helping-students-learn-and-get-tutored-efficiently | Inspiration
What it doese
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for A React-Native App
Built With
apis
cloud
expo-permissions
expo.io
google-firebase
google-firestore
react-native
react-native-base
react-native-email
react-native-phone-call-library
tribe.io
wolfram-technologies
Try it out
github.com | A React-Native App | A RN App for Education | ['Om Joshi'] | [] | ['apis', 'cloud', 'expo-permissions', 'expo.io', 'google-firebase', 'google-firestore', 'react-native', 'react-native-base', 'react-native-email', 'react-native-phone-call-library', 'tribe.io', 'wolfram-technologies'] | 50 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/ai-based-face-mask-and-social-distancing-detection | Inspiration
During this pandemic time, the world was facing a lot of problems. Thus I wanted to contribute to the society and make this project which makes a difference in the real world. The government of India along with WHO was constantly advising to follow specific guidelines for the pandemic time. Therefore, I wanted to do my part by making this project which can help everyone in ensuring that everyone follows the safety norms.
What it does
There are two sub projects in this project:
1) Face Mask Detection- This program detects whether a person is wearing a face mask or not
2)Social Distancing Detection- This program checks whether social distancing is being followed or not
How I built it
For both the programs, I applied Transfer Learning !
*For the Mask Detection Program, I used Mobilenet SSD v2 model which was trained by Google and Face Detection Dataset from Kaggle
If the mask was detected, the person's face will be surrounded with a green box having label MASK
else the person will have a red box along the face with the label no mask
*For the Social Distancing Detection Program, I used the pre-trained model from tensorflow model zoo.
First I classified the person, calculated the midpoints and finally found the distance between the midpoints
using Euclidean Distance. Then I checked if the distance between the adjacent people is less than or equal
to 100. If yes, then I changed the color of the rectangular box to red indicating social distancing not being followed
Challenges I ran into
I ran into many challenges such as which Models should I use, should I use Machine Learning or Just Deep Learning,
should I use old classification methods such as HOG(Histogram Oriented Gradient) or should I try the new ones, etc.
The biggest challenge I faced was when I was not able to run one of my program. But later I debugged it and was able to run it successfully.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud that I was able to make a project which is beneficial for the society.
What I learned
Through the workshops, I learnt how to use Firebase with React, how to use echoAR.
What's next for AI Based Face Mask And Social Distancing Detection
I plan to try deploying my project onto the Mobile and web platforms so that it is accessible by all people.
Built With
numpy
opencv
python
tensorflow
Try it out
github.com | AI Based Face Mask And Social Distancing Detection | Fight these tough times with AI | ['Gaurav Srivastava'] | [] | ['numpy', 'opencv', 'python', 'tensorflow'] | 51 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/dear-diary-ktjsqx | The homepage of COVID-19 Infinity
The top of the High-Tech Solutions page showing live COVID-19 statistics
The bottom of the High-Tech Solutions page, where users can read more about each technological advancement
A page with resources related to COVID-19, allowing people to learn about CDC guidelines and find testing sites near them
The Social Justice page, which discusses social justice movement, their impact, and their uses of technology
The Wildfires page, with resources about how to stay safe and be prepared for wildfires
The Diary page, showing blog posts about self-isolation
Fun and Relaxation-- this page provides the user with resources like games in order to have fun and relax
Inspiration
Many people in California and around the world are impacted physically and mentally by COVID-19, wildfires, and various social justice movement. In the case of COVID-19, many people are not informed about the existence of new technologies that can help alleviate the strain of the virus on healthcare workers and communities. People may also have difficulty finding others to share their feelings due to isolation. Finally, while society faces a pandemic, it is also important to stay safe and informed.
This is why we created COVID-19 Infinity. It's a web application that focuses on informing users about high-tech solutions to COVID-19, as well as the current situation with cases, deaths, and recoveries. In addition, it provides information about how to stay safe during the California wildfires and raises awareness for the Black Lives Matter Movement. Finally, there is a part of the site that allows users to create diary entries as a way to improve their mental health through writing.
Features and Functions
The main focus of COVID-19 Infinity is on informing people about high-tech solutions to COVID-19, since many people are not informed about new technologies that are being developed to solve various problems. In addition, there is a tool on the website that allows users to see new COVID cases, deaths, and the totals for each, as well as recoveries and critical cases.
There are areas of the website with information about the wildfires in California and social justice movements such as the Black Lives Matter movement. The wildfires affect a large amount of people, and proper information can help avoid uncertainty and save lives during an emergency. As the Black Lives Matter Movement gains support, it is important to understand its mission and relevance to achieving social justice.
Another area of the website allows users to create diary entries in order to relieve stress caused by COVID-19 and connect with other users. This contributes to overall positive mental health.
How we built it
The project was built in HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. The Live Case Tracker was created using a rapid API reference to current COVID-19 statistics.
What is the purpose of the app?
The purpose of COVID-19 Infinity is to provide people with important information to help create solutions to current issues affecting local regions such as limiting the spread of the virus. It was created to help people discuss, learn more, and plan to counter the current climate in viewing important resources. The website allows people to see how the pandemic affects many issues around the world beyond simply just health problems, and how current weather events such as wildfires complicate our responses to the current pandemic. The website importantly highlights current technological solutions in combating the pandemic in different angles such as contact and identification of affected people. Beyond providing information about the pandemic, there is also a section dedicated to wildfires and provides resources on how wildfires affect society during this pandemic.
How is it beneficial to society?
COVID-19 Infinity brings many benefits to society through the amount of resources and links it provides to users. It is a website that showcases updates about high tech solutions people can expect to help them combat the pandemic, and it seeks to make users understand the severity and impact the virus has had on society. The amount of effort, technology usage, how different organizations study and apply solutions to the current issues surrounding the pandemic is highlighted on the website. We hope that this website informs the public about how serious is, and how making their actions and behaviors as safe and cautious as possible can help others.
We have sections highlighting issues such as social justice topics that are just affected by the pandemic as other current issues. We also provide additional resources on wildfires, a current topic in California, and how such weather events are more dangerous in this current climate.
Challenges we faced
For us, the biggest challenge we always seem to face is timing. Because different team members live in different time zones, it was difficult for us to find times when we were all available to discuss and work on this project. Another significant challenge was finding credible, reliable sources of information to provide on COVID-19 Infinity. The challenge was the incorporation of different types of information to be shown on the website. We had to make certain that the sources provided on COVID-19 Infinity were accurate and would serve the current needs of the users.
Accomplishments we are proud of
The accomplishment that we are most proud of in this project is the incorporating of an updated live statistics section on the website. We knew that we wanted some sort of live statistics counters on the website in order to make it relevant to current events. This counter would show users how serious the pandemic is, and our website can help them practice safe behaviors such as social distancing and wearing a mask. By incorporating such a feature now, we are hoping to update the website further in the future.
What we learned
What we learned from this project is that trying to mash up different ideas and sources of information into one website can lead to messy code and conflicting priorities. This website, COVID-19 Infinity, helps users with different needs in this current pandemic. The information on the pandemic, information on wildfires, the options of users to create and share diaries, and the other sections of the websites had to be built to complement the other sections. Therefore, we spent some time debating how to make sure every section was relevant to the website as a whole and other sections of the website.
What's next for Covid-19 Infinity?
Currently, COVID-19 Infinity provides a list of resources that outline pandemic conditions and the resources users can use in limiting the spread of the virus. Since the pandemic is ongoing and conditions can vary widely depending on our actions and how the virus can possibly grow or change, it would be best for this website in the future to rely on a source or databank of information and links to resources detailing these changing conditions. The future of this application would be the ability to update current resources and include more functionality in future updates. We hope to add more tools and resources that are similar to our live case tracker in order to attract a wider range of audiences.
