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10,538 | https://devpost.com/software/police-brutality-forum | Inspiration
Police brutality has been in the news lately so we decided we wanted that to be the subject of our project. After realizing that more mainstream social media sites are sometimes forced to take down or flag content related to police brutality we decided there was a need for a more independent community.
What it does
It is a forum for police brutality victims and allies to build a community where everyone can share their experiences and resources.
How we built it
We used flask as the framework for our web application. Flask handled the logic and served up the web pages coded using HTML. After completing a back-end and a basic front-end we used a CSS framework, Bootstrap, to make everything look better.
Challenges we surpassed
Creating the database and figuring out the relationship between Users and Posts, Preventing duplicate users/usernames & mismatched passwords during registration, Creating forms using WTForms, Figuring out notifications, Profile picture integration using Gravatar, Email website error notifications to administrators, Accepting Cryptocurrency donations through Coinbase
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We made a functioning website that can be used to help people who have been victims of police brutality.
What we learned
Web Development using flask
What's next for Police Brutality Forum
Next, we will continue to improve on the website by adding more features and sources and well as continuing to make the forum more user-friendly. Examples of upcoming features include implementing a like/dislike system and methods for sorting posts such as by popular and by most likes, password recovery through email, the ability to delete/edit posts, image/link support for posts, and the implementation of tags to sort posts into categories.
Built With
bootstrap
flask
html
jinja
python
sqlalchemy
werkzeug
wtforms
Try it out
github.com | Police Brutality Forum | A forum for police brutality victims and allies to build a community where everyone can share their experiences and resources. | ['Dhruv Batra', 'siya batra'] | ['Honorable Mention'] | ['bootstrap', 'flask', 'html', 'jinja', 'python', 'sqlalchemy', 'werkzeug', 'wtforms'] | 1 |
10,538 | https://devpost.com/software/localgigs | LocalGigs
LocalGig Prototype:
https://www.justinmind.com/usernote/tests/47701328/47743935/47746211/index.html
If you have further questions please contact:
goldenstatewarriors735@gmail.com
Thanks,
Akshay Mahajan, CTO
Built With
justinmindprototyper
Try it out
github.com | LocalGigs | People need help with chores, there is no easy way to connect to local people that need help, and it is hard to make side money. | ['Akshay Mahajan', 'Aaditya Mahajan'] | [] | ['justinmindprototyper'] | 2 |
10,538 | https://devpost.com/software/ridhima-s-covid-app | This is the downloaded app on the phone
Inspiration
COVID-19
What it does
Self declaration for COVID
How I built it
I built it with my imagination and the situation the world is in right now
Challenges I ran into
The code kept disappearing
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
That I finished I nice project even if I do not win
What I learned
How to code better than I used to
What's next for Ridhima's COVID App
Enhance for more features of sending alerts and notifications
Built With
code.org-local-school-database
Try it out
studio.code.org
github.com
docs.google.com | Ridhima's COVID App | Self Declaration for COVID | ['Ridhimasgame Bembey'] | [] | ['code.org-local-school-database'] | 3 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/food-support-app | Project Category-Finance
Food Support is an app that can truly help people struggling during these uncertain economic times. People during this crisis are looking for ways to save money, especially business owners and those who run social programs and organizations. Food Support is a finance mobile application since it is designed to help food banks to keep track of their inventory, optimize operations, and limit expenses and costs. It is tailored to food support volunteers and organizers to communicate with each other, set up virtual events for fundraising, and generally assist to maintain inventory and lower costs.
What is your project Name?
The project name is the Food Support iOS mobile application.
What languages is the app built with?
Food Support App was built in Xcode using Swift
Brief Project description
Food Support is an iOS mobile application aimed at food banks and similar organizations to help them communicate better with each other to tackle food issues and help optimize food bank operations.
This project is a mobile application tailored to food banks and similar organizations. This mobile application allows registered users to look up and help local food banks with donations, communication, volunteering, and coordinate events to maintain smooth operations. Users can search in the app for local food banks, register as food bank organizations, set up inventory lists, and communicate with other registered food banks to discuss issues and set up events. Users can search through each food bank, gathering information such as the amount of inventory and donations requested. Users can chat with other food banks to discuss current topics, operations, inventory, and other issues food banks are facing during this crisis. This mobile app would allow more direct communication between food banks, which helps alleviate issues during this pandemic.
How did you get the idea to build the project?
We got this idea to build this project when we noticed that some of the local food banks online were closed to the public and had no public events planned in the near future. The current COVID-19 pandemic significantly limited the operations of food banks in terms of donations and opening hours. So, We began to think of what would help these social organizations during these challenging times. We got the idea of building an app to help these organizations to set up virtual meetings and help their operations by providing tools to better serve their needs. We sought to create an iOS mobile app tailored to these specific organizations, to help alleviate some of the burden placed on them during this crisis.
What is the purpose of the app?
The purpose of this app is to help people who run food banks by providing certain tools to help their several needs. It is designed to help specifically people who operate or volunteer at food banks to keep track of their inventory, set up virtual donation drives, and communicate with other food banks in order to best optimize their operations. Food Support is being built for the purpose of helping these people get through this current crisis, and thus not only helping food bank organizers but also people who are dependent on such social organizations in their daily lives.
What is next after this project?
After this project, We will conduct more research into ways and methods that can be incorporated in these apps and other projects to further help food banks and similar organizations. We will see if we can incorporate new ideas, better ways to code to improve this app, and what features can be improved on to better serve in future projects and current implementations.
How is it beneficial to society?
Food support will be beneficial to both food bank organizers and local communities for a number of reasons. First, during these trying times, individuals, groups, and business owners are currently dealing with several issues in food production, delivery, and storage. Food Support will help alleviate some of these concerns by helping groups of people to organize, maintain, and deliver much-needed food and amenities to those in need. Many people are reliant on these organizations to feed themselves on a day-by-day basis, and helping food banks organize and operate at a more optimal level will lead to better service to local communities. Second, it would also serve individuals who seek the assistance of food banks to know contact information, current operations, and more information on how to help food banks.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into a couple challenges while coding this app. We set out to include three big functions in our app, location tracking, log in and registration and a chat function. As we began working, we very quickly ran out of time to code everything and as we were trying to rush, we made errors so we inevitably had to cut down on the features of our application. With this app we had to work and learn features none of us knew. Learning and implementing "Firebase" into our application to allow food banks to get registered with us and in the future, to be able communicate and plan food donation events within our application. We also ran into issues coding the front end of the application as we had to sacrifice aesthetics for the sake of functionality and the user experience.
Accomplishments that we are proud of?
We are proud of having finished this mobile app project that will incorporate many features into a mobile application. We were able to connect different systems into one app to work functionally as a prototype. We were able to apply what we already know about Xcode programming into an app that incorporates all my teachings and to learn more about how to develop a mobile application of this magnitude.
What did we learn?
That including plenty of options and systems into an application can be a daunting challenge. That great amount of time and effort is necessary to finish this project of such a daunting size. This project is quite jam-packed with features, coding, and potential missteps to avoid. That any mistake can reset hours of work, and having to start all over again. The importance of planning and setting aside time to work out issues and mistakes in coding and programming was well pronounced while working on this project.
Built With
figma
xcode
Try it out
github.com | Food Support App | To bring food banks together virtually to gather their efforts and helping communities with food security | ['Sally Jain', 'Eman Zaheer', 'Marthe-Sarah Nkambou Tchunkuo', 'Sonnet Xu'] | ['1st Overall Winner'] | ['figma', 'xcode'] | 0 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/max-match | GIF
Logo
GIF
View of registered user in MongoDB
Inspiration
According to Nonprofit Hub.org, 65 percent of Fortune 500 companies offer a matching program, and some companies even double, triple, or quadruple donations. At the same time, as many as 78% of match-eligible donors don’t know if their company offers a gift matching opportunity, according to cause-based nonprofit organization Next After. With individuals making up 70% of overall charitable giving in the best of times, therein lies an opportunity to increase company gift matching.
Additionally, on a more prosaic level, grassroots, online, and any type of activism requires money. However public-spirited protesters may be, they also need to eat, pay for electricity to email or have presence online, and use stamps and envelopes to send out publicity materials.
With everything that’s going on in the world, now is no time to leave money on the table. Hence this idea was born.
What it does
Max Match helps connect individuals who want to collectively maximize their donations in several ways:
Becoming aware about whether their company has a gift matching program they can leverage
Having the opportunity to use those extra dollars from their company to help causes
Giving access to this employee benefit for individuals without company matching programs
How I built it
I built this project using node.js and express.js. I also used mongodb to store user account information in the back end and stripe for the checkout.
Challenges I ran into
Setup is generally an initial hurdle, and after connecting our Github to Sashido's Cloud Code, I can bring up Cloud Code and view code from there, but when I click on button to Manage from Github, it'd give me a 404 page that the github doesn't exist. Generally changes to Github should reflect in Cloud Code, but I was driving blind in a sense because the link wasn't there. Because Sashido's support team wasn't available to answer questions over the weekend, I had to pivot on how to go about building this platform.
I started out with a team of three, and inevitably life happens. One person was on board to help, but dropped out after the first day because she had other commitments that did not allow for much continuous time to work on the project productively (and I thank her for being upfront!). Another person had to take out items for her college move and her family needed her to go out with them and run errands this weekend. And so there was one member left, myself. Being physically at a hackathon would've minimized outside distractions.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I learned so many new technologies! Particularly, I learned about the beauty of not writing out the same code again and again and then having to manually go back to each page to make that one change..
What I learned
Learning to be a full-stack developer is the way to go so that the world is my oyster.
What's next for Max Match
This platform can:
be expanded to house campaigns for crowdsourcing donations for nontraditional "projects" like a new tire swing for the local neighborhood park
develop a more social component to serve as the go-to platform for forming and joining giving circles with people you know and trust
Built With
express.js
mongodb
node.js
stripe | Max Match | Ensuring that we don’t leave free company money on the table | ['Anita Yip'] | ['2nd Overall Winner', 'Fundraising Category Prize'] | ['express.js', 'mongodb', 'node.js', 'stripe'] | 1 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/clickbait-activism-omncvf | index.html, main page
gallery
fundraising
activism articles
calendar
quiz
game
points
us, the creators :)
Inspiration
We were inspired by the many events and movements currently occurring in today's society, such as the Black Lives Matter movement. Due to every member in our team having encountered racism, we could all deeply empathise with victims of various crimes. However, we realised that some people cannot/do not empathise with victims. We wanted to help those people see from a different perspective and change their way of thinking, re-educating them and dispelling any misconceptions about various movements. We also wanted people to be incentivized and even excited to learn about activism, hence the games, quiz, and points.
## How we built it
With all of us having a beginner level of coding, we decided that a simple website with HTML, CSS and JavaScript was ideal for our solution. Despite being beginners, we coded the entire solution from scratch, so there was naturally a huge learning curve, especially as this was created in the span of two days. HTML, CSS and JS allowed us to easily create an attractive, usable interface, whilst also being able to keep track of the functionality of different aspects of code using different external CSS and JS files.
## Challenges we ran into
As we were beginners, we naturally faced many challenges. It was difficult to work collaboratively on Qoom at first, but we overcame this with constant communication. For example, we often overwrote each others' code, styling the same element differently, or mistyping function names as they had been named by someone else in the team.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're very proud of the home page, as that is one of the main features to attract those with unjust behaviours. Additionally, we're very proud of the points system in place, as there were a lot of complications trying to pass variables between different files.
What we learned
We learned many HTML and CSS techniques, such as styling photos between text on the homepage and the
tags, as well as how to pass variables between different files in JavaScript. We learned more applications of JavaScript, especially for the games and point system.
What's next for clickbait-activism
There are many things we could add to clickbait activism. One feature would be to add a pop-up video on the homepage, to directly confront the user. We would add a login feature for users to save their points and map their progress to have a more gamified approach that would further incentivize people to stay educated and up to date. People who share our link would also get points. In the future, we would also start social media accounts that would use the same clickbait strategy. We would have better prizes that would be more appealing to inspire users to keep learning, maybe with the help of sponsors.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com
wisepanda95.qoom.space | clickbait-activism | We aim to re-educate those with unjust beliefs, such as those with racist/patriarchal behaviours, using a motivational rewards system, with points gained from a variety of activities across the site. | ['Aayushi S', 'Vidushi S', 'Jie-jie Guo'] | ['3rd Overall'] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 2 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/flowerish | GIF
speedy gif showing a little bit of the functionality
Inspiration
While many people may have a surface level understanding of what “climate change” and “environmental issues” are, what these actually constitute are often neglected or desensitized, leading to a lack of environmental literacy. It can be overwhelming to start learning about issues in the environment. Additionally schools may not have the resources or time necessary to cover these topics in detail.
flowerish
promotes sustainability by motivating users to make easy, more environmentally-friendly decisions throughout the day.
What it does
flowerish
promotes sustainability by motivating users to make easy, more environmentally-friendly decisions throughout the day and also giving them easy access tools and resources for learning more. It provides content in three different categories (with more to come ;) ) – personal sustainability tasks, education resources, and resources for activism/actions that users can take.
The user starts off with a turtle, alone in an oceanic ecosystem. The user can add species by completing task “cards” that range across actions like educating themselves (articles, podcasts, books, etc.), practicing individual sustainability habits, signing petitions, and more! Users can view their completed cards to refer to their past achievements. With every card completed, a new species/habitator is added to the ecosystem.
How we built it
We built
flowerish
using React.js, Material UI, react-router-dom, and mobX. We used React to create our screens and the “tasks cards”. We used M-UI components to enhance the user experience, and react-router-dom to handle the urls of our pages. Lastly, we used mobX to handle global state across different files.
Challenges we ran into
For the majority of our team members, it was their first time using React.js. In a weekend, that was definitely a steep learning curve! There were also some challenges in trying to host the app locally, but as a team we eventually figured out how to get everyone the software they needed to run it.
Finally, a virtual hackathon presented unique challenges for time management, communication and collaboration. We tried to mitigate this by using the VS Code Live Share extension, Github, and Discord.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're really proud of putting this together in less than two days and with less than ideal amounts of sleep! (Ideation took time). Additionally, we're proud of the great graphic work and having team members learn about React.js at lightning speed.
What we learned
We learned a lot about React.js and Material-UI, including (for many team members) how to create React components and other React-specific syntax elements. In pulling together resources for education, activism, and personal sustainability tasks, we ourselves learned a lot more about climate justice, environmentalism, and race within the green movement.
What's next for
flowerish
We would like to add more chapters as well as the ability for users to suggest chapters. We also hope to incorporate Firebase, allowing users to make their own accounts. In the future, we’d like to turn Flowerish into a mobile game app to make it even more accessible to our user base.
Built With
css
html
javascript
material-ui
mobx
react
Try it out
github.com
21bf58f2cbc8.ngrok.io | flowerish | sustainability. activism. education. | ['Prionti Nasir', 'Anoushka Sarkar', 'Abby Mueller', 'Anna Nguyen'] | ['Best Activism Hack'] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'material-ui', 'mobx', 'react'] | 3 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/supporter | Chrome extension feature.
Example of what our website account page will look like in the future. Organization logo plus description for users to educate.
Example of what users will see for their donation history
Example of what a user page will look like with the chrome extension and shopping page
Inspiration
Australian wildfires. COVID-19. Black Lives Matter. The explosion in Beirut. Plus many more events that you didn't hear about. Supporter allows people to take action and support the causes they care about.
What it does
Remember the donation jars that you would see at check-out at the grocery store? We make it digital and personal. Supporter reads the news and finds charities that are most relevant so that users can know they are supporting organizations that will have an impact. At check-out, users can round up their purchase to the nearest $1, $5, or $10 to donate their change to these charities. Along with the filters incorporated on our website, it will enable users to find their desired charity to donate, which is a big factor in how our website stands out from other websites.
How we built it
Supporter links the New York Times Article Search API with the Charity Navigator API to find the hot news topics that are trending around the world. By using keywords from the article, a charity can be suggested. We also have a website where the user can learn more about Supporter and select the causes they want to support.
What's next for Supporter
We'll improve the interface of the website, integrate our code completely, and launch a Chrome extension that allows any user to donate on any site. We would also like to implement a point system that companies can use to encourage their customers to donate to get a discount on their future purchases.
Links
Code for news --> charity API
Code for website
Pitch Deck
Pitch Video (download video to view)
Built With
charity-navigator
figma
html/css
new-york-times
python
Try it out
repl.it
repl.it
docs.google.com
drive.google.com | Supporter | Donating is as simple as rounding | ['Anoushka Gupta', 'Jeriann Hsiao', 'Jenny Yang', 'Ashley Nguyen'] | ['Best Finance Hack'] | ['charity-navigator', 'figma', 'html/css', 'new-york-times', 'python'] | 4 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/moving-auhead | This site was designed for students with autism with no access to in-person learning. We were made aware of the demand for this site when summer camps for students with autism got canceled because of Covid-19, resulting in the switch to a virtual setting.
We wanted to design an interactive platform so that those students are able to engage in activities similar to those they would have in-person.
Our target age group is ages 7-18. We will have different settings for single user or multiple users collaborating through different devices.
We decided to focus on one specific autism category out of five in order to specialize in what we are doing. We will be adding games, videos, and some sensory activities.
We hope to expand into different areas such as VR or an app in the future.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hmBl_2FL9VVPPXTwmLZZX5j0toZ0OTxE/view?usp=sharing
Our project also includes a game not included in the site we have created for students to recognize and develop facial expressions as well as emotions. This is something that a lot of children with autism have trouble with so we thought it would be important to address that and create an interactive game to assist with it. The code and images for the game are attached below. ****
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oA5nTrU3U6Tk0foWhgnN4BV-eNu5fPpOlc0D_6hBAWU/edit?usp=sharing
Try it out
emilybqsp.wixsite.com | Moving AUhead | Our main idea is to create an online platform for students with autism so that they can obtain meaningful site interactions that are equivalent to those done in-person. | ['Emily Tam', 'Tiffany T', 'dana Martinez'] | ['Best Education Hack'] | [] | 5 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/healthtrek-living-a-happy-healthy-life | Inspiration
There are websites out there to keep doctors organized, but there are none that help patients stay organized. Furthermore, patients often suffer through mental trauma due to the stress they go through while seeking and undergoing treatment. We decided that it would be best if we also included mental health sections in healthTREK.
Purpose
With healthTREK, patients can store and access information from a variety of doctors! We also encourage healthy behavior, with accessible resources and tips scattered across out website. Doctors are also able to get a full understanding of the patient's situation when they come through the door.
What it does
We have created a website where patients can organize their notes, goals, achievements, and questions. They can use healthTREK to organize what questions they need to ask each doctor, and take notes of what each doctor said. For example, let’s say that a patient asks their surgeon which antibiotic they need to take. The surgeon will let them know that the infectious disease doctor decides the antibiotics. With healthTREK, the patient can make a note to ask the infectious disease doctor about the antibiotics
Patients can also track their moods, log their goals for recovery, and note their achievements throughout the recovery process!
How we built it
Using Glitch, we worked with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery to create healthTREK.
Challenges we ran into
A big thing was CSS styling, since we couldn't get it to look exactly right. Working with JavaScript and jQuery were also challenging, since we had limited experience and knowledge in them. We needed the patient notes, questions, goals, and achievements to be printed after they inputted them. Further, we had to set up cookies for the moods to be successfully tracked.
What we learned
We learned that it's okay to not know everything, and it's okay to reach out for help! We also learned that we can do anything if we set our minds to it!
What's next for healthTREK
We'd like to upgrade the CSS styling of healthTREK and make it prettier! We'd also like to add special features that only members of healthTREK can access.
Built With
css
glitch
html
javascript
jquery
Try it out
the-project-thing.glitch.me | healthTREK | Living a Happy, Healthy Life | ['Rina Munakata', 'Tania Alam', 'Kayley Chery'] | ['Best Health Hack'] | ['css', 'glitch', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery'] | 6 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/nisprep-egx01n | CATEGORY - EDUCATION. In Kazakhstan, there is a network of Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools – 21 elite schools across the country, where education and provision of students with everything necessary for the study process is completely free for everyone enrolled, foreign teachers work together with local ones, students have lots of opportunities to develop their talents after the lessons, and the graduates enter Ivy League universities. The initial idea of NIS schools was to help gifted children regardless of their family background, financial situation and place of residence to become genuine leaders and get a high quality education, but this year around 80% of students enrolled in NIS have studied in expensive educational centers that not every family can afford, especially from small villages and low income families, and this number grows rapidly each year.
All resources from that will go for improvement the quality of the tasks and expansion of the volunteers’ network, so the users will be provide with high quality content. With NISprep, all children will have an opportunity to get into NIS and realize their full potential, and in will be possible to diminish the socio-economic difference between them.
We are excited to introduce you NISprep - the app that will give a chance for all students in the country to get into the dream school.
Soon, the application will be available on Google Play, ad next year NIS applicants will start to prepare for the test.
Built With
firebasedatabase | nisprep. CATEGORY - EDUCATION | The application will have embedded ads after each question on test to monetize the project. . CATEGORY - EDUCATION | ['Malika Buribayeva', 'Amelieshaaa SH'] | ['Most Creative Hack'] | ['firebasedatabase'] | 7 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/rbda-1wqehs | Inspiration
Hearing other people talking about how their kids were doing in school this last 6 months, and the problems they had when they needed to explain a topic to their kids, made us think that right now parents are fundamental in the learning-teaching process and we want to make this work easier for them, we want to give them the tools so they can explain in the best possible.
What it does
In this app the parents can find important information on many topics, they will be able to find the explanations in the clearest way possible. In the same way they can find videos in which they can support themselves. In the same way, the app contains different examples, exercises and activities that can be applied to their children to achieve significant knowledge, so they can remember as long as possible for when they return to the classroom.
How I built it
We built this through flutter.
Challenges I ran into
We needed to find the best way to make the parents completely understand the topic, and at the same time explain the best way to their kids to understand; that was a bit challenging, but we found a way to do all that.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The best combination of activities so they can learn the best way.
What I learned
We learn how to code.
What's next for RBDA
We hope that we could finish and make better the coding, so we could share it in the play store, and many can use it as a help, and to help others.
Built With
flutter | RBDA | In our app parents will be able to find the explanations of different topics, videos, as well as different examples, exercises and activities that can be applied to their children. | ['Amayrany Leticia Aguilar Dorantes'] | ['Best Beginner Hack'] | ['flutter'] | 8 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/generate-stream | Mission
Our unique logo
About Us
Science
Technology
Engineering
Art
Math
Example of some code we used (GitHub)
About The Project
Generate STEAMinds aims to challenge young minds and stimulate innovative thinking by sparking creative ideas. By randomly generating words or topics related to one of the five disciplines of STEAM, individuals are introduced to a new mixture of concepts. Aimed for youth education and online learning.
Project Inspiration
Our decision to compete in the Education track was inspired by our common passion for providing solutions to inaccessibility to educational resources as well as stimulating creative and independent thinking.
An overarching concern with technology’s facilitation of our daily lives is its ability to supersede our creativity. There is also an imbalance in STEAM learning, as many school curriculums are even removing the discipline of art. More recently, during quarantine, our habitual activities often inhibit our abilities to find inspiration for new projects.
How It was Built
The Generate STEAMinds website is created through Qoom, using HTML, CSS and Javascript.
Lessons Learned
We learned about the importance of simplicity in user design — since our target audience is young people, we had to create a way to maximize productivity due to inhere to low human attention spans. Sometimes, less is more!
We also learned how to collaborate while coding. At first it was hard, as we were used to coding on our own, but as the days went by, we found the most efficient way to complete our project with the limited time we were provided.
Challenges Faced
The primary challenge we faced was during our brainstorming sessions for our project. We had to decide how our product could appeal to a variety of audience groups. We settled on younger people (10-17 years of age) as a start. We hope, in the future, to expand this product to be able to accommodate college students and beyond.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com
toughpiano6.qoom.space | Generate STEAMinds | An idea generator for anything related to Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, and Math. Good resource for STEAM-related projects or just for individual exploration. | ['Amy Palm', 'Andrea Gonzales', 'Alyzee Sosa', 'Carissa Tang'] | ['Qoom Sponsored Prize'] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 9 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/itest-the-online-extraocular-eye-exam | iTest: The Online Extraocular Eye Exam was inspired by the need for medical information during times that the information is not necessarily accessible. Due to covid-19, many individuals are not able to recognize and address other medical concerns as quick as before the pandemic happened, and so our team wanted to make a series of specialized tests to test for possible underlying neurological conditions. It tests for these conditions by providing a series of eye-tracking tests, as issues with vision may signal a much greater problem. As for the creation of the website, our team built it using Qoom, as it gave us all the resources necessary to make the website (while also supplying a free domain for a week).