Try it out
github.com
covid19infinity.sjj3.repl.co
youtu.be | COVID-19 Infinity | Learn more. Protect others. Share solutions. | ['Elizabeth B', 'Sally Jain', 'Marthe-Sarah Nkambou Tchunkuo'] | [] | [] | 52 |
10,463 | https://devpost.com/software/smartly | Smartly App Loading Screen
Smartly App Home Page
About Smartly
Smartly's Mission
Smartly Student Testimonials
Smartly Homework Help
What is Smartly?
Smartly is a
free
homework help platform that was developed in April of 2020 using a Website Builder as well as HTML for custom additions. Smartly has a team of over one hundred high-school student volunteers that provide free homework help to underprivileged students. We have received over
25,000
site views,
1.2
million views on a TikTok featuring us, and have helped
close to 1,000
students since April of 2020 to succeed in class.
link
Our Hackathon Project
We took our popular website, Smartly.page, and we created it into a mobile app! We utilized Xcode, Swift, and WebKit to bring our beautiful website interface to mobile. Over 60% of our site views come from a mobile device, so creating this app will help to boost usage and reach our target audience – students!
Accomplishments
Smartly has received international recognition from an education platform called
GFEL
(Global Forum for Education and Learning). Ajay Sachdev, the creator of Smartly, received a nomination as one of the top-100 Visionaries in Education from Smartly. Smartly has also been featured on
NJ.com
,
MSN News
,
PIX11
,
Spectrum News
, and has been broadcasted on several radio stations across New Jersey.
Challenges
The biggest challenge that we faced was marketing. Nobody knew about Smartly upon its release, so we would get only a few questions asked a week (if we were lucky)! Our executive and marketing team worked hard to develop a solid social media presence on Instagram and TikTok. We contacted several influencers, which was how we ramped up website traffic after being featured by one!
What We Learned
We have never utilized Xcode or used Swift before. By taking part in this Hackathon, we learned how to convert a website into a mobile form.
Our Next Steps
We are looking forward to pushing our application for approval to get listed on the App Store. From there, we will push more marketing strategies on our website and social media to get downloads.
Built With
html
swift
webkit
xcode
Try it out
github.com | Smartly | Remote learning is TOUGH! Smartly is a free, popular platform that we created to help underprivileged students with homework for FREE! We developed a mobile app based on our site for this Hackathon. | ['Jung Yoon Elizabeth Her'] | [] | ['html', 'swift', 'webkit', 'xcode'] | 53 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/cobol-ext | Inspiration
Learning. That's the main motivation behind this work. Both creating an extension and COBOL are new to me so what's better than creating an extension for COBOL and learning both at once.
What it does
Currently, it performs syntax highlighting with few minor other features like auto bracket-closing and code folding for COBOL.
How I built it
I learned how to build an extension for Visual studio code and explored the basics of COBOL programming and a little deeper into its grammar and other backend stuffs like tokens and all and then tried combining the two.
Challenges I ran into
I had a hard time exploring COBOL and its grammars and keywords. Also since it was the first extensions for me so I had several issues with packaging and publishing it.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Hey, it's finally working!
What I learned
I learned how to create an extension for visual studio code and a little bit about COBOL and about it's grammars.
What's next for Cobol Ext
I tried implementing code auto-completion but it's not working yet for some reason. So yeah that'd be next for this work.
Built With
javascript
json
typescript
vscode | Cobol Ext | Beautify your COBOL codes | ['Shashi Ranjan'] | ['Grand Champion'] | ['javascript', 'json', 'typescript', 'vscode'] | 0 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/cobol-ready | Code
Running
Inspiration
First, I always needed an IDE that includes a library of raw code samples with comments to start with. Also, I always struggled to run CPP or Scheme Code while I was in school. I have to upload and run the code on a Linux Server in order to run the code and take a screenshots to submit. If there is an extension for each programming language that supports the language with instant code deploy and run in the cloud, this will be phenomena.
How I built it
I updated the current extension by adding a new command that will copy some code samples in the user's workspace folder using the file system library. Then, I installed the compiler on a Linux EC2 Instance. Finally, I used manual code to upload the code to the Linux instance, connect with SSH, then finally compile and run the code.
scp -i ~/path to key.pem ./FileName.cobol userName@your server.com:
Challenges I ran into
The current extension is written in typescript, and it was hard to access the workspace folders object in typescript.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I learned something new and exciting!.
What's next for COBOL Ready
Use API to connect and run the code in the cloud instantly with free trials.
Built With
amazon-ec2
fs
typescript
visual-studio-code
Try it out
github.com | COBOL Ready | COBOL Ready is an update to a current Visual Studio Extension (COBOL) to help COBOL developers with some code samples. Then, you can run the code in the cloud within seconds! | ['Khaled Abouseada'] | ['Everyone Loves Automation'] | ['amazon-ec2', 'fs', 'typescript', 'visual-studio-code'] | 1 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/coboldocs | Inspiration
We wanted to create a quick and simple to use documentation feature for COBOL developers. Since VSCode is our code editor of choice, we wanted to make this extension for Microsoft VSCode. COBOL is not very well documented, and switching between browser tabs is inconvenient
What it does
Our project is a Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension that enables COBOL developers to instantly view cheatsheets and docs inside VSCode itself. It improves the workflow of these developers and makes it far more efficient.
How we built it
TypeScript for VSCode extension
NPM for package management
VSCode for dev environment
Challenges we ran into
Getting the Extension to work in development.
Just getting everything to work
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Learning typescript
Making a fully functional VSCode extension
What we learned
Typescript, and how to make VSCode extensions.
Built With
npm
typescript
Try it out
github.com | COBOL Docs | Simple and easy docs extension for COBOL developers | ['Nand Vinchhi', 'Veer Gadodia'] | ['Outside of the Box'] | ['npm', 'typescript'] | 2 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/ide-for-cobol-to-java-remodeling | Our Mission
P3/COBOL IDE
Cobol Explorer
Outlines
Relationships
Deep Intelligence
The Search for a Solution
For some time we have been searching for a COBOL compiler/runtime combination to enable the use of COBOL application business logic within a pure Java framework. Finding none that suited our needs, we began to experiment with a "from scratch" solution. One thing led to another and the result is what you see today.
What It Is
This solution provides an Eclipse-based tool for dual-nature projects (COBOL/Java) that can be seamlessly compiled/debugged and deployed without the need to modify or rewrite the COBOL components until if/when it is desired to do so. Furthermore, the core base for the COBOL dialect(s) supports both Java embedded in COBOL as well as an experimental COBOL extension we call "Java Augmented Syntax", or JAS. JAS will provide what we believe is a key "bridge" capability to capture detailed COBOL semantic requirements in a way that can enable reliable human recoding in Java at any time that is deemed necessary.
How We Got There
We actually built three generations of an IDE plugin for our P3/COBOL command-line COBOL to Java compiler and runtime system. The one submitted here is the most recent, and the only one that is being actively developed.
The Challenges
The biggest challenge in accomplishing this was (and is) overcoming the sparsity of mid-level documentation describing all aspects of the Eclipse architecture as viewed by a non-Java language plugin. Many key concepts and best practices can only be discovered by (sometimes very time-consuming) examination of the JDT plugin and other non-Java IDE plugins that are open source.
Takeaways
We are proud to have persevered and produced what we believe is a unique toolset for developing, maintaining, and remodeling legacy COBOL applications when Java is the target environment. In the process, we learned that the base of COBOL code that is is production use today is indeed vast and, even more important, unlikely to be successfully replaced by any conventional "rewrite" approach. Actual application functions presently in COBOL are often of a scale almost unheard of by most non-COBOL programmers.