For the challenges we faced, all of us were beginner coders when we first came together to brainstorm ideas for the project. Our ideas were there, however, we were uncertain of which software platforms to use in order to bring our idea to reality. We each kind of knew a distinct language from the rest, but none we could all collaborate on right from the start. However, after doing some research, we found Qoom, a website building platform that incorporates three languages: HTML, CSS, and Javascript. We fell in love with its features, but we had to quickly learn how to use all three languages in Qoom. From there, we faced many challenges with syntax errors, colour overlaying, function errors, and many more. But, by asking mentors for help and working hard together, we overcame those challenges in the end and developed the website: iTest.
The accomplishments that we're proud of are the sheer amount of code we learned during this hackathon, from searching up random jquery features to add into our website, and reaching out to mentors to gain tips that we'd never known. And above all, we're proud of the project we were able to put together in two days. Also, this was our first hackathon, so we'll definitely be looking forward for more.
After this hackathon, iTest: The Online Extraocular Eye Exam will be completely coded, after a good night's rest. We are in the process of planning out more vision related tests to add to the site, to grow our knowledge of web design, and to learn more about Extraocular movement and how they relate to neurological conditions.
Lastly, as a team, we wanted to thank you, the organizers of tecHacks, for providing us such an enjoyable first hackathon! It
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jquery
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github.com | iTest: The Online Extraocular Eye Exam | Our eye tests check for possible neurological disorders, by providing a series of 'tests' for the individual | ['Carmel Tung', 'Jolina Li', 'Larina Chen'] | ['Qoom Sponsored Prize'] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery'] | 10 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/my-fun-chemlab | Home page
Users can chat with the chatbot to engage in Chemistry questions
Users can mix any elements
The website displays the molecular components of the reaction
Demo to the video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eJEkasv-XAglryK30VGNwOsIK9n4Val9/view
Inspiration
For the majority, Chemistry Lab is limited to a year in High School because the equipment is expensive and the experiments can be dangerous. However, the beauty and electrifying visuals of chemistry reactions shouldn’t be limited like that. Hence, My Fun ChemLab is an open website to everyone to create their own Chemistry Lab anywhere so they can do their own experience without boundaries and develop a passion for Chemistry. Especially during COVID pandemic, a lot of schools require students to take in-person lab, this project can allow students to do the labs at home while helping the school save money.
What it does
With a simple UI, our web application allows users to input multiple chemistry elements and it will show them the resulting element and 3-D molecular model of all the compounds that were involved in the reaction. We also have some interactive parts, like the quiz and the chatbot.
How we built it
Our team used React in the front-end. For the backend, we use EchoAR to create the molecular models, WolframAlpha to complete and balance the chemical reactions. We created a Node.js backend for the SashiDo API.
Challenges we ran into
We all have never created an Augmented Reality or used EchoAR and WolframAlpha API before so this was a completely new experience for all of us. Also, SashiDo was a challenge, because the product is relatively new and the documentation didn't reach a large community of contributors.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We’re a team with a wide range of experience! Despite this challenge, we each learned a lot from each other and from the mentors. We were able to build a lot of pages to show and our website looks really nice despite not having a designer. We were getting along very well under stress and everyone was able to contribute to the project. Each of us was in a different timezone too so it's chaotic to collaborate but we figured it out (and sacrifice our sleep haha)
What I learned
We learned to work with different services with which we might not interact in our "casual" projects. SashiDo is the first one to mention for this matter, giving the fact that it is so simple to use. Also, we learned from each others working style and we pursued to coordinate the team until the end of the hack.
What's next for My Fun ChemLab
First of all, this is an MVP, so we will work harder on that. What we want for our app is to make it as much realistic as possible. We would like to add more animations, similar to ones from the real laboratories. Unity might be the best option for this matter. Also, we would like to engage students more in our app using interactive tasks and discussion forums.
Promo Video
https://youtu.be/6waVRhiQYW8
Built With
dialogflow
echoar
flask
react
sashido
wolframalphaapi
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github.com
happycar30.qoom.space | My Fun ChemLab | An AR ChemLab for everyone, anywhere and anytime | ['Alexandra Chirita', 'Prahitha Movva', 'Anh Pham'] | ['echoAR Sponsored Prize'] | ['dialogflow', 'echoar', 'flask', 'react', 'sashido', 'wolframalphaapi'] | 11 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/schedule-calculator | Inspiration
It's easier for me to work on things when I have a schedule and it might be the same for other people.
What it does
You enter the start time and the things you want to do and it gives you the time you set your alarms to make sure you stay on task.
How I built it
I used BlueJ and JOptionPane to make it.
Challenges I ran into
I haven't used JOptionPane for very long so there were some confusing parts.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I got it done in time.
What I learned
How to use JOptionPane.
What's next for Schedule calculator
I want to make it look better.
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bluej
java
joptionpane
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github.com | Schedule calculator | My idea is to calculate when to set alarms for your schedule | ['Caroline Lo'] | [] | ['bluej', 'java', 'joptionpane'] | 12 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/prevent-food-wastage | The people dying due to shortage of food is our inspiration
It provides needy the food by potential donors
We built a website in which we have centers in which needy people can take food from and donors can donate and people will understand that how much food we are wasting
we have tried to work as a link between the two i.e. those who are wasting the food and different NGOs and all the poor who need food.
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css
flask
html
javascript
python
sql
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github.com
drive.google.com | Prevent Food Wastage | Khana Khazana | ['Isha Gupta', 'Pratibha Jain', 'Gunjan Gupta', 'Pranjal Jain'] | [] | ['css', 'flask', 'html', 'javascript', 'python', 'sql'] | 13 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/i-c-c-i | Inspiration
I'm a scout and the nature is the best place for me to enjoy my time, and not being sustainable affects negatively on the nature.
What it does
The web let's you know about what is a sustainable community, how to make my community sustainable, and let's you share your environmental issue and the solution you found for it.
How I built it
I used WordPress to build the web and canva to build the logo and also took some of their images.
Challenges I ran into
At first, I did not know how to use it , but watched some tutorials , it was super fun!!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of that I made a web that serves the community and would one day make the world a better place.
What I learned
I learned a lot about WordPress , qoom , figma ,canva. The workshops were awesome!!
What's next for I.C.C.I
Later on, I would like to open a shop store to sell eco-friendly products like : eco-friendly bags, hoodies, t-shirts, hydro flask bootles and...etc.
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wordpress
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icci962038796.wordpress.com | I.C.C.I | An initiative to make the world a better place,by raising awareness about sustainability and by encouraging the people to create sustainable solutions for the environmental issues in their communities | ['nada tarek'] | [] | ['wordpress'] | 14 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/schola-app-scholarship-resources-mobile-ios-app | main storyboard, notice how all the frontend is coded programatically instead of in the storyboard
swift file and shows all the files to the side
Self made logo
home screen
welcome screen
Inspiration
We were inspired to create Schola because we know how expensive college is and not enough students realize how easy it is to get scholarships. A lot of the time, when someone thinks about scholarships, they think of a highly competitive competition against thousands of other students. While it is true that some are like that, a lot of them are not. We want students to apply to scholarships, all types of scholarships. That's why we put different scholarships for different people and preferences.
What it does
Schola provides easy access to scholarships and further scholarship resources
How we built it
Using XCode, we coded the app and set up the frontend and backend code. Then Firebase was added for the user database.
Challenges we ran into
A lot of the time, the code would not compile due to a series of errors. Whether the error is a constraint problem, a firebase problem, or not all of the pods installed, we were able to overcome those obstacles and solve them.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud of the entire app. Everything work according to plan and exactly how we envisioned it.
What we learned
We learned a lot about coding with XCode and we are all beginners with it, so making an app of this caliber was a challenge, but we put in the work and made it. We also learned everything about Firebase. None of us had ever worked with it before and had no idea what it was so we researched and learned and used it perfectly in our code.
What's next for Schola App (scholarship resources mobile iOS app)
What's next for Schola is that we want to include more categories of scholarships and more scholarships in general. We also want to create a "Saved" section where you can save the scholarships you want to apply to. In addition to that, we would like to create a separate page where the app keeps track of the scholarships you have already applied to, and when you apply to it, the app refreshes and a new scholarship replaces the old one. It will also keep track if you were awarded the scholarship and congratulate you if you win.
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firebase
swift
xcode
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github.com | Schola App (scholarship resources mobile iOS app) | Easy to access scholarship resources for anyone. Our goal is to help students earn money for higher education. | ['Natalie Ramirez', 'Sarah Fleming', 'Riley LeBon'] | [] | ['firebase', 'swift', 'xcode'] | 15 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/apricot-sex-education-website | Inspiration
As a team we identified a problem in the Mexican sexual health curriculum. People in public schools or religious private institutions do not know the basis of sexual health, pleasure or sexual orientation. There is a taboo around the subject of sex, which is imposed by a conservative society. Apricot wants to open the door of sexual education to everyone with questions regarding their sexual health.
What it does
With a simple interface, it provides quickly to access information, and other resources meant to bring and break the stigma surrounding sex education in across those who access it. In Apricot, every question is valid, we want teenagers to feel confident enough to search about their sexual life and get the right information, so they can be prepared for their first sexual experience. Teenagers have sex, and we want to make their experiences safe and fun.
How I built it
With my past knowledge of Web Development, I used HTML and CSS mainly to create a simple and aesthetically pleasing website that goes straight to the point.
Challenges I ran into
So many, mainly receiving little to no support from my teammate and them changing ideas very drastically, but also getting the buttons that lead you to more information to appear in the screen. Additionally getting the nav bar to work was also a struggle that in the end I couldn't overcome, but that's okay!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm honestly very proud of myself that I was able to develop the website all my own, getting the buttons and the nav bar to appear was also very exciting, and the animation for the home buttons was also really exciting and it made me feel very proud even though it's something so small.
What I learned
I learnt how to be patient with my learning process, and understand that some things are harder to finish than others. I learnt how to rely on myself in order to be productive under a big amount of pressure!
What's next for Apricot Sex Education Website
We hope that the completed version of Apricot gains popularity among teenagers and destroys the taboo around sexuality. We want to provide a safe space for sex education, free from religion, social constructs and prejudices. I still need to develop the pages to actually provide the information, and also I really want to get my search bar to narrow down the results of the information available on the website. Furthermore, I would like to develop a newsfeed in order to provide sex related news, and more trusty websites and apps that the user could enjoy.
Tracks
We are focusing on the health and education tracks, and we will be participating in the Beginner Hack.
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html
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danielazcarabez.github.io | Apricot Sex Education Website | Apricot is a website created to provide high quality and trusty sex education to those who have little access to it. | ['danielazcarabez Zarate Carabez'] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 16 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/e-aid-iuykcv | Almost every school student had lessons teaching them what to do in emergencies. The first thing one must do is to call 911 and wait - but every minute matters, and knowing how to deal with different medical emergencies can save many lives. However, we know that in such situations, a person can panic and forget the first aid rules and actions to help a person. That's what lead us to create our app E-Aid, which is a first-aid dictionary, containing step-by-step guidelines on first-aid help.
We made our app easy for use: the only thing the user needs to do is tap the button with the chosen emergency, and E-Aid will give detailed rules on handling that situation( all rules and advice on the app were taken from the following source
https://www.webmd.com/
). E-Aid works without an internet connection, which makes it even more comfortable for usage.
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java
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drive.google.com | E-Aid | E-Aid is an app that helps people to understand and be able to handle different health emergency situations.It gives specific and detailed explanation on how to react to medical emergencies. | ['Kamila Askarova'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'java'] | 17 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/life-utkwqn | Prototype
First three app pages
Second three app pages
Last app pages
Inspiration:
It’s never been more important to play a part in saving the planet. With the ice caps melting at an unprecedented rate and the worst year on record for the Antarctica, humanity need to band together now and act. But how? People can cut out car rides or buy a reusable bottle but what about the other million little choices that you make on a day to day basis? My app aims to simplify this for users and helps them to make the cleanest choices for small day to day decisions that end up stacking up the most.
(Paraphrased from my video introduction)
What it does:
Helps combat global warming by allowing users to make informed choices on products.
How I built it:
I spent the first day reading about BeeWare and the toga docs. It's simple catchphrase- 'write once deploy everywhere' appealed to me, as it meant my app could be used for Android, iOS etc. This was especially important as I want my app to have as far reach as possible. However, after designing the prototype in the second day, I realised that I couldn't build the app in the fashion I wanted (see 'Challenges I ran into' for more details) and thus had to change my entire approach.
I ended up using Tkinter to build my app UI. This was so both the back-end and front-end could be in Python, the only coding language I have any experience on as of yet. I read the docs and built my app all in the last 2 hours of the hackathon, as my computer inopportunely running out of battery during a car ride meant I was out of commission for a day.
TL;DR: Using Python and lots of documentation reading! :)
Challenges I ran into:
The BeeWare framework didn't implement features I wanted (e.g buttons with images, currently an open issue on git), had to learn a whole new framework (Tkinter), and code the entire project in 2 hours! (the why is mentioned above)
Accomplishments that I'm proud of:
-overcoming the failure of using BeeWare framework
-learning Tkinter
-learning and implementing functions (I started coding a month ago)
-implementing UI designs by using adobe colour for theme, canva for logo and freepik for images
-learning figma (a wireframe tool) to create a prototype
What I learned:
-How to use tkinter to develop a GUI
-How to use figma
-How to design a smooth visually pleasing UI
-To always continue :) (and that snacks are absolutely great for motivation)
What's next for Life:
-implement the brands section- add an algorithm for allocating the 'Tree points'
-use MySQL to create a database of users
-implement the social section
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docs.google.com | Life | Tackling global warming by allowing users to make informed choices | ['Jacqueline Dobreva-Skevington'] | [] | ['python', 'tkinter'] | 18 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/plantastoc | Welcome Screen
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Tasks Page
Preferences Page
Congratulations Page
Welcome Code
Add/Edit Assignment - Includes Ranking Code
Tasks Page with Sorting Algorithm
Preferences Code
Congratulations Code - Mainly code for the navigation pane
Time-management is the biggest problem for every student- there's so much to do and so little time, and sometimes we just wish that someone else could prioritize our tasks for us! This is where PLANTastic 🌱 comes in. PLANTastic employs an algorithm to assign each of your tasks a rank so that you can prioritize easily. It also comes equipped with database interaction so you can add and view tasks.
This project is meaningful to us because as students we often feel overwhelmed with assignments and unsure of how to manage our time. We strongly believe that effective time management and organization are crucial to academic success- we feel that many students, including ourselves, would benefit from such an app.
One challenge we faced was how to go about developing the ranking algorithm. After much experimentation, we decided on and developed the one displayed in the screenshot below. Another obstacle was overcoming limitations with our platform. Unlike other development platforms, MIT App Inventor is not versatile. For instance, we faced difficulty in generating a sorting mechanism because of the lack of builtin methods. However, we were able to develop a rudimentary sorting algorithm that suited our needs.
In the future, we'd like to employ a ML or decision tree algorithm to generate the ranking to enable more flexibility. We'd also like to implement a rewards system using plant badges for accomplishments (such as accomplishing a certain number of tasks or maintaining a streak for a certain number of days) to motivate users. We’d also love to make this application compatible with IOS devices as well.
Built With
mit-app-inventor
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www.loom.com | PLANTastic | A productivity app for all your time management needs! | ['Shreya Shete', 'Apurva Choudhary', 'Smrithi Chakravarthy'] | [] | ['mit-app-inventor'] | 19 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/helping-hearts-techacks-telb4a | Inspiration
We attended TJHSST, a magnet high school in Northern Virginia. TJ fosters a rigorous curriculum giving its students the opportunity to pursue advanced fields of STEM ranging from machine learning to neurobiology. Although TJ’s curriculum is beloved by its students, the classes can oftentimes overwhelm students by making mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies prominent at our high school. In an effort to bring awareness to mental health and encourage individuals to seek help and cope, we created HelpingHearts - a website in which individuals can journal and reflect on their day, submit quotes, tips, and stories that may help others, and learn about ways to seek help. We publish their quotes, questions, tips, and stories in weekly emails which allows individuals to connect to the community and learn about other mental illnesses. By fostering a safe environment, HelpingHearts allows its users to truly express their emotions and learn about supporting themselves and others.
What it does
With Helping Hearts, we provide people with a safe space to share their thoughts in an anonymous way, along with resources on how to cope with mental health issues and how to help other people. They can share their personal experiences, ask questions, and give tips to other people. People can also sign up for weekly emails where anonymous messages, motivational quotes, and tips are shared!
How we built it
We used a website called repl.it and googled some simple website examples to create our website. For things that we did not know how to code, we looked at resources that had information on those topics. This allowed us to learn a lot more about html.
Challenges we ran into
In addition to us not knowing html, there were many more challenges that we encountered, overcame, and learned a lot from in this hackathon. One of the hardest things that we had to do was coming up with a format for the website, and the different features we were going to offer. To solve this problem, like my teammate mentioned, we used simple website examples and brainstormed several solutions.
Accomplishments that we are proud of
Prior to this hackathon, we had no experience coding in html, however with the workshops provided and the many resources on the internet we were able to get a good understanding of html. Moreover, we are also proud that we created a way that people can help each other and share their thoughts in a more secure way possible.
What we learned
We learned how to code with html and how websites are built.
What's next for Helping Hearts ---TecHacks
With our platform established, the next step for us is to introduce our tool to the world. Once people start using our platform, we can expand even further. In the future, we plan to host anonymous chat boxes and post various de-stressing activities on our website (e.g. fun games and events).
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css
html
scss
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github.com
talkspace.sanyag77.repl.co | Helping Hearts - TecHacks | We are a group of beginners (Sanya Gupta, Archi Patel, Yashna Hasija, Shruti Shah) and our project is in the health track. Helping Hearts is a website to help people with mental health issues. | ['Sanya Gupta', 'Archi Patel', 'Shruti Shah'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'scss'] | 20 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/that-s-sus-y0u1t4 | That's Sus
→ That's Sus is a HTML, CSS, and Javascript powered website that promotes environmental sustainability by providing a designated platform for users to discover and access a collection of sustainable fashion companies that pertain to their own needs, alongside finding resources to further educate themselves on the topic of sustainability and the environment.
Inspirations
Companies falsely advertising/ greenwashing
Lack of resources for environmental sustainability
Lack of affordable ethical companies
Motivation to give back to the environment
Space for small businesses to advertise it is limited
Lessons
Learned more about backend and frontend work and how they connect
How to format correctly
How to add in a multitude of resources
How to efficiently work together as a team and execute a successful project
How to important holograms to be used in our website
What Languages and Platforms We Used
Coded in repl.it
Used HTML, CSS, and Javascript
Used echoAR for all of our holograms
What It Does
- Provide a public forum where companies can advertise
A database of environmental friendly resources
Form to join our site and give companies rating
Challenges
Formatting everything properly
Using arrays/objects to make a search and filter bar
Importing holograms
Making the cards in the learn page
Opening all of the links through the buttons
Adding in forms to our join us
Future Iterations
Making a form directly on the website
Adding more holograms
Making it even more user friendly
Implement likes/comments in the database
Have a login feature so users can save the brands they like/ save their comments
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css
html
iframe
javascript
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repl.it
FinalVersion.imrebsw.repl.co | That’s Sus | We strive to promote environmental sustainability and mitigate greenwashing by providing access to resources and a platform where ethical companies can advertise for their businesses. | ['Rebekah Woo', 'm w', 'Trisha Gannu'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'iframe', 'javascript'] | 21 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/stocks-simplified | home-page
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Inspiration
When I first joined the investor's club at my high school, I was stunned that only 7 out of 2,500 students knew how stocks worked. Any time I tried to explain stocks to someone, the topic would either bore or confuse them. I was determined to create something to solve this problem.
What it does
Stocks Simplified explains the basics of the stock market in language that is easy to understand. The friendly colors and modern feel of the website attract the target audience - young people in high school or college.
How I built it
I built my site by connecting various .html files to one .css file and one .js file. I thought back to when I did a presentation in 6th grade about stocks, and what basic info I explained to my young audience. I then put that info on my site, and spread it out through different activities so the user can grasp a better understanding of the topic.
Challenges I ran into
I ran through many challenges involving my design. For example, I had to completely change the color scheme to attract my target audience. Additionally, I had to find a way to explain complex topics in a way that would be easy for someone with no knowledge of stocks to understand.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud of how the design of my site turned out, I feel like it really speaks to my target audience. I'm also proud of the little activities I provided for the user to test their knowledge.
What I learned
I learned a lot about designing a site, and how it's so much more than coding. I learned how much UX design impacts a website.
What's next for Stocks Simplified
Because I was working individually, I hope to form a team so I have more opinions and perspectives. I also want to connect my site to a domain and build back-end components that would allow users to send feedback. In the future, I would like to add more complex topics and possibly video lessons. I want Stocks Simplified to help people become more confident in their financial skills.
Built With
css3
google-chart
html
javascript
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github.com | Stocks Simplified | Don't know how stocks work? Our short lessons teach you the basics. | ['Gili Gordiyenko'] | [] | ['css3', 'google-chart', 'html', 'javascript'] | 22 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/training-centre | Inspiration
The need to track your progress in physical activities
What it does
Tracks it without wifi connection
How we built it
We used Thunkable
Challenges we ran into
Time limit
Accomplishments that we're proud of
All the functions of our app
What we learned
How to program a Local DB
What's next for Training Centre
Creating more functions and releasing to the public
Built With
thunkable
Try it out
x.thunkable.com | Training Centre | Our idea was to do an app that helps people track their physical activities and progress without using internet data, because it is important to track this. | ['Sarah Abada', 'Mariam Abada'] | [] | ['thunkable'] | 23 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/safeshoppingapp | CodeScreen1
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Inspiration
We were inspired by the concerns of shopkeepers and customers when it comes to keeping social distance and remaining safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
What it does
The SafeShoppingApp allows customers to sign-in to their account, and remembers their information the next time they sign-in. It then gives updated information from the store on how many customers are there, how long it will take for their order to be ready, and if it's safe to go to the store. This will give customers the information needed to determine the best and safest time to pick up their shopping orders from the store.
How we built it
We first planned out the different features we would want in our app, and then brainstormed how we want to format the overall app. We chose to use MIT App Inventor to create our SafeShoppingApp, and spent some time watching and looking at tutorials to learn how to use MIT App Inventor. Once we felt sufficiently confident in out abilities with MIT App Inventor, we started laying out and coding the App. We also spent time designing the app, and images to be used in the app.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into challenges when creating the database for the app, because we hadn't had much experience doing this before, and we were unsure of how to utilize the database to its full potential for our app. To overcome this challenge, we watched videos of other people using a database for their projects, and referred to information from the MIT App Inventor website itself.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Since we're all fairly new to coding, we're proud of having been able to come up with a project idea and create a prototype for it.
What we learned
We learned how to coordinate and work together as a team, and how to plan and carry out an app idea using coding and design skills. We also learned the importance of communication when working on a team, so that everyone is on the same page and we can come up with the best ideas possible.
What's next for SafeShoppingApp
We hope to continue working on the SafeShoppingApp, and to make it even more user-friendly and accessible to shoppers.
Built With
mit-app-inventor
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drive.google.com | SafeShoppingApp | A new way for shopkeepers and customers to maintain social distancing and safety when picking up orders | ['Victoria Pride', 'Gloria Muema', 'Manvi Jain'] | [] | ['mit-app-inventor'] | 24 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/disha-4d923v | Inspiration
One might have noticed some people complaining perpetually about work. It
may be worthwhile investigating, why is it so? Essentially because they take up jobs
without taking themselves into consideration i.e. without assessing their aptitudes,
interests and personality. They may take up courses and career for only some
superfluous reasons, e.g. under their friends influence, or to suit their parents
desires or take the easiest available opportunity. When the reasons are not at all
related to self knowledge and personal needs, choices tend to be distorted.
The ultimate consequence of a poor choice in career results in dissatisfaction
and frustration. Dissatisfaction leads to unhappiness, boredom, stress and
physiological threats.
To get these problems resolved DISHA comes into the picture. By exploring the learning or education pathways and career opportunities available across different industries, you can take positive steps towards realizing your aspirations, as well as embrace learning throughout your life.
What it does
DISHA is all about equipping students as well as adults with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make informed education and career decisions.
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
What I learned
What's next for Disha
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
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github.com
drive.google.com
calmparrot75.qoom.space | Disha | Find your perfect DISHA! | ['Kirti Sain'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 25 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/techacks-room-splitter-2huati | Our final calculations table updates to look like this with our formulas and conditional formatting
This visualization is a bit easier to understand because each person only needs to look at their respective column to figure out what to do.
The "To-Do" list that summarizes in a more straight-forward text format what needs to be done.
Inspiration
Splitting finances with roommates or groups was extremely hard to manage, so we wanted to make it easier to use.