What's Next
To advance the concept and practice of incrementally "remodeling" COBOL functions we plan to further develop the IDE capabilities to add COBOL refactoring (very difficult due to common reliance on textual copying in most COBOL legacy applications) and the capability of handling embedded languages within COBOL source in a seamless fashion
both at edit-time and when debugging. If possible, we would like to consolidate key elements of the Eclipse solution and "wrap" them is a way that would enable our providing the same or better capabilities for other IDE plugin host environments.
Built With
cobol
eclipse
go
h2
java
javacc
jdbc
jtb
Try it out
www.p3cobol.com
www.p3cobol.com | IDE for COBOL to Java Remodeling | An Eclipse Plugin set for enabling the transition of COBOL-based application functions to Java-based functions operating within the Java stack while allowing COBOL code to remain "in situ". | ['John Bradley', 'Uwe Rittmeyer', 'John R. Bradley'] | ['Why Didn’t I Think of That'] | ['cobol', 'eclipse', 'go', 'h2', 'java', 'javacc', 'jdbc', 'jtb'] | 3 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-19-chatbot-using-ai-over-5g | Inspiration
There has been a significant change in our lives in recent months with onset of change
What it does
Creating a sense of normalcy and continuity is ever more important for our active lives
How I built it
With a view of safety at the heart, providing products to continue life beyond COVID-19
Challenges I ran into
Identifying the key modules: mask and other product sales, advices that gather interest
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Including possibility to give advice to users, promote and donate to COVID-19 initiatives
What I learned
Teamwork is a valuable experience to share, connect, learn, grow across regions & skills
What's next for COVID-19 Chatbot using AI over 5G
Expanding the product, scaling, including internal payment options for variety and defining a business model to attract paid customers as a market place for users looking to purchase essentials (mask, hand sanitiser, test and restaurant bookings) as well as receive wide ranging health updates
Built With
dialogflow
json
node.js | COVID-19 Chatbot using AI over 5G | 2020 has been the year of surprises and coincidences. the year of losses and lessons. the year of legacy. with Chadwick Bosman's passing I've been encouraged to keep his legacy & lead with technology. | ['Mal S', 'Issac Li', 'Joseph Jones'] | [] | ['dialogflow', 'json', 'node.js'] | 4 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/cobol-vscode | Inspiration
THE MOTIVATION TO LEARN ABOUT COBOL AND VSCODE. TILL NOW I ONLY USED VSCODE AS EDITOR BUT NOW I CAME TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT.
What it does AND ## How I built it
This augmentation was initially planned for giving linguistic structure featuring to COBOL yet the additional time it has been stretched out to give grammar featuring other related dialects/record arrangements such as JCL, PL/I, and Micro Focus order documents and Micro Focus Unit Test Reports.
This expansion is absolutely not an Integrated Development Environment for COBOL. It gives enough usefulness to the easygoing designer to see, alter, and incorporate source code (through undertakings and issue matches).
Visual Studio Code has two different ways of giving language expansions, one if through the language worker convention and the second is by means of a lot of Visual Studio Code APIs.
This augmentation utilizes the Visual Studio Code APIs in light of the fact that the Language Server Protocol didn't exist when this expansion was made.
Everywhere Visual Studio Code works.. aka Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX.
Challenges I ran into
Visual Studio code can be set up to build your COBOL source code.
MsBuild based projects can be consumed as build tasks, allowing navigation to error/warnings when they occur.
Single file compile using Micro Focus COBOL - ERRFORMAT(3)
ingle file compile using Micro Focus COBOL - ERRFORMAT(2)
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
THE FUNCTIONING OF VSCODE AND USAGE OF COBOL
What's next for COBOL-vscode
NOT YET DECIDED, MAYBE ANY UPDATES WOULD BE DONE.
Built With
cobol
jcl
pl/i | COBOL-Vscode | This expansion was planned for giving sentence structure featuring to COBOL and has been stretched out to give feature related arrangements such as Micro Focus records and Micro Focus Reports. | ['Rakshith Ramesh'] | [] | ['cobol', 'jcl', 'pl/i'] | 5 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/digital-clock-cjl9ku | Inspiration
The purpose of this project is to digitalize the viewing experience of time.
.
What it does
It shows the time in very digitalized way . The viewing experience of time is very impressive, totally disitalized way.
How I built it
I made it using HTML,CSS, JavaScript
Challenges I ran into
Gone through very learning phase.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Made it in very simplest way , using frontend technologies.
What I learned
I learnt how to think of ideas and implement it .
What's next for Digital Clock
Anyone can use and can make a great of time by using it.
Built With
html5
javascript
node.js
Try it out
github.com | Digital Clock | Impressive Clock Design ! | [] | [] | ['html5', 'javascript', 'node.js'] | 6 |
10,466 | https://devpost.com/software/python-certificate-maker | Certificate after running the code.
Empty certificate
Python Script for writing data in a certificate template.
This script helps you automate writing data on a certificate/image. In this particular code, there are two fields and spacing is done accordingly to the required (x,y) values. Change these values according to your needs. (For getting proper (x,y) co ordinates, open your image/certificate in MS Paint and have a look there on what position you want to write something on an image)
Built With
pillow
python
Try it out
github.com | Python Certificate maker | Python Script for writing data in a certificate template. This script helps you automate writing data on a certificate/image. | ['Ishita Khetarpal'] | [] | ['pillow', 'python'] | 7 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/bandtogether | Inspiration
Many times when you are on Zoom or any similar software, what an individual says will always have some type of delay for someone else listening. During this difficult time, people that love playing music with their friends can not do that using this software to play music synchronously and practice their abilities. Also, bands that want to practice music together can't do that with the current pandemic.
We wanted to build a platform that allows people that love playing music with friends or band members a space to play different instruments at the same time that gets inputted and heard at the same time. This will help those who may be sad around this time being stuck at home and those who love to play music with friends through a fun collaborative manner.
What it does
Band Member or Music Enthusiest Interface
People can pick instruments they want to play for the music or band session they are in
Then music will start appearing on the screen, for the user to play the correct notes
If the correct notes are played, the user can get some points to make this web application more fun
Also, the scoring system can be disregard
How we built it
We built it using a React frontend and a basic Flask backend.
Because we needed a real time bidirectional mode of communication, we knew sockets were the way to go. We added socket listeners for when users click a key, and emitted them to all other users in the room. Suddenly, we had a working project where every user could broadcast sounds to all other users in a room.
We used a javascript synthesizer framework called SoundFontPlayer
For the piano UI, we use a React component called React-Piano
Challenges we ran into
Our main issue was figuring out how to play multiple sounds at once. This task seemed to be more difficult than we originally assumed it to be. What we had to do was create different sound objects for each instrument, and play the instrument corresponding to the correct sound instrument.
In addition, we had a lot of trouble linking the discord bot with our application.
We used a javascript synthesizer framework called SoundFontPlayer
For the piano UI, we use a React component called React-Piano
Accomplishments that we're proud of
-We proposed a solution to a common issue musicians have these days.
The scoring system to make playing music more fun
Different music notes are played depending on what instruments you use
What we learned
How to use the React framework more and connect a backend through the use of python
Creating a scoring system where, when the user clicks the approved piano key at the right time to get 5 points
What's next for BandTogether
A system where users can upload music, for them to play using our scoring mechanism
Making the website more user friendly, and have session ids, for people to join different groups to play music
Creating more Instruments UI components instead of buttons for people to use on the website
Allowing, people to connect their own instruments to play music on our website
Built With
azure
discord
domain.com
python
react
Try it out
bandtogether.azurewebsites.net | BandTogether | Have you ever wanted to play music with your friends over Zoom or FaceTime and the instruments music is not synchronous to one another. With BandTogether you can play instruments at the same time. | ['Abakir Hanna', 'Mike Jeong', 'Vineet Sridhar', 'Samuel Carlos'] | ['1st Place', 'Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key', 'Pi in the Sky (Weirdest Hack)', 'Best IoT Hack (Powered by Lutron)'] | ['azure', 'discord', 'domain.com', 'python', 'react'] | 0 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/language-liquidator | Inspiration
Our ideas floated around searching for problems that the pandemic brought up, and we eventually settled on a video chat Service using WebRTC. We additionally were curious about implementing some form of Machine Learning, and so we did a deep dive into Azure's Cognitive Speech Services.