What it does
Our project is a cost splitting tool that can be used by groups for events and instances where multiple things are being bought for only part of the group. For this specific example, we used the event of a group of girls moving into an apartment splitting the cost of all of their new furniture and appliances. This could also be used in applications such as friends and family vacations, big nights out, and family Christmas gifts!
How I built it
We used the rooms the girls lived in and bathrooms they used to identify the payment groups they belonged to. Specifically for this example, we were looking at a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment where the bedrooms ranged from singles to triples.
We also covered the case in which one roommate bought an item to be used in another roommate’s room or bathroom. This created the “other” category in order to make sure the buyer didn’t end up paying for a portion of the item.
We used regex matching to determine if the item applies to each roommate. If you wish to add more items, the topmost row can be copied to maintain the formulas we used.
We also created a program using Python using the Google API to access the final calculations in this spreadsheet which we organized using a custom class we created called “Roommates”. With this program, we generated a final “To-Do list” for each roommate for how much they should be paying another roommate and how much they should be expecting from each roommate. This list was also summarized at the end with how much they should be expecting to be paid or how much they will be paying in the end.
Challenges I ran into
As you can see in our Roommates class, we did explore the Venmo API and figured out how to utilize it to request the amounts that we generated from each roommate. The venmo passwords and usernames would be collected using the addVenmo function and we would encrypt the input when they type the password by masking the characters with asterisks. However, for this project, we decided not to test this feature because of the possible security breaches and potential financial issues.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We were able to connect our Google Sheets and our Python program using the Google API and make our Google Sheets reactive using our formulas to calculate our final values. We also made visualization clearer using conditional formatting and by adding multiple methods to view the information about who needs to pay who what amount. In total we had 3: the table, the chart, and the Python program's to do list.
What I learned
How to utilize Google Sheets, the Google API, and the Venmo API.
What's next for TecHacks Room Splitter
In the future, we could add a web and/or mobile interface that utilizes a form functionality to add rows to the Receipt sheet similar to how a Google forms works. The python code could be integrated with the website to request the proper Venmo totals once the users determine that they have finished adding all the items bought to their Receipts.
Built With
google
python
venmo
Try it out
github.com
docs.google.com | TecHacks Finance Splitter | Have you ever had to try to venmo everyone back for a complicated pandemic grocery run for your neighbors? Costco is great for buying in bulk, but that is just too much to keep track of! | ['Emily Zhou', 'Megan Lin'] | [] | ['google', 'python', 'venmo'] | 26 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/collabrain | This is the Landing page. we created this to introduce Collabrain to new visitors.
This is the Homepage. Users will be able to access this page once they're logged in.
This is the Profile page.
collabrain : Collaboration + Brain
We are a team of 4 girls from different parts of the world excited to make a change to our planet. With collaborative work, we carry out this platform with the intention that a greater number of people have access to knowledge for free by supporting each other.
Problem finding:
SDG4. QUALITY EDUCATION (It aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”)
Target 4.3 (It is imperative to reduce barriers to skills development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET), starting from the secondary level, as well as to tertiary education, including university, and to provide lifelong learning opportunities for youth and adults. The provision of tertiary education should be made progressively free, in line with existing international agreements)
Our Goal:
Reduce barriers to skill development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET), from secondary to tertiary education.
Providing lifelong learning opportunities for youth and adults will lay the foundation for solving other problems plaguing the world.
More:
We learned a lot of new things, like the use of several new online tools to support our collaborative working environment, more programming knowledge and also applied them for our project, and definitely exploring the problem and how we delivered the solution and future plans.
We experienced some difficulties in how to code the Search and Chat feature. But, we managed to cover the essentials like the registration and login process.
Built With
css
html
javascript
php
tsql
Try it out
github.com | Collabrain | When you teach what you love and share what you know, you open your eyes to the unexplored worlds | ['Melisa Arano', 'Amelia Catalá', 'Okafor Tomiwa', 'Marjorie Tirza Eunike'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'php', 'tsql'] | 27 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/environmentaljustice-com-wm3rgs | Inspiration
We realized that environmental injustice is a big problem yet, a lot of people are not aware of it. Studies conducted by the EPA have found that people of color are more likely to live nearby polluters and breathe in this dangerous air with particles of soot. Communities below the poverty line take in 35% more of the polluted air compared to the overall population. Non-white people showed a 28% higher burden and African Americans had a 54% higher burden rate when compared to the overall population. Breathing in this matter can lead to serious health problems including but not limited to: asthma, heart attacks, and premature death. Not only do communities of color have to deal with polluted air, but also foul odors from a disproportionate amount of garbage dumps, less access to fresh food, and a lower quality of water as a result of the number of toxic waste facilities.
What it does
Our website informs our users about environmental injustice and allows them to take action by signing up for events and contributing to our forum.
How I built it
This was all done using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and Google Firebase.
Challenges I ran into
Back-end development
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Forum & Events page!
What I learned
Through this project, we learned how to use Google Firebase for the first time and it was both a challenge and accomplishment that we are able to implement it onto our website.
What's next for Environmental Justice Now
In the future, we hope to build a map with clickable areas so users can learn about environmental justice in many areas and cities, not just the three biggest cities on the east coast.
Built With
css
firebase
html
javascript
Try it out
environmentaljustice.aliflores09.repl.co
github.com
repl.it | Environmental Justice Now | A web application on environmental injustice that allows users to take action by signing up for events and contributing to our forum through user authentication. | ['Manjot Kaur', 'aliflores09 Flores', 'Kimberly Sejas'] | [] | ['css', 'firebase', 'html', 'javascript'] | 28 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/prediction-tools-for-healthcare | heatmap of breast cancer
pair plot
diabetes.html page
breast cancer html page
ml model
ml model
diabetes html page
ml model
ml model
breast cancer model
ml model
app.py
request send flask
Inspiration
Facebook ; it's a platform where chatting, calling, Zoom app(fb room facility),events,donation everything is integrated.Anyone can open a personal /business account and as everything is in one platform life is easier for individuals. So I thought in medical terms there should be some platform where everything would be connected so the people connected to this field should face less time and labour problem detecting the patient's issue.
What it does
For now, it only
bold
predicts diabetes and breast cancer with the help of ml .the ml model isn't accurate enough yet. it needs more training.
How I built it
I built the models with ml, integrated them into the web app with a flask framework.
Challenges I ran into
1.Difficult to deploy the flask framework.
2.Server was not able to connect with the library I decided to use
3.Beginner to Machine Learning platform provide constraints in project work
4.Couldn’t acquire a dataset from medical services and it slowed down our work progress and further project processing.
4.Faced a hard time deploying data models into Web Applications.
5.Acquiring highest accuracy
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Problem Solving, android development
What I learned
I have learnt how to use a prediction model, framework and deployment
What's next for Prediction Tools for Healthcare
I want to add detecting tumour from mamography image of breast cancer, add some other diseases prediction as well like malaria,dengu,virus prediction for the patients.
Built With
flask
html5
matplotlib
numpy
panda
php
python
seaborn
spyder
Try it out
github.com | Prediction Tools for Healthcare | A webbased platform for the doctors/pathologists/oncologists to predict their patients diseases/status accurately with the help of ML and reduce the labor worktime. | ['NAFISA ALAM'] | [] | ['flask', 'html5', 'matplotlib', 'numpy', 'panda', 'php', 'python', 'seaborn', 'spyder'] | 29 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/me-for-we | Our code
Our code
The name of our application designed using Figma
Our code
What inspired us to create this- We realised that the Covid-19 pandemic has created a major shift in the recruitment cycles as well as the skills recruiters are on the lookout for. The way people prepared for interviews in the pre-covid era will no longer suffice. People will always have to be on their toes, anxious about the pay cuts and loss of jobs. This has lead to both uncertainty and confusion among existing candidates as well as freshers, sometimes causing emotional and mental issues as well as lack of self-esteem.
What it does - Here’s where we and our application Me for We comes in! We help connect people with professionals from various industries as well as have conversations with HR professionals from different organisations and understand their requirements while hiring. This will help people prepare better and also get desired outcomes! Apart from this, we also connect you to mentors and course providers, who help you build necessary soft skills and also reskill yourself to suit the current requirements.
Not just this, we completely understand that the sudden lack of social interaction has lead to a fair share of psychological impact as well.
Why we built it - We are giving people a platform to interact not just with mentors and professionals, but with many others, just like you! Share your stories, talk about your difficulties and how you overcame them and impart your learnings along this journey with all your peers! You never know, you may end up becoming the beacon of light in someone’s dark tunnel!
How we built it - We brainstormed on an idea first. After that we chose a platform to create the application. Since we were first timers, we had to learn web development and UI design using CSS first. After that, once we were familiar with the syntax, we worked on coding it. Dividing responsibilities among team members, we worked on different parts of the code and the user layout design. Finally we put it all together and made necessary edits for smooth functioning.
Challenges we ran into - We did not know how to design an application and needed a lot of time to earn everything from scratch and then code. So it was a huge and amazing learning experience for us beginners.
Accomplishments that we're proud of - We are beginners and this was our first time in coding and a hackathon. We successfully created the application on time and submitted it despite all the hurdles. Such an amazing team effort!
What we learned- a new coding language, teamwork, leadership skills, GitHub and much more! Most importantly, we are motivated to attend many more such events!
What's next for Me for We - We wish to collaborate with organisations and companies to provide the skilling resources to our community. We also will get in touch with mentors and professionals- in HR, in other industries to impart knowledge and skills, as well as mental health experts who will help to help cope with the psychological impact of this pandemic. Giving equal importance to developing skills and succeeding in a career as well as being mentally and physically strong, we strive to provide and connect with a large audience community too. We will deploy a chat or messenger service on our website too, to enable easy communication between our community members. People can reach out with any queries to the mentors or even reach out for a friend whom they wish to speak to and feel light. All data will remain confidential and we will have professionals intervene only if a situation is adverse and requires that level of guidance. Our aim is to create an inclusive community where people feel safe, know that they aren't the only ones, and can reach out to develop professional and interpersonal/soft skills. We would love to have a community like this who can benefit from our application.
Built With
css
html
qoom
Try it out
fuzzyfruit78.qoom.space | Me for We | A web application that will help people reskill themselves for jobs and interviews in these challenging times as well as connect with professionals and a peer community for any mental health help.! | ['Sneha Ganesh', 'Neha Phutane', 'Deepthi Bhat'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'qoom'] | 30 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/roommates-mbzyfd | Add expenses here!
This is where IOUs are calculated.
How each expense is saved.
Inspiration
I was inspired to create this app because I will be going to college soon. I know that college is stressful, and I thought about ways to improve and simplify college life. One thing that came to mind is expenses and sharing, so I created this app.
What it does
My app allows roommates to enter their expenses and then it calculates what everyone owes.
How I built it
I used JavaScript in the AppLab environment, so that I could easily create both the frontend and backend part of the app. I used the built-in persistent data store to save expenses.
Challenges I ran into
At first, I couldn't decide on a way to store the expenses. I researched a lot and figured out how to use persistent storage to save data even once the app is closed.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
My app tries to minimise the number of transactions between roommates. It took a lot of tries to finally get that piece of my code working.
What I learned
I really like creating apps that are simple to use, but actually help people. I also like doing hackathons because they are so much fun, and I like the challenge.
What's next for Roommates
I want to come up with a better formula that minimises the transactions even more, and I have an idea for how to do so.
Built With
javascript
Try it out
studio.code.org | Roommates | An expense tracker app that allows roommates to efficiently share expenses. | [] | [] | ['javascript'] | 31 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/aving | Home page!
Inspiration
Inspired by teens around the world who are in need of trustworthy and dependable resources to receive an education.
What it does
We aim to provide high school and college students with the right resources to help them on their graduate path successfully. These resources include counseling help, course-planning tips, and career guidance.
How I built it
I used
Qoom
, a convenient and reliable coding app that showed my results and saved my work every step of the way!
Challenges I ran into
The website isn't just yet complete, but it's on it's way! I had to double check the HTML and CSS to make sure that all the classes correspond, and of course, along the way I seeked out help from my amazing mentors!
What I learned
I was proven to that anything is possible if you persevere.
What's next for $aving$
Creating pages and contacting available mentors!
Built With
css
html
Try it out
curlywhale39.qoom.space | $aving$ | pen to paper plans | [] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 32 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/stop-food-waste | Screenshot of my website
code
code
code
code
code
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Inspiration- I was always cautious never to waste any food but recently I came to know that more than 1,000 families in my town turn to the local food pantry. After knowing this, I was shocked and inspired to create this website to raise awareness on the topic of food waste and encourage them to donate to the local food pantry.