What it does
Video chat run on Node.js using WebRTC and Azure Cognitive Speech Services to translate speech to target language.
How to use it:
Visit our domain at languageliquidator.space and select a room number for you and your partner to utilize.
Once in your private room, select your source language (the language you'll be speaking) and your target language (the language you want your words to be translated to).
Make sure to confirm that your selected languages are correct as you won't be able to change them unless you leave the room and join another.
Accomplishments
We learned so much about EVERYTHING
We honestly had a great time throughout all 24 hours of the event
Challenges we ran into
Working with Node.js and the Azure Cognitive Speech Services infrastructure were both fairly new concepts for the majority of us. Taking a deep dive into Azure Cognitive Services gave us a lot of insight and inspired us to utilize more of thier tools in the future.
What we learned
We all got an in-depth scoop of:
Node.js
WebRTC
Azure Cognitive Speech Services
What's next for Language Liquidator
Make Front-End Look Pretty
Integrate a text to speech component
Ability to host separate rooms
Built With
azure
javascript
nginx
node.js
webrtc
Try it out
languageliquidator.space
github.com | Language Liquidator | 1-1 Video chat with integrated speech translations | ['Christian Kohlmayer', 'Brandon Silva', 'J.J. Makely'] | ['2nd Place', 'Best Domain Registered with Domain.com', 'Long Distance (Best Chat Hack)'] | ['azure', 'javascript', 'nginx', 'node.js', 'webrtc'] | 1 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/pneum-o-ray-pqo3en | Inspiration
In Covid times when the doctors are stretched too thin, our preliminary diagnostic tool serves to quickly detect whether a chest xray belongs to a healthy person or to someone who has developed pneumonia.
What it does
It can be used easily by medical and non-medical persons alike. Pneum-o-ray accurately detects pneumonia 91% of the times.
How we built it
We trained a neural network model (VGG16) using keras on a Kaggle dataset of chest x-rays. We then built an API to host our model. We simultaneously built a front-end and connected the same to our API.
Challenges We ran into
We had some issues in uploading images to API and passing them on to the model. That took some debugging.
Accomplishments that We're proud of
We had a team with diverse skillsets. Ketki was well versed with Keras, Justin and Nandan were skilled at front-end and design, and Vlad was proficient with Django. It was amazing how we each were able to communicate our requirements and make it work.
What we learned
Besides from the fact that we were all exposed to technologies we hadn't worked on before, we were relatively new hackers, and we were amazed at what we could achieve.
What's next for Pneum-o-ray
We could work on achieving better accuracy. We are at 91% currently, which is not bad, but we could push that number higher. We also had plans to implement a google maps API on our results page to display doctor recommendations, it would be amazing to implement that functionality.
Built With
css
django
html5
keras
python
Try it out
www.pneumoray.tech | Pneum-o-Ray | A preliminary diagnostic tool to detect pneumonia in chest xray images. | ['Justin Bautista', 'vladyslav nykoliuk', 'Ketki Ambekar', 'Sukhnandan Kaur'] | ['3rd Place'] | ['css', 'django', 'html5', 'keras', 'python'] | 2 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/swipe-tourism | Our Project
Inspiration
We got our inspiration from imagining all the fun things that we could do around the world while we were trapped in our houses due to Covid-19.
What it does
Our website creates an easy way to find fun and interesting things to do around the world without people who share the same interests as you.
How we built it
We built our website using Flask for the backend, and html5, css3, and javascript for the frontend.
Challenges we ran into
The challenges we had involved having to find a way to find places, and display them in a readable and intuitive way. We also had trouble communicating between the frontend and backend.
Accomplishments that we are proud of
We are proud of being able to nearly complete what we initially thought was an unreachable task in this timeframe. We are proud that the website ended up looking nice and easy to understand, while also allowing for our backend to be compatible.
What we learned
We learned how to use flask, the google places API, and how to establish a good connection between the backend and the frontend.
What's next for Swipe Tourism
We will implement an easy way to find people who share your same preferences of where you want to go. This will help connect people around the world to meet in a place both want to visit. We also plan on seeing what languages each user is comfortable using to allow for more compatible friends to meet with.
Built With
css3
html5
python
Try it out
test1-293805.ue.r.appspot.com
github.com | Swipe Tourism | Our idea was to create an easy way to discover fun things to do around the world while meeting with new people who share your drive for exploration. | ['Felix Luciano Salomon', 'Andrew Amirov'] | ['Passport Prize (Best Travel Hack)'] | ['css3', 'html5', 'python'] | 3 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/traveltheworld | What it does
Allows you to play a simple dungeon crawler using discord chat
How I built it
Using Discords Python based API
Challenges I ran into
Discord's API tends to fail silently so when I made a typo my code would not work even though everything else was logically sound
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Ben: Refactored most of the code base within 30 minutes with no bugs
Nick: Learned how to push, pull, create new branches, and merge branches in Git
What I learned
Nick: How to use GitHub and JSON
Ben: Object Oriented Programming is king
Liam: Time management matters
Built With
python
Try it out
github.com | Discord Dungeon | Play a quick and fast paced dungeon crawler right in the discord chat | ['Liam Choi', 'Benjamin Gallagher', 'Nicholas Abadiotakis'] | ['First Time? (Best Newbie Hack)'] | ['python'] | 4 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/help-sender | Inspiration
Multiple times in the past, I have felt the need to help my relatives, but couldn't do so because we live so far away. I have also noticed that other people also have similar problems. For instance, I volunteered at a local library and helped people troubleshoot their technology. The crowd mainly consisted of elderly people needing help setting up their devices, but they would all complain about how hard it is without their children around to help them. Help-sender aims to combat this issue by being able to send volunteers using credits. How do you get these credits? By volunteering yourself in your local community.
What it does
This app provides a platform for people seeking help and those offering. Everyone has a certain amount of "karma" that they can use to ask for help. They can then increase their "karma" by offering help and completing opportunities nearby.
How I built it
I built the application on flutter and the backend on google cloud. The app solely relies on Firebase for authentication and cloud Firestore for information. This makes the app very scalable and easy to maintain.
Challenges I ran into
The biggest challenge that I ran into was figuring out a way to structure the database to efficiently get the data (or get it to work at all). I decided to use the unique identifier for each user to separate requests and updated the database using appropriate queries to get my desired result.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The accomplishment that I am most proud of is the fact that I was able to get most of the app working, and all of the core features working in a single day. This is my first solo hackathon, and I am proud that I was able to stay focused and complete my project.
What I learned
I learned a lot about flutter and firebase. I am now proficient in using
FutureBuilders
and many data structures in dart and have a lot more database experience than before.
What's next for Help Sender
Next, I would like to partner with background checking agencies to verify users before they can start volunteering. This is an essential safety step, and cannot be cut short. I would also need to complete the final verification once the process is complete using QR-codes.
Built With
android-studio
dart
firebase
firebase-auth
firestore
flutter
google-cloud | Help Sender | Actions speak louder than words. Volunteer around you to send help to your loved ones. | ['Rohan Harish'] | ['Best use of Google Cloud', 'Breaking Barriers (Social Good Hack)'] | ['android-studio', 'dart', 'firebase', 'firebase-auth', 'firestore', 'flutter', 'google-cloud'] | 5 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/notautoenum | I'm really deep down the rabbit hole in penetration testing / red team activities and capture the flag events.