What it does- It is a website to raise awareness about food waste. It also has action items that the user can do to help reduce the amount of food that is being wasted.
How I built it- I build it using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The workshops were really helpful and guided me.
Challenges I ran into- The challenge I ran into was codin
g the action items and having them check-off. But after seeing the Qoom presentation where they showed a checkoff to do list, I got a better sense of how to code it.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of- I am most proud that I was able to complete this website in a short amount of time and use many resources like W3schools to help me. I am also proud that I was able to choose a gradient color for the background and have the website look nice as well.
What I learned- I learned many valuable skills throughout this hackathon that helped me to succeed in making my website. I learned how to make a to do list and change the background color in CSS. I also learned the basics of html and was able to take it a step further.
What's next for Stop Food Waste- The next stop for my website is to share this website with as much people as I know to continue to raise awareness on Food Waste and have people reduce their food wastage. My goal for this website is for the people to become familiar with the issue and be the change. I would also to use this website to help promote the benefits of donating to the local food pantry and make a difference in their community.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
stop-food-waste-.glitch.me | Stop Food Waste | To raise awareness about Food Waste and encourage others to waste less and donate more. | ['Aliya Laliwala'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 33 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/talk-it-out-xb5o7d | This is the homescreen. It gives users the option to sign up or login
This the sign up page which allows users to sign up with their email id and password
This page shows all the services offered.
This is the log in page which allows users to log in with their email id and password
This shows the services offered to individuals
This page shows all the services offered for children
This page shows all the services offered for families
This page allows groups of friends or people to let us know what they would want to talk about
This page specifically is for people having mental health concerns to inform us what they have been feeling and experiencing in brief
This pages directs the user directly to contact us for the betterment of their well-being
Inspiration
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries had imposed strict quarantine. During this time, families, children and individuals were coped into their houses. With unusual amounts of free time, families for the first time were forced to interact with each other beyond daily conversations. Children were away from school for extended periods of time. This has lead to improper schedules and in some cases forced interactions with parents and family members. Individuals living alone have had no one to talk to. Talk it out aims to connect people to professionals to initiate a conversation. It is often one conversation that can solve all our problems and lead to grater well being
What it does
Solves well being problems
How I built it
Java
Challenges I ran into
None
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Vey proud of my idea
What I learned
A lot of coding
What's next for Talk It Out
Scaling it up
Built With
java
uikit
Try it out
github.com | Talk It Out | During this pandemic, human interactions have been reduced. Talk It Out aims to solve this problem by allowing people to get in touch with us to just talk out their problems | ['Truth League'] | [] | ['java', 'uikit'] | 34 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/save-the-earth-m6ojru | Home Screen
Inspiration
This website was built using replit. It is a beginner website. Please learn and enjoy it. This is a very beginner site.
What it does
This site gives you information on the issue as well as multiple solutions.
How I built it
Challenges I ran into
I was having issues with the flexbox.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I created a navigation bar.
What I learned
I learned how to create a website!
What's next for Save the Earth
I will continue updating this and hopefully, as my skills improve the site's look will as well.
Built With
css
html
repl
Try it out
github.com | Save the Earth | Learn more about how there is still hope to save the Earth. Learn what you can do to make a difference. | ['Sonali Sharma'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'repl'] | 35 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/navigateher-571qfs | Inspiration
The lack of women in the tech field inspired us! We want to help other girls who may be nervous about entering a male-dominated field, thereby increase representation in the tech field!
We are proud of
We are most proud that we were able to complete our app on time! We are all beginners to coding, and this was our very first hackathon!
What's next for NavigateHER
In the future we would love to add a mentorship aspect to the app, and more job descriptions in our career quiz.
In the video, we ran out of time, so we were unable to mention the career quiz aspect, which is a quiz that matches the user with a stem career that fits them!
Built With
swift
xcode
Try it out
github.com | NavigateHER | The app helps female/ non binary students find tech related jobs that they want to pursue and help them actively work towards it. Our mission is to help them navigate their way through the STEM field | ['Rebecca DeBenedictis', 'Ella Sklar', 'Sammi Chen', 'elisa c'] | [] | ['swift', 'xcode'] | 36 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/cancelcovid | My app is called Cancel Covid. My app idea was started when I came across the statistic that there are over 5.1 million cases of COVID-19 in the US today. So I thought to myself how can we create an app that can spread positivity during such a dark time for our country and also spread awareness for COVID-19. Cancel Covid is a resource for ways to protect yourself and others in your community during COVID-19, while being an active member of society, which is our civic duty. This app also allows users to become an active participant in their community while also raising awareness to stop the spread of COVID-19.
In the midst of isolation and a divide in our country while combating this virus, this app is the only possible way we can create community. My app gives clear links to ways the user can donate, write letters, take care of themselves, and also take care of others. It also gives the user ways to be accountable. With the pledge feature the user can promise themselves to be cautious and abide by COVID-19 guidelines as a daily reminder throughout the day.
This project impacts the Health and Wellness of people around the world. COVID-19 is a dangerous virus that has changed how the world is functioning. Due to this app, people can be more aware about their own safety as well as the safety of others in their community. Those who are at high risk of the virus have better access to ways that can keep them safe at home and participate in their community. This virus has shut down many places, but community support, which can be found through resources on our app, is the only factor that can unite us during this time.
A challenge that I faced was that my app originally had issues with the Scroll View, but I was able to overcome it. Some accomplishments I had were embedding links into buttons, hiding elements on the screen, creating a photo slideshow, efficient scroll view, and building a successful version of my app! In the future I would like to add more Community Outreach Resources, add a map feature that allows users to find hospitals near them, and add a Daily Case Progression Update in the US to the app.
COVID-19 can be stopped, but the only way we can do that is through knowledge and a strong focus on ourselves and the people around us. Thank you!
Built With
swift
xcode | CancelCovid | The only way we can combat this virus is if we do it together. | ['Kaitlyn Ravury'] | [] | ['swift', 'xcode'] | 37 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/dimo-finance-app | code for login
Main page, dino viewing page, and categories
Budgeting categories
code for login
code for login
code for login
Inspiration
We wanted to help people stay on track with their budgets. We realized that people have so many things to worry about already, and managing their finances is really hard. We knew that struggle because, even as a kid, allowances are hard to manage. So we decided that we wanted to help people who felt like they couldn’t keep up by proving that they could.
What it does
Our app helps people to manage their budgets in an fun, interactive way. People can set their budgets in different categories, such as education, food, and entertainment. Each category has its own corresponding dinosaur that grows as the user keeps with their budget. It starts out as a shell, and as the budget is not gone over, or the user gives to charity, the dinosaur grows and levels up. Once users get to a certain level, which is yet to be determined, each dinosaur can interact with another dinosaur from another user. An interaction can end in a fight, or just a simple conversation that can give the users verified, expert tips on how to manage their finances.
How I built i
First of all we used Android Studio and Adobe XD for the front-end, to make clear prototypes and integrate them with the programming language that we use for back-end. We used java in Android Studio so that “Sign in and Sign up” and “Budget” pages could function.
Challenges I ran into
We had a hard time trying to find something that would allow all of our team members to work on the project at once. Once we found one, Android Studios, it was hard to design as it was slow and laggy. It wasn’t updated and we found it hard to work in a timely manner. So, we tried something else, which we eventually found more helpful. It was also hard for some of our team members especially because we’re in different time zones.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud of coming up with an impactful idea in the sphere of finance, that will help people (especially high-school and university students) to control their budget and gain more practical skills in personal finance. Also we are glad to make our first steps by realizing our idea and contributing to the development of society.
What I learned
We learned how to collaborate, even when it was extremely difficult. We all also learned how to better code in Java, as it was at first an unfamiliar language, but used in our app. We are very excited for our idea, and hope it works out so we can help people all over the world!
What's next for Dimo - Finance App
We intend to keep working as a group to develop this, hopefully, into a functioning app. We want to use google go help keep the credit card information safe.
Built With
adobe-xd
android-studio
java | Dimo - Finance App | A fun finance app that helps you save money through raising dinosaurs | ['Joyce Thomas', 'Aruzhan Massalina', 'Renad Waleed', 'Julia Ju'] | [] | ['adobe-xd', 'android-studio', 'java'] | 38 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/cognitive-companion | code for brain games page
code for help button page
code for sign up page
code for helper sign up
code for help requierer sign up
code for starter page
Inspiration
At starters we didnt know what to do, only that it had to do something with health. Then i remember that a friend of mine once told me that her grandfather had alzheimer and sometimes went for a walk without anyone knowing and then got lost, so they had to go search for him. Thats when i thought that an app might help solve the problem-
What it does
You can sign up as a helper or as a person who needs help. if you are a person who needs help you also get access to some brain games and you will find a button that you can press if you dont know your way back home. The app will auomatically send a message to a center that will check if there are any helpers nearby and will send them a message of where the lost person is.
How we built it
We created the app with MIT AppInventor.
Challenges we ran into
There weren't any.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
What we learned
How to create an app really easily and in a very fast way.
What's next for Cognitive Companion
A version where AI will recognize if the person who needs help is out of their normal zone of living and will automatically send a message to the center. And a link so you can talk with a health care provider about any questions that they might have about alzheimer.
Built With
mit-app-inventor
Try it out
ai2.appinventor.mit.edu
www.facebook.com
www.facebook.com | Cognitive Companion | a app that helps people with alzheimer if they get lost during a walk, with some brain games as well | ['Alina Gonzalez', 'Anushka Kulkarni', 'Emerald Akhaumere'] | [] | ['mit-app-inventor'] | 39 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/codestan-6ls8mg | Inspiration
The problems we faced during our school life due to lack of awareness about coding and we considered coding as an optional subject thus didn't pay much heed to it. We want school students to have an early start in this dynamic field.
What it does
It generates awareness among students about coding and also provides a list of opportunities and competitions in which they can participate and also enlist resources from which they can learn at their own pace.
How we built it
HTML,CSS,Bootstrap
Challenges we ran into
We tried to accommodate backend in our contact us page but we were not able to do it so we just provided our email id.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We have made a fully functioning website
What we learned
Bootstrap 4
What's next for CodeStan
Add backend for contacting students so we can give them daily updates about new scholarship opportunities and competitions in which they can participate.
Update our website regularly for new resources to learn coding.
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
Try it out
smallsheep18.qoom.space
bhaavya18.github.io
github.com | CodeStan | Code To Decode Your Future | ['Bhaavya Rampal', 'deepali saini', 'isha gupta', 'Khushboo Joshi'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html'] | 40 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/infinity-ed | Inspiration
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the world how important virtual learning is. With schools across the nations shut down, students are forced to adapt to this new style of learning. Such a quick turn in lifestyle has left many students unmotivated and unwilling to learn in this new environment. This highlights the issue that students are often taught what to learn, and not how to learn. We would like to give high school students a boost in this journey of online learning by compiling educational resources to help them adapt. These vary from stimulations to videos, to virtual labs, to quizzes, to movies, and even to games! With so many learning resources available online, it is an overwhelming ocean to dive into head-on. By organizing the confusing space of online resources, we hope to inspire more students to become engaged in online learning, and normalize independent learning, even after the pandemic is over.
What it does
Our website offers links on recourses for multiple different topics. By clicking the button next to the website's description, it opens up the resource on a new tab. To find the resource you want, use the navigation bar to go to the main topic you'd like to learn about. Once on that topic's page, click the logo on the left to take you to the site on a new tab. Each resource has a short explanation and a review of the site next to it to help you decide which resource is best for you!
Each resource on our site is free to ensure learning is affordable for all.
Our reviews take into consideration different types of learners, user-friendliness, and types of activities for each resource.
How we built it
We used repl.it to collaborate. We also used Figma when creating the Wire-frame for the site
Challenges we ran into and Accomplishments that we're proud of
It was discouraging to find out that free and updated resources for learning are hard to find. This shows how important Infinity Ed is. We ran into a few obstacles when searching for resources however, this did not deter us. We also had minor issues with the CSS
What's next for Infinity Ed
We plan to add more resources and include more courses/subjects. We also will be saving the user's preferences to give personalized results.