I made something similar to this in the past but it was command line online and took me weeks.
I threw this new project together in less than a day, and added a web interface instead of command line client which adds another layer to consume time.
TO RUN THE PROJECT: git clone it
navigate to the hacknjit folder
run python notAutoEnum.py
Built With
bash
php
python | notAutoEnum | Penetration testing automated scripting suite, web interface | ['Aaron Ha', 'Aidan Rivera'] | ['Best Cybersecurity Hack (Powered by CACI)'] | ['bash', 'php', 'python'] | 6 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/human-waste-map | Globe - Visual 01
Globe - Visual 02
Globe - Visual 03 (Color)
Globe - Visual 04 (Skybox)
Data Set - Data World Human Waste
Data Set - Human Waste Statistics
3D Model - Water Bottle 01
3D Model - Water Bottle 02
3D Model - Water Bottle 03
Unity Hub - Unity 3D
Skybox - Milky Way Galaxy
Script - Material
Script - Main Camera
Script - Mesh Render
Script - Canvas Overlay
Inspiration
We were interested in doing something less saturated in the current media sphere, and human pollution and waste management seemed a great idea to explore! Though our initial plans involved a greater focus on plastics and face-mask waste, research and existing public datasets led us to work with a broader scope of global human waste, instead.
What It Does
The Human Waste Space allows users to interact with datasets and better visualize waste accumulation via populated bar charts in a global space. It is meant to be a learning aid to better see the statistics of human waste and help to manage said waste size with school-led programs and environmentally-friendly initiatives, worldwide. At its core, however, the Human Waste Space project is meant to showcase a large amount of data to the public in as visual an experience as is possible without completely delving into augmented reality. Future expansions may change that mission.
How We Built It
We built this project using several free assets in Unity 3D, and modeled other pieces for later use in Blender 2.79. Additionally, we scripted some behaviors of the model using C#, scrawled the web for human waste data to use as CSV files with Python, and, ultimately, decided to host the project using a Domain.com name in a static website built using Microsoft Azure framework, with Weebly as our backup.
Challenges We Ran Into
Though our original plan was to hyper-focus on plastic waste accumulation related to throwaway face masks, current datasets did not provide us with the necessary numbers to build visual data. Further issues related to research within a smaller time constraint led us towards a broader goal, and, in hopes of showcasing what we've learned and scrubbed into CSV files, we've added an additional aspect of hosting our information in live web domain.
Accomplishments That We're Proud Of
We are fairly proud of the visual representation of our information, as well as the way we've used the information we've gathered to host in the public space. Additionally, we are proud to have completed such an ambitious project within the timeframe provided, as well as narrowed down our goals to something a bit more manageable. Learning something new in Unity, whether it be 3D modeling and texturing, reorganizing CSV files to be read in a Python dictionary through C#, or simply manipulating scripts to work with new materials and shaders, this has definitely been an interesting learning experience.
What We Learned
Although we've worked with Unity in the past, there is still much for us to learn. We looked into scripts, textures, shaders, and object materials to better manipulate and associate user interface. Much of our work has gone into hosting everything for the front-end and design our project to be accessible to all ages, from the youngest of children to the most experienced of adults.
What's Next for Human Waste Space
In the future, we plan to include more global numbers, as well as to increasingly focus onto local data, such that the information portrayed is as accurate as possible. Additionally, we would like to break down the data we have into types of waste (in tonnes), waste per city or county, and waste by year. More visual representations with 3D objects and color coding is also a plus, and more along the lines of what our initial (and, perhaps, a tad bit ambitious) project has been about.
Built With
3d
azure
blender
c#
csv
github
google-drive
html
microsoft
minecraft
powerpoint
python
scratch
unity
visual-studio
windows-10
Try it out
zphill15.github.io
mysadtechwaste.weebly.com
drive.google.com | HackNJIT 2020: Human Waste Space (Global Edition) | Waste not, want not, but there's a surprising amount of waste accumulating all across the globe. Let's take a dive into exploring waste accumulation worldwide to better understand the bigger picture. | ['Zachary Phillips', 'Mehvish Ali'] | ['Azure Champ Prize - Hack for Good'] | ['3d', 'azure', 'blender', 'c#', 'csv', 'github', 'google-drive', 'html', 'microsoft', 'minecraft', 'powerpoint', 'python', 'scratch', 'unity', 'visual-studio', 'windows-10'] | 7 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/abridge | Inspiration
During these challenging times of the global pandemic, Students face a lot of problems as they are limited to just online classes.In an online class of 200 students , each student does not get the attention that he or she requires.So a lot of their doubts and problems remain unanswered and they are unable to properly learn.
Another Problem faced by them is that in this online format , they tend to procastinate a lot and keep all their tasks till the last time including their lessons, assignments etc which tend to hamper their actual productivity and also their grades. So they need a medium to help prepare in the last crucial moments or atleast revise before their tests.
What it does
“ABRIDGE” aims to provide solutions to all the above mentioned problems.
A)We provide an easy interface where students can either provide an image of their books or notes, links to pages of interests or can directly provide an paragraph and our program will provide an summary of the text (with the option of the length of the summary) which will highly benefit them for reading and last minute revision.The text is extracted using the pytessearct and opencv module.
B)Based on the images or links or paragraphs provided by the user, we provide them with a quiz generated using transformers upon the topic given in the texts provided by them and they can have their quiz for practice.
This webapp will surely help the student undestand the concepts in nutshell and have them enough practice out of it.
How I built it
Python Base Programming Language
OpenCv and Pytesseract for OCR implementation
BeautifulSoup4 as a text parser
NLTK for text summarization
Transformer Networks for Q/A Generation
HTML,CSS for frontend and flask for backend
Challenges I ran into
We faced problems while deploying the model streamlit webapp but were successful, however couldnt deploy on heroku due to exceeding size limit.
We first time used transformers for question answer generation.
Due to limited RAM and large size of model, our laptop used to crash which was one of the main hurdles we faced.
Built With
beautifulsoup4
css3
flask
html5
nltk
opencv
pytesseract
python
transformer
Try it out
github.com | Abridge | A ML curated study tool that helps the students to prepare with their tests and assignments at the last moment.😎 | ['Sweta Dash', 'Ankita Sareen', 'Abhrant Panigrahi', 'Shivanshu Sahoo'] | [] | ['beautifulsoup4', 'css3', 'flask', 'html5', 'nltk', 'opencv', 'pytesseract', 'python', 'transformer'] | 8 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/amdere-bot | UI of the website
Inspiration
Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression.
It is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Especially in this current pandemic, the rate of depression and anxiety has increased exponentially. At present, it is even difficult to attend physical therapy. This motivated us to create a bot that can not only answer trivia but is also trained to answer questions related to depression and will help people suffering from depression and anxiety. Not only this it can even aid the suicide helplines by talking to the person until one of their workers is free to attend the call.
What it does
It brings positivity to a depressed person's life by giving him/her the assurance that he longs for. Often people have tried to reach out to their friends and family to overcome this disorder but they fear being judged and abstain from letting out their thoughts. This bot provides a way for the user to talk their mind out in a one to one session where there is no fear of judgment since the user remains completely anonymous and no data whatsoever about them is stored. It answers all the technical doubts related to depression and even suggests ways the user can control their anxiety. It even tries to cheer the user by sending messages of hope.