Built With
css3
figma
html5
javascript
repl.it
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techack.chloebergam.repl.co | Infinity Ed | A website that compiles free learning packages to encourage individuals, especially high school students, study outside of the classroom | ['Salwa Din', 'Oluwaseun Omotayo', 'Chloe Bergam', 'R Hanoun'] | [] | ['css3', 'figma', 'html5', 'javascript', 'repl.it'] | 41 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/human-trafficking-dhr5io | HELP ME
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Inspiration:
The topic that we choose is human trafficking. The reason why that we choose this topic is every year, millions of people including children, women or even men are trafficked worldwide. It can happen anywhere or even your community and the victims can be nay age, race, gender or nationality. We are as a young activist who want to make an impact and change the world. Get involved with us!
How we built it
We use html, css to create our website.
Challenges we ran into
We are beginners and our team consists only of two people. This is the first time we learn about coding and it is a whole new world to us. Moreover, it is hard for us to get know all new things and get used to the html, css.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We can create a website to educate and help people. We could add the image to website or even information. We suffered a lot at first that we almost want to give up. However, we would try our best to create the best website for people and our community.
What we learned
We learn about how to make website by using html, css. We also realize coding took a long time to understand and get used to all the materials.
What's next for Human Trafficking
Holding workshop, news, events.
Built With
css
hmtl
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bless7538.github.io | Human Trafficking | We create a website to educate people about human trafficking by providing resources, raising awareness, where to donate and information. | ['Blessings Oguneme', 'Anh Vo'] | [] | ['css', 'hmtl'] | 42 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/joy-support-bot | Inspiration
People often suffering with depression need someone to talk to, but don't have anyone or just are afraid to approach them. That's how we got the idea to create a chatbot which will help those people.
What it does
Joy Support Bot talks with the person, letting them vent out, giving advice or just cheering them up.
How we built it
At first we did research, so our bot will actually help people and not make everything worse. Then we mapped the diagram, creating the sections and blocks. After that, we proceeded to write the text messages and collected all of the data we needed. After that it was time for coding. We asked a few people to do test runs and Joy was ready!
Challenges we ran into
We needed to be very careful about what Joy says, so we won't make people fell worse instead of better.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We all are very happy that we were able to think of a project and realize during the weekend. It was a very fun and interesting challenge.
What we learned
We learned a lot about depression and improved our coding skills.
What's next for Joy: Support Bot
We're planning to find a way to host it to make it available to everyone. Also there's always a way to improve, so we can add more functions to her.
Talk with Joy!
We'll be keeping the server running today. So if you want to talk with Joy, find it in Telegram under the username @JoySupportBot
Built With
json
node.js
typescript
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github.com | Joy: Support Bot | A support bot for people suffering with depression | ['Nazeli Ter-Petrosyan', 'Riya H', 'Lola Umarova'] | [] | ['json', 'node.js', 'typescript'] | 43 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/education-beginner-entry-k-1-classroom | Inspiration
From working with young children as a Kumon tutor, I became familiarized with the general reading comprehension levels of 3-7 year olds. When Kumon sessions went virtual because of Covid, there were a lot of difficulties because students had trouble navigating written instructions to get on to Zoom when they were coming to learn how to read in the first place.
Now as schools also switch to online learning with platforms such as Google Classroom and Zoom, these solutions leave young children behind.
Many parents have taken to Twitter to show their 4-6 year olds who struggle to read all their instructions, navigate Zoom's meeting IDs, or simply sit still.
I wanted to make a platform that made online school simple for children who can't read yet, without the need for their parents to help.
What it does
This site takes out unnecessary words and uses images to make the design intuitive for children who are still learning how to read. It allows the teacher to embed their custom Zoom ID so that the student doesn't have to enter it, and has pages for books, music, and games that have been curated to make a safe space without parent supervision.
How I built it
I built this with html and css in Glitch so that a teacher could easily Remix it and add in their own Zoom code.
What's next for Education, Beginner Entry: K-1 Classroom
I will try to improve the UI while also keeping it simple for the target demographic. I may also add more resources to see what it could be like as a full-fledged education website.
Built With
css
glitch
html
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github.com | K-1 Classroom | This website aims to simplify online education for young children- no meeting IDs for Zoom or reading labels on Google Classroom. Targeted at children in PreK-1st, this creates a safe online space. | [] | [] | ['css', 'glitch', 'html'] | 44 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/hero-4pe9bz | Demo 1
Demo 2
Demo 3
Inspiration
Our heart went out to the many individuals especially the most venerable in our society (women and children) who in this day and age are victims of social injustices such as rape, kidnappings, and abductions usually for human trafficking, political reasons or material gain.
As young women (who are the most targeted victims) we desired to find a solution that helps safeguard individuals from these social menaces.
And that is how our innovation Hero was born.
What it does
Our system Hero consists of a sensory device and application that the user interacts with.
We used a device separated from the user’s phone, to capture unusual movement or behavior of the user, and send them a message asking if they are okay.
If the user does not respond to the message within a certain time period(which will be set by the user when they start using the app) a distress call/message is sent to the emergency responses and emergency contacts given to the system by the user
How we built it
We used a TinkerCad simulation of an Arduino board and a PIR movement sensor to capture the user's movement and connected it to a Python code that sends an email to a given account when unusual or distress behavior is detected.
We designed the UI of the application using MarvelApp
Challenges we ran into
One of our hardest challenges was the link between the Arduino serial port with the python.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of that fact that we were able to think of and design a solution that helps fight some of the social injustices that many women and children face around the world.
That we were also able to collaborate and work together as a team considering the fact that we were in different parts of the world.
What we learned
We learned how to ideate and narrow down to a solution that made sense to our users.
We also learned how to use new software and tools such as Git and python through the various workshops hosted during the hackathon. We learned how to work remotely while collaborating on a project
What's next for Hero
In the near future, we would like to piece all the connections together to enable Hero to easily detect distress when the user is in danger. We also plan to better the emergency responses so that our users can get help in good time.
Built With
arduino
marvel
python
tinkercad
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github.com
marvelapp.com
www.tinkercad.com | Hero | Our innovation Hero is a protective system that aims to SFGA - Safe Guard All - from social injustices. | ['Fernanda Morais', 'Mutoni Uwingeneye Denyse', 'Makena Sandra'] | [] | ['arduino', 'marvel', 'python', 'tinkercad'] | 45 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/colab-4k387e | GitHub Code
The Problem
Textbooks are way overpriced now, and the money really adds up when you have to buy new ones every single semester. Some people prefer to make personalized, handwritten notes, probably way more digestible than going through an entire textbook. Why throw out those notes you took in that 7 AM Biology class or that $300 Anthropology textbook you barely used when you could just pass it along to the next student taking it?
We wanted to make a platform where students will
collab
by trading/selling old course material so that other students can still benefit from those resources and they can save money!
What it does
This web app allows students to connect with former students of a class or upperclassmen to either buy their textbook/notes or trade it for something they might already have. Users will be able to create an account where they can post the notes and books they no longer need, and they can specify if they want to trade it for other books/notes, or to sell it.
What we learned
For UI/UX, we learned how to use Figma for the wireframe, and React and Bootstrap for the front-end. We also learned how to use Google Firebase as a platform to build and deploy our application. Throughout the event, we utilized Github as a means of team collaboration.
What's next for CoLab:
We would like to add a feature that can connect students who are willing to mentor/tutor other students. Another feature would be to allow students from the same class to have a collaborative workspace and they have an option to share a mentor.
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bootstrap
firebase
react
sass
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github.com | CoLab | The Course Laboratory for Student Collaboration | ['Cirill Dalangin', 'Daphne Joaquin', 'Joy Taylor'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'firebase', 'react', 'sass'] | 46 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/one-and-all | Inspiration-
The situation concerning mental health in Africa
What it does
It increases mental health awareness, tells you everything you need to know about mental health ad its effects.
How I built it
Using qoom, I used HTML5 and CSS3 to build an interactive platform.
Challenges I ran into
Learning new concepts.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I was able to do it on my own.
I challenged myself and I gave it my very best.
What I learned
I'm capable of doing anything.
I learnt new concepts in HTML.
What's next for One and All
To become a social community where people dealing with mental illnesses/disorders specifically in Africa can rise together
Built With
css3
html
javascript
qoom
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github.com | One and All | Ending the stigmas surrounding mental health illnesses. | [] | [] | ['css3', 'html', 'javascript', 'qoom'] | 47 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/electricity-no7lxa | Home Page
Game Starting Banner
General Energy Information
About Fossil Fuels
About Policies
Make a Difference
Directions
Controls
Adding and Removing Hydro
Error Message
Inspiration
We were inspired to create ElectriCity to teach students about the environmental challenges we face today so that they can go on to make this world a brighter, cleaner place. Climate change and clean energy are increasingly becoming points of concern and in order to sustain our resources and maintain a healthy environment, it is important that people are aware of how their decisions can affect the world around them.
What it does
ElectriCity is a website that houses information regarding different types of renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, as well as environmental policy. Additionally, it provides the user with additional resources and ways to reach out and help environmental organizations. Finally, it features a simulation game that allows the user to experiment with trying to find the cleanest way to power a city while at the same time keeping in mind a city budget.
How I built it
We created a website and a simulation using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jquery. We first put in all the content using HTML and then created all the interactive parts of the game using javascript. Finally, we used CSS to improve the website and simulation’s aesthetic.
Challenges I ran into
While working on the game, we ran into a problem creating buttons to allow the user to add and remove pictures of certain energy sources to the city backgrounds. We tried adjusting and running the code many times but were unable to figure it out and reached out to a mentor to help. We went through the code piece by piece and eventually found the error, allowing us to successfully complete the program.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud of the amount of resources and all the information we are able to provide for students. We are also really proud of the game we created, a unique feature of our website is that we both have all of the information on a website as well as a simulation with the live usage of the information we were teaching.
What I learned
We learnt a lot about energy usage in the world. We also learned a lot about managing our time and working together to edit code.
What's next for ElectriCity
In the future, we want to be able to allow users to create accounts in order to gain a more personalized experience. We attempted to work with firebase to do this but were unable to finish this step. We would also like to be able to create a database with more information of energy costs, energy, and emissions in order to make the simulation as similar to real life as possible.
Built With
css
html
javascript
jquery
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repl.it
electricity.karnatis.repl.co
github.com | ElectriCity | ElectriCity builds an understanding of energy and climate change in students in order to help inspire a well-informed future generation. | ['Shreya Karnati', 'Smriti Sankaran'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery'] | 48 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/vdomestic | Landing Page
Home Page - Bottom Half - Live Chat
Learn More Page - Top Half
Learn More Page - Bottom Half
Survivors Page - Bottom Half
Survivors Page - Top Half
Resources Page
Try it Out
Link to Qoom Project -
https://gentlesky79.qoom.space/vdomestic/Home.html
Inspiration
It was shocking to find out that back in 2014, statistics indicate that over 3 million "children in the U.S. each year that witness violence against their mother or female caretaker by a family member" and roughly "every 9 seconds, another woman in the U.S. is beaten." Furthermore, the numbers for domestic violence cases have increased over the years and many cases remain unreported. Some of the core issues that were a part of our main focus include the lack of education related to domestic violence and the lack of resources for victims experiencing domestic violence. It was important for us to address these problems because, during our educational experiences in high school, we had minimal exposure to the topic of domestic violence and resources weren't notably accessible or well-known in our local community.
What it does
We created an online platform to help educate others on the topic of domestic violence, specifically to address that domestic violence could be carried out in different forms that could relate to both physical and mental abuse. There is link in domestic violence which relates to
power
and
control
which perpetuates into a cycle that could often last months or even years. In addition, the platform aims provide assistance to victims through a live chat which is available 24/7 to connect with a live specialist, resources from local communities (food banks, shelters) and legal help to assist with reporting domestic violence cases.
How we built it
We used qoom.io to build vdomestic which consists of using HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
Challenges we ran into
It was our first time using qoom.io so we experienced a steep learning curve with utilizing the software and getting started with our project.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We persisted in learning how to operate Qoom and incorporated HTML, CSS, and Javascript after attending the workshop provided by the speaker in the hackathon and looking through tutorials
What we learned
We became more educated on the topic of domestic violence and we learned how to operate Qoom and build a web application.
What's next for vdomestic
We hope to implement and refine some of the features in our online platform which includes fixing any bugs related to the transition of web pages.
Built With
css
html
javascript
qoom
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gentlesky79.qoom.space
github.com | vdomestic | An online platform to help educate others on the topic of domestic violence and to provide assistance to victims through a live chat, resources from local communities and legal help. | ['Judy Li', 'Carmen Li'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'qoom'] | 49 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/financier-9gn8mh | Home Screen Code
Background CSS Code
Interest Calculator Code Part 1
Interest Calculator Code Part 2
Interest Calculator Code Part 3
Interest Calculator Code Part 4
Budget Planner Code Part 1
Budget Planner Code Part 2
Budget Planner Code Part 3
Budget Planner Code Part 4
Budget Planner Code Part 5
Inspiration
As girls interested in coding, we wanted to help empower women through this hackathon, while also tackling the problem of people overspending money and to help reduce debt.