How we built it
We used web-scraping tools such as beautiful soup to procure data and even used twitter's sentiment analysis data to analyze the most common words used by depressed persons. Once the data was ready and converted to a .yml file we further preprocessed the data in order to make it ready for training, we converted all the text into lowercase and removed the punctuation marks we then build a sequence-to-sequence lstm model using TensorFlow and Keras ( build encoder and decoder model). Then we trained the model on our data and then tested it.To deploy the model we build a website using HTML, CSS, js and the backend was build using flask.
Challenges we ran into
The main challenge we ran into was for procuring data since there is no data readily available online about how a depressed person talks, we had to search a lot and build the data with correct answers. Then the next challenge was building a sequence to sequence model that could predict the answer for a given question. After several tries, we were able to create a model with decent training accuracy(93%).
Accomplishments that we're proud of
This was our first Recurrent Neural Network based project we had never worked on lstm before, we are proud to build the model with good accuracy and we had even never used web-scrapping to collect data, we are happy that we even learned how to collect data and build a model from scratch. We are even proud of deploying the model and creating an end-to-end application that the user can readily use.
What we learned
We learned about making an lstm model from scratch,web-scrapping to collect data, NLP, deploying model,building website.
What's next for Amdere Bot
Any human being would love to have a personal touch when they are on the receiving end of answers, our main aim will be to train the bot to store some data that the user shares during the session and answer the upcoming questions accordingly.
Apart from that if a user really likes chatting with the bot, we aim to create user profiles, to allow the bot to store some data about them through which the sessions can get more interactive.
Amdere bot needs to be provided as a safe space to its users so securing the collected data will be the top priority after storing it.
The bot currently lacks the ability to play music and videos for the user, with that added feature the User experience can be enhanced.
Broader research on Depression needs to be performed to be able to help the users better.
Presently the bot can answer limited questions, with added research it will be able to answer a wide variety of questions.
A multi-language feature needs to be added to enhance functionality.
Built With
beautiful-soup
css
flask
html5
javascript
lstm
nltk
python
Try it out
github.com | Amdere Bot | Amdere bot is a bot that is trained to help people who are suffering from depression and anxiety. It also acts as an aid to suicide helplines by talking to person and sending him messages of hope. | ['Nupur Gopali', 'Avinash Prasad'] | [] | ['beautiful-soup', 'css', 'flask', 'html5', 'javascript', 'lstm', 'nltk', 'python'] | 9 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/brinley-the-motivational-bot | Inspiration
I was in the midst of researching for a new programming project that I wanted to do when the idea of making a Discord bot stumbled into my mind.
What it does
A wonderful Discord bot that helps motivate people in various ways!
How I built it
I used the following APIs to accomplish this project.
Node.js, an open-source, cross-platform, back-end JavaScript runtime environment
Discord.js, a powerful Node.js module that allows a user to interact with the Discord API easily
Challenges I ran into
Getting the basic commands setup correctly was the hardest step in the project.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The bot can take in a simple command from the user and it returns a sweet motivational message to the sending user.
What I learned
I learned how to interface with the Discord API while getting used to the JavaScript syntax.
What's next for Brinley The Motivational Bot
I plan to add in a command that supports a user to mention a single target user to focus the motivation on that one user (e.g. br!motivate @Wumpus)
Built With
javascript
node.js
Try it out
github.com | Brinley The Motivational Bot | A wonderful Discord bot that helps motivate people in various ways! | ['Stephen Kymn'] | [] | ['javascript', 'node.js'] | 10 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/word-unscrambler-8cn4z5 | Inspiration
Thought it would be a fun idea to do something similar to Boggle where you use given letters to create a word
What it does
Takes a random series of letters and runs a recursion method to find words it can make with the same length
How I built it
Used Python with a recursion method and the pyenchant package
Challenges I ran into
Trying to get the program to recognize actual words, how to structure the recursion statement, planning out the outline of the program such as how to find each combination of letters
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Getting the program to not throw an error, First time hackathon project
What I learned
How the planning process is the most important part in creating programs
What's next for Word Unscrambler
Further refinement on the current solution, will try another solution aside from recursion
Built With
python
Try it out
github.com | Word Unscrambler | Create words out of a jumbled group of letters | ['Joshua Amora'] | [] | ['python'] | 11 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/hacknjit-project | Inspiration
Fun game to play
What it does
Gives the user chances to guess a word
How I built it
Used the rules of hangman and applied it in code
Challenges I ran into
Giving the user an error message each time they got an letter wrong.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The process of creating the game
What I learned
Little projects can teach a lot
What's next for HackNJIT-project
A bigger game
Built With
c++
Try it out
github.com | Hackman | Hangman | ['Khaled Ahmed', 'saminur rahman'] | [] | ['c++'] | 12 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/automated-brain-scan-analysis | Inspiration
400 GBs of unanalyzed FMRI data
What it does
Automates the analysis
How I built it
Using SPM, and creating an automated script for first level analysis
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Automated brain scan analysis
Built With
matlab | Brain Map | Automated brain scan analysis | [] | [] | ['matlab'] | 13 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/pokeguesser | Inspiration: We got the idea from a family member while brainstorming. We were having a hard time thinking of an idea, but we both enjoy the series so we thought we would give it a try.
What it does: It picks a PokeDex entry of one of 85 first generation Pokemon where the user has to guess which Pokemon the entry is for. It keeps count of the amount you got correct in the top left.
How we built it: The program was written in Java using the IntelliJ IDE. The program stores 85 PokeDex entries as well as their corresponding names and uses a random number generator to select which one to display.
Challenges we ran into: Before this project one of us had never used Java before, so it was challenging working on the project. A lot of things had to be researched for the project, and because of this a simple prototype was all that could be made. We had also intended on having an easy mode and hard mode, where the easy mode also displays an image of the Pokemon, however we could not figure out how to get that working in time, so we kept with just the PokeDex entries
Accomplishments that we're proud of: We're proud that we were able to make this program with Java. It was a challenge but well worth it as now another programming language has been added to our repertoire.
What we learned: We learned how to make simple programs in Java and use Java functionality like JFrame to make our program.
What's next for PokeGuesser: We might continue to flesh out the idea. While testing everything it was fun to go through and just see how high you could get your score. We may add more entries and expand beyond the first generation in the future. We also may polish the UI to make it seem more presentable.
Built With
intellij-idea
java
Try it out
drive.google.com | PokeGuesser | Get a PokeDex entry and guess the Pokemon | ['Faith Cramutola', 'Dominic Allizzo'] | [] | ['intellij-idea', 'java'] | 14 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/mediwiver | Inspiration
Mental health is quite disturbed in this pandemic of quite a few people , so to sooth them I had this idea
What it does
You can listen to peaceful music, create you own custom music by using pre installed presets or you can also add songs or sounds from your phone. User can set frequency of a sound like if they set the frequency 1 min and the song is whole 1 hour, so after every min the sound he selected would play .You can see the stats of the total listening you did : Today, Overall , this Week etc
How I built it
I built it using Flutter and Bloc
Challenges I ran into
main challenge was to make the user upload their own songs mix them with pre installed presets and create a whole new song and also the stats part gave me some tears so I have some dummy data in it and the UI , it took some time for creating the Ui alone
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
UI and UX is cool I guess I did a good job and for pulling of these type of features in app made using flutter, as the language is fairly new , its tough . You dont get much info on google or youtube on how to do stuff. But their website is way too good and I was able to understand flutter real quick
What I learned
Mainly app state management using bloc
What's next for MediwiveR
I think i'll make some more features and then publish it on app and play store
Built With
bloc
dart
flutter
json
Try it out
github.com | MediwiveR | MediwiveR is a meditation app where you could create your own songs using pre installed peaceful short sample music. Users can also add their own custom songs and see stats of their listenning | ['RISHABH SHARMA 17103317'] | [] | ['bloc', 'dart', 'flutter', 'json'] | 15 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/money-talks-394ipd | Telescope Logo
front page
Inspiration
We wanted to make it easier for travelers to understand what they're buying and how much it costs.
What it does
This web app uses Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services to analyze an image that the user uploads and returns the names of objects present in the image, so the user can know the names of products they're unfamiliar with. It also provides a currency converter so the user can see what prices translate to in their own currency.
How we built it
We started off by learning how to use Microsoft Azure and building the core functionality of the app using Python. We then put everything together using flask to run the app.
Challenges we ran into
Using flask to make the web app was difficult because no one on our team had experience using flask before. We were able to learn what we needed to and got it working, but it took a lot longer than it would have if we had experience using flask beforehand.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to use Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services to analyze images and translate text.
What we learned
We learned a lot about Microsoft Azure. None of our team knew how to develop apps using Microsoft Azure before this project, so we needed to learn a lot before we could even start working.
What's next for Telescope
Hosting the web app on the cloud using Microsoft Azure.
Integrating translation options
Built With
azure
azure-cognitive-services
flask
python
Try it out
github.com | Telescope | Helping people in foreign countries understand what they're buying | ['Adrian Majcher', 'Sam Muller'] | [] | ['azure', 'azure-cognitive-services', 'flask', 'python'] | 16 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/pilot-octocat | Inspiration
Octocat and HackNJIT's 2020 theme: Passport to the World
What it does
It's just a static piece of artwork.
How I built it
With Paint Tool Sai, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and my trusty 10-year-old wacom Bamboo tablet. And a bit of GitHub pages.
Challenges I ran into
I was initially planning on submitting a more technical hack. However, between homework, copy editing articles for
The Vector
, spending hours setting up different frameworks on a new platform before getting started with any actual coding, never quite deciding on which map API to use, and Pokémon Showdown extending significantly beyond schedule, I ended up realizing that I wouldn’t have enough time to create a finished project.
So, I decided to spend time bonding online with other hackers (which included thirty-second chess!), and my efforts on the MLH Octocat drawing because although I have submitted one to almost every hackathon I’ve been to, I have yet to be noticed by
@MLHacks
or
@GitHubEducation
. I had fun!
What I learned
Next time I should probably install dependencies and frameworks and set up my environment prior to the hackathon. I also used GitHub pages and custom domains for the first time.
What's next for Pilot Octocat
I did record parts of the drawing stage, so process speedpaint maybeeee incoming on YouTube
Built With
10-year-old-wacom-bamboo-drawing-tablet
github
html5
painttoolsai
photoshop
Try it out
github.com
twitter.com | Pilot Octocat | Octocat taking flight! | ['Sreya Das'] | [] | ['10-year-old-wacom-bamboo-drawing-tablet', 'github', 'html5', 'painttoolsai', 'photoshop'] | 17 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/memberbox-discord-bot | Picture Of The bot's chat
Inspiration
Lately playing game Among Us I've wanted the ability to make temporary groups in a discord.
What it does
MemberBox is a Discord bot that can create and destroy temporary groups for short sessions on a Discord server.
How I built it
I used python and the discord.py library.
Challenges I ran into
I had never used the the library before so I had to do a great deal of research into how the different objects discord.py operated with each other.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm really happy with my workflow during this project. In the past I struggled a lot with tools like git, virtual environments, and external libraries, but this project has made me realize that I have developed a much better understanding of these tools.
What I learned
I learned a lot about how to navigate repositories on github and find relevant functions for a project.
What's next for MemberBox Discord Bot
I plan to clean up the outputs, add useful flags, finish the documentation, and then host it on a server so anyone can use it. This project has everything I wanted but that doesn't mean I can't make it better.
Built With
discord.py
python
Try it out
github.com | MemberBox Discord Bot | A bot to manage temporary groups on Discord servers. | ['Thomas DeVries'] | [] | ['discord.py', 'python'] | 18 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/gender-and-age-face-detection | Inspiration
I wanted to implement a simple form of artificial intelligence, which is a field that has always interested me. OpenCV was a great starting point to understand AI and implement it into a program.
What it does
It accesses the camera of the computer and identifies the face of the person with a box. It also identifies an approximate age and gender of the person being shown.
How I built it
I used the argparse library to create an argument parser, so we can get the image argument from the command prompt. I then parsed the contention holding the way to the picture to classify gender and age for. For the face, age, and gender, I initialized protocol buffer and model and classified the age/gender into one of the 8 age ranges, and initialize the mean values for the model and the lists of age ranges and genders to classify from. Next, I load the networks for network configuration and trained weight. Finally, I captured a video stream, fed the input/information and give the system a forward go to get the certainty of the two classes, and added the gender and age texts to the final image.
Challenges I ran into
I had to determine the mean values variable in order to accurately measure the age and gender of the subject. I had to use a lot of trial and error in order to determine a good mean value variable to include in my program.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I was able to run the identification process in real-time, instead of taking a photo. This will make it easier to implement this program in the future. If I wanted to work this program into a computer or phone application, it would be better to access the camera instead of using a photo.
What I learned
I learned how to access the argparse library and how to implement given databases to make predictions concerning large pieces of information.
What's next for Gender and Age Face Detection
I hope to implement this code into an application on computers and phones in the future. I also want to fix the error where the camera feed freezes up if there is no face to analyze in the camera's view. Finally, the AI and database behind the program can always be improved and made more accurate with machine learning.
Built With
cnn
dnn
opencv
python | Gender and Age Face Detection | Identifies and detect age and gender by providing frames of live VideoCapture for a person’s face. | ['Rishik Danda'] | [] | ['cnn', 'dnn', 'opencv', 'python'] | 19 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/mymeetingstream-v41ps6 | Main Page
User Dashboard
Login Page
Inspiration
WebEx and Zoom requires the use of dedicated clients to have full features for their product offering. I want my solution to be only web based without the need to download any clients.
What it does
How I built it
There is two components the server and the frontend. Each are independent servers you have to launch and both will talk to each other using websockets and rest.
Challenges I ran into
Sleep deprived, learning Vue, and conflicting important meetings where I'm required to attend.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Learning basic of the Vue framework.
What I learned
Emergency meetings kills productivity and frontend is not for me. But I learned that Vue is a powerful framework that allows you to build killer apps without having to reload the website every time you want to do/display something on the page.
What's next for MyMeetingStream
Built the server in Typescript and make the website actually work.
Built With
vue
webpack | MyMeetingStream | Rewrite frontend in Vue | ['Jason Sweeney'] | [] | ['vue', 'webpack'] | 20 |
10,467 | https://devpost.com/software/discordtravelbot | A description of the different bot commands for TravelBot
TravelBot
TravelBot is a discord bot that simulates going on a grand, world travelling adventure.
Join at:
https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=774662346030710825&permissions=3072&scope=bot
Installation
The git cli should be installed for this project.
Python libraries that should be installed via pip install are: discord.py, python_dotenv.
You need to get PSQL to work with python by running these commands:
1.
sudo yum update
, and enter yes to all prompts
2.
sudo pip install --upgrade pip
3.
sudo pip install psycopg2-binary
4.
sudo pip install Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.1
If you do not already have a psql database, you need to initialize one:
1.
sudo yum install postgresql postgresql-server postgresql-devel postgresql-contrib postgresql-docs
Enter yes to all prompts.
2.
sudo service postgresql initdb
3.
sudo service postgresql start
4. Make a new superuser:
sudo -u postgres createuser --superuser $USER
5. Make a new database:
sudo -u postgres createdb $USER
6. Make sure your user shows up and make a new one:
a)
psql
b)
\du
look for yourself as a user
c)
\l
look for yourself as a database
b)
create user [some_username_here] superuser password '[password]';
i) Make sure you remember the quotes around password and the semicolon.
Check
\du
to ensure it worked.
c)
\q
to quit out of sql
Finally, you need to enable SQLAlchemy to be read from and written to:
1.
sudo vim /var/lib/pgsql9/data/pg_hba.conf
i) Alternative:
sudo vim $(psql -c "show hba_file;" | grep pg_hba.conf)
2. Replace all values of
ident
with
md5
in Vim:
:%s/ident/md5/g
3.
sudo service postgresql restart
4. Using the username/password you just created, put
DATABASE_URL = 'postgresql://{username}:{password}@localhost/postgres' in .env
If you wish to deploy to heroku, log into heroku on your command line and run the
following commands to move your database over:
0. If you do not already have a heroku project:
heroku create
and add your config variables.
1.
heroku addons:create heroku-postgresql:hobby-dev
2.
heroku pg:wait
3.
heroku pg:push postgres DATABASE_URL
4.
git push heroku main
5. May also have to run
heroku ps:scale worker=1 web=1
Set up
Go to the Discord Developers portal and create a bot. Give it persmissions to read and write messages. Get the bot's token and save it under a file names
.env
with the variable name
DISCORD_TOKEN
.
Use api from
https://restcountries.eu/
License
Built With
api:https://restcountries.eu/
api:https://www.countryflags.io/
css
discord.py
flask
heroku
html
postgresql
python
sqlalchemy
Try it out
discord-travel-bot.herokuapp.com | DiscordTravelBot | A DiscordBot that allows you to earn "miles" while chatting that can be spent on travelling to different locations to fill out your passport. | ['https://restcountries.eu/', 'Joseph Fiore'] | [] | ['api:https://restcountries.eu/', 'api:https://www.countryflags.io/', 'css', 'discord.py', 'flask', 'heroku', 'html', 'postgresql', 'python', 'sqlalchemy'] | 21 |
10,468 | https://devpost.com/software/sanchar-fdtj4g | Inspiration
●Around 700,000 to 900,000 people across the world are deaf and dumb, which means they face difficulty in having normal conversation.
●The number of deaf and dumb in the world continuously increasing and they are introverted closed society. Therefore, Deaf-Dumb people do not have normal opportunities for learning.
●Uneducated Deaf-Dumb people face serious problem in communication with normal people in their society.
●To help them communicate with normal people and help them learn and get educated like normal people we thought of creating something which will help them communicate with each and every person without the need of a third person as a translator.
● Every deaf and dumb person want to communicate with other but they couldn't because of their inability and insecurity of being judged and being trolled for their disabilities. Because of this reason they are unable to make the best use of the skills that they acquire.
●Even this pandemic time of covid-19 is hard for them as classrooms have shifted from offline to online which makes it difficult for them to attend classes and study.
What it does
●It is a platform which is basically built for the deaf and mute people to help them in communicating and making their online classes interactive.
●The deaf and dumb people can use their sign language which in turn will be translated into a text message using the machine learning algorithms .
●The translated text will be conveyed to the normal person.
●Similarly as normal person are not aware about the sign language they can reply to the message using normal voice message or a text message which in turn will be translated back into a GIF or alphabet sign language pictures and will be shown to the deaf and dumb person .This will help them interact with each other.
●This feature will not only help the person to communicate but also the need of third person as a translator between the deaf - dumb person and the normal person is removed .
● Using this web app the classes can be made interaction for the deaf and dumb people will automatically increase their ability to understand the lectures hence they will be able to study like normal people without any difficulty in communication and will be able to enhance their skills and make the best use of the skills they have without being trolled for the reason of being deaf or dumb.
How I built it
Our Project is a Realtime Web Application that uses deep learning neural model which is deployed in the backend(breaked into two different module) for effective communication. ●First module consists of 574 gestures that are trained using deep convolutional neural network model build using keras and tensorflow with an accuracy of 90%.
●Then for Real time sign detection we use computer vision library called opencv and integrate that with both the module.
●In the second Module We implement Speech to text recognition using speech_recognition library and then convert into GIF accordingly.
●Tkinter for converting our Python code into web app
●Cloud service (Heroku) to enhance the scalability of the product for large scale user group
Challenges I ran into
There were many challenges which we faced while making this project. But one of them was to train the model to learn about various gestures used by deaf dumb people to communicate. Training the model to show exactly the same GIF or the set of alphabets when converting from text and Integrating the model with the web app so we can use it during video calls was also a difficult task.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud that we were able to take a step forward to help the people who find it difficult to convey their feelings and represent themselves in the virtual world. This small step would add to their confidence to represent themselves.
What I learned
This project improved our ability of working in collaboration and teamwork. We learnt how to deploy our ML model in cloud platform .We also learnt how to create real time ML applications.
What's next for Sanchar
●Creating an integration in form of Plugins or external ‘Join as members’ for major video call platforms will enable the deaf-mute people to stand and represent them at every level.
●Multi-language speech recognition to communicate in different languages like Spanish, Hindi, French, German etc for the end users using our app or on the integrated platforms.
Built With
cnn
easygui
heroku
image-processing
keras
opencv
sppech-recognition | Sanchar | A web app that helps the deaf and dumb people to remove the barriers they are facing due to lack of social justice | ['Isha Mudgal', 'Harshita Sachdeva'] | ['Winning Prize'] | ['cnn', 'easygui', 'heroku', 'image-processing', 'keras', 'opencv', 'sppech-recognition'] | 0 |
10,468 | https://devpost.com/software/vc4u-ue9vjn | Inspiration
Nearly 40 million people in India alone are visually impaired(285 million worldwide).
It is hard for them to do their own jobs. They find themselves dependent on someone almost always.
Devices that help the visually impaired people by scanning the environment and guiding them accordingly do exist but they are priced at several thousand dollars. The cost factor makes accessibility a question mark.
This inspired us to develop VC4U (We See For You) - an affordable device for the Visually Impaired
What it does
VC4U has 2 components - An APP and a Spectacle
The spectacle is embedded with a camera and a touch sensor. Whenever the user wishes to use the device he touches the sensor. This action triggers the app to listen to the voice command the visually impaired person is about to give. With NLP the speech data is processed and is converted to commands.
Here are a few commands (and their motive):
-> Detect objects: Gets image from the onboard camera in the spectacle and detects objects, which is then
converted as Voice feedback. ( Sign Boards, Person, Traffic Signs, Trucks, Bus are few classes to
mention). Tflite (Tensorflow lite) and YOLO are used to achieve the task.
->Where am I? : Gives the exact location of the user via voice commands
How we built it
For Capturing image ESP-CAM32 was used.
The captured image is sent via HTTP to its clients.
For NLP wit.ai was employed.
The App(Flutter based) uses YOLO - custom trained on Open Image dataset and was integrated with the app using tflite.
Challenges I ran into
Getting hands-on the required Hardware and completing within the stipulated time were the biggest challenges.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The main objective was to provide a low-cost solution, which was possible - the cost price was under 1000 INR.(14$)
What I learned
Wit.ai is a great platform for any solution that involves NLP and was really user-friendly, it was a good experience exploring it.
Flutter was a totally new experience for me and my team. We had great fun working with flutter.
And worth mentioning - ESP's capabilities and YOLO surprised us.
What's next for VC4U - An aid for the Blind
Next, we are looking into developing improvised versions and making it available for the visually challenged community in an attempt to make the world a better place.
Built With
esp
flutter
machine-learning
natural-language-processing
neural-network
wit.ai
yolo
Try it out
github.com
drive.google.com | VC4U | An affordable wearable glass for the visually impaired , paired with an APP to give them a gist about their surroundings | ['Sujith Krishna', 'Thiruvikkraman S'] | ['Second Runner Up'] | ['esp', 'flutter', 'machine-learning', 'natural-language-processing', 'neural-network', 'wit.ai', 'yolo'] | 1 |
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