Categories
We made a project to compete in the finance, Qoom, and beginner tracks.
What it does
Our project helps people spend and save their money wisely by taking in their salary and computing a budget plan based on the needs their age group has and if they are supporting only themselves or a family. We have also included an interest calculator to show people how their money will grow in a bank to help them choose which interest plan is best for them. To help users visualize the data we are presenting, we have included a pie chart showing how money is budgeted according to our plan, and a line chart to show how money in the bank will grow over time.
How we built it
To build our product, we used the platform Qoom to make our project on, and learned and used HTML, Javascript, and CSS to code our project together. Through hours of research on our topic and how to code, we learnt more about these coding languages to make the best product we could offer.
Challenges we ran into
Challenges which we ran into were that there were features which we wanted to include in our product, but neither of us had the extensive coding knowledge needed to code it. To overcome this challenge, we researched and learnt ways to overcome our various hurdles, and learned how to accomplish what we wanted to do, such as including graphs and charts in our product.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
One thing we are very happy that we got working was that we were able to learn how to include Google charts into our product. We ran into many roadblocks and issues trying to get these graphs to work, from figuring out how to load the graph to finding out how to add data to it. Through our perseverance we were finally able to get these charts working to better our product.
What we learned
We learned how to code using HTML, Javascript, and CSS, and how to connect all these coding languages together to make a fully functional website and clean-looking website.
What's next for Financier
In the future, we plan to include more features to improve Financier and to make it more personalized. One thing we wish to add would be a feature that allows people to adjust one or more categories on where to use money, if there was ma need for more or less money in those categories, and automatically once the changes were made the rest of the categories would be adjusted. We also planned to include informational pages with tips and advice from financial professionals and advisors on how to wisely spend and save money.
Built With
css
html
javascript
qoom
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greatjeans55.qoom.space | Financier | Save Money, Spend Wisely, Live Happy | ['Arpita Raman', 'Nisha Athrey'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'qoom'] | 50 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/covector-covid-visualizer | Inspiration
I was inspired by the current pandemic in this country and the effect it has on both citizen health and society. Due to the increased cases and deaths (over 5 million!), I wanted to create an easy-to-use app that would let people know ahead of time how the situation would be later.
What it does
Gives real-time and future data using trend data and varying parameters such as travel restrictions, lockdown conditions, school openings, social distancing rules, and sickness seasons. This app is unique in that it gives what the COVID situation would be like in the future to let people know how their life situation could be.
How I built it
With Android Studio and Flutter.
Challenges I ran into
Connecting the Google Maps Plugin with Flutter. - it was my first time doing this, but it was also very interesting to use!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Finishing this app in a day and being able to help this country's situation! I would do anything I can to help people who are sick and others who are in need.:)
What I learned
How much technology can achieve and how it can inspire others to create amazing products.
What's next for CoVector - Covid Visualizer
Connecting with machine learning for automatic trend data being calculated! This way, we can know data weeks and even months ahead!
Built With
android
flutter
google
maps
studio
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github.com | CoVector - Covid Visualizer (Health) | A covid-19 app that can show users current data as well as future data using trend patterns and varying parameters. | ['Ananya Gottumukkala'] | [] | ['android', 'flutter', 'google', 'maps', 'studio'] | 51 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/fri-co-op-24ebs1 | Q&A
Profile
Contact page
List of all friends
Homepage
Login
About page (below is meet the team)
Browse - search through all accounts
Register/create profile
Meetings - register for an Affinity Space meeting
Resources - gain access to tons of additional resources from donation sites to educational books
Storyboard - can post a story for others to veiw
Events page - view upcoming events
Inspiration
I was inspired by the problem of racism in America. It has been and continues to be a huge issue in our lives, and I wanted to create something that could provide people with access to community, education, and action. I was also inspired by the club Young Woman's Co-operative at my school where every week we meet and discuss different topics related to race, religion, and more.
What it does
My website provides free, online, global access to community as well as racial education and action.
How I built it
I built it using flask (which is written in python) to create the backend and html (with small bits of python code and variables) and css for the front end. I also used SQLite to store information in databases to be used later on.
Challenges I ran into
It was challenging creating the Q&A page as there was no dataset or api so I had to figure out a way to do it without hard coding questions and responses. It was also challenging managing multiple databases and transferring information between, but I managed to make it all work.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am very proud of the Q&A page! I am also proud of the website as a whole because I feel like it has great impact for change
What I learned
I learned how to better manage databases and flask as well as different styling techniques with css and html
What's next for FRI Co-op
In the future I would love to be able to create a dataset on race-talk which I could train an ML chatbot with. I would also love to be able to link the register button to your google calendar which would then send you a notification leading up to the event. I would also like to extend the affinity spaces to include other groups like religion, gender, and sextuality.
Built With
css
flask
html
python
sqlite
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github.com | FRI Co-op | FRI Co-op is a website that aims to combat racism by providing 3 key things: a safe community to share thoughts and experiences, education on topics concerning race, and actions taken to fight racism. | ['Caroline Baillie'] | [] | ['css', 'flask', 'html', 'python', 'sqlite'] | 52 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/techacks-sdrxvh | Landing page
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About us
Track: Activism
Problem that we are trying to solve...
We are now facing a lot more critical problems that we have ever before in the human history. Luckily, a long with that, we have also seen a significant rise in people’s interest in social activism. More and more people participate in community events and show their interest in the social goods.
Nevertheless, there is no known event-promotion platform for cause-driven and activist activities only. Moreover, have you ever found yourself overwhelmed on Eventbrite or Facebook event and unable to find activist events of your interest?
Maptivist is here to solve that!
Our goals:
Help activists gain media attention for their events and find the support they need
Raise people awareness of activist activities that are happening in their local area
How we do it?
On Maptivist, activists can publish information about their events
For people who are interested in supporting local activist activities, Maptivist provides an embedded map with information about all the local events that are happening
Why Maptivist?
Maptivist offers an embedded interactive map which is easy to use, setting us apart from conventional event registration websites.
Maptivist focuses on activist events only. With such narrow focus, Maptivist aims to be the leading event-promotion platform among activists and those who are interested in such types of events.
Technologies used:
Full-stack MERN App with Mapbox and OpenStreetMap
Future work
Fact check user input
Add new functionalities: Search engine, Registration page
Add new features:
A page dedicated to blogs on raising social awareness
A page dedicated to news about recent activities
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api
backend
css
html
javascript
node.js
react
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drive.google.com | Maptivist | There is no known event-promotion platform for cause-driven and activist activities only. Maptivist is here to solve that! | ['Khanh Nham', 'Trang Nguyen', 'Nguyen Pham', 'Thao Nguyen'] | [] | ['api', 'backend', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'node.js', 'react'] | 53 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/squiggle-p7hbcz | Login page which, with the correct credentials, will place the student in their teacher's virtual workplace.
Home page which displays all personalized subjects and a button to customize your character.
Drop-down menu that appears when you click a subject. It shows the list of assignments the student's teacher has assigned.
Page specific to each assignment. Once the student clicks the checkbox, indicating that they are done, they will be congratulated!
In this page, the user can add various accessories to their Squiggle character or change their character altogether.
Inspiration
Through tutoring elementary school students, we realized that they lack proper engagement with their school assignments, especially due to the virtual environment. We wanted to create an app that would incorporate a reward system while increasing productivity.
What it does
Squiggle is an interactive app that makes use of a personalized to-do list, customizable characters, and a reward system. When a student first downloads the app, they can log in with their school-specific credentials. These credentials will automatically place them in their teacher's virtual workplace. The home page is a drop-down menu list of subjects they are taking. There is also a "Customize your Character" button which, if clicked, directs the student to a page where they can add different accessories to their character and change the shape of their character. If the student clicks on the "Math" list item, they will see a drop-down list of various assignments that the teacher has assigned. If they click on the assignment, they will be directed to another page which allows them to check a checkbox, indicating that they are finished with the assignment. Once they check the checkbox, their chosen character is displayed with confetti! They can then go back to the Assignments page and select any other assignment to checkbox finish.
How we built it
We used MIT App Inventor to code this app because it was the quickest way to get a working app done in the incredibly limited time constraint. It also allowed us to focus on some aesthetic aspects of the app, since designing the screens on MIT App Inventor is interactive and User Friendly.
Challenges we ran into
The main challenge we ran into was the time constraint. We had to come up with an ideal and act upon it in a limited amount of days, which forced us to minimize the amount of features we would program into the app to get a working demo. Second was overcoming the learning challenge of using MIT App Inventor. Though we had a basic comprehensive knowledge of how to use it, we did not know every single block available to us. This required much trial and error to determine which blocks we needed to use in order to get the feature we desired to work. For example, we needed to determine how to use the list picker in order to change screens. We had initially set the code to work in general upon choosing that list, but through careful reading we determined the specific block we need to actually access the specific components in the listen instead of the list in general.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of the fact that we were able to find an apparent problem today. We were able to use our own experience on tutoring to determine that the children we tutored mainly need to help them stay engaged. A tutor cannot be with the student the entire time they are working, which is where our app will be able to provide that engagement in lieu of a person. Especially in times like this it is not always possible for a person to be there with their child to monitor them, which is where technology can play a role in mitigating the boredom as a teacher/parent would do. We are also proud of our adorable characters that add to our application.
What we learned
We learned that many sacrifices need to be made in order to make a shippable product. We had many features planned for this app, but had to leave them due to the limited time provided. This is very much represented in the work environment where the amount of time allotted plates a key role in what is made by the respective company.
What's next for Squiggle
One addition to Squiggle is allowing the students to sign in to squiggle using their google accounts. We also would like to add stars that the students will receive for doing their work, which they can use to buy various accessories and unlock different characters that they can dress up. If possible we'd want to create an entire educational platform similar to google classroom where the teacher can directly assign work to the students and the students can directly submit their work through Squiggle. However a more immediate addition would be asking the student to submit a screenshot or some form of proof that they completed the work, since the current version of the app can let them say their work is finished without any proof, so they could be lying. Another feature we want to add is a happiness meter which would go down if the student does not do their work on time and go up if the student does everything they’re supposed to. This will also make their character physically appear sadder so that the student feels bad for not doing their work.
Built With
mit-app-inventor | Squiggle | Squiggle engages young students to complete their school tasks in an interactive way! | ['Aarya Dharm', 'Rishika Thorat', 'Manogna Namburu', 'Khushi Gupta'] | [] | ['mit-app-inventor'] | 54 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/memorenia-by-team-academics | Logo
Inspiration
What it does
Schizophrenia affects 20 million worldwide. One of the main issues is that they tend to forget remembering tasks. As such, we thought it best to dedicate a to-do list app, specifically for the schizophrenic community. The main interface is the to-do list, but we hope to expand into a community where you can play games to help activate the prefrontal cortex to allow schizophrenics to do a memory re-jog.
How I built it
Android and desktop simulation
Challenges I ran into
Teams are from many different countries, so it was hard to coordinate. We're thankful to our friends from both sides of the world that assisted us throughout the projects. Sophy had it the hardest because her country has low connectivity and power issues.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Each team member is proud to meet new people and attend our first hackathon
What I learned
Hackathons are not easy but this prepares us for the next
What's next for Memorenia by Team Academics
Maybe another international hackathon?
Built With
android
java
netbeans
Try it out
drive.google.com | Memorenia by Team Academics | To Do List for Schizophrenics | ['Annamaria Brijmohan'] | [] | ['android', 'java', 'netbeans'] | 55 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/priomed-cxqyfo | User Experience Flow
App development
App development #2
Firebase Authentication
Patient Form Database #1
Patient Form Database #2
Website Form
Have you ever waited so long in a hospital that the doctor seems to never get to you?
When waiting for medical assistance time runs so much slower.
Waiting on the corridor is unbearable especially when in pain. Most of the times
it's impossible for a doctor to pick which patient needs the most urgent medical attention
and just takes care of them in the order they came. When it comes to illness, time is incredibly precious and a lot of patients suffer because they did not get help in time.
Our project wants to help the patient as well as the doctor. The program is designed to put in order the patients depending on the gravity of their state and inform the doctor who should be next in line. To do so, the patient completes an online form, which is traditionally filled on paper, but now is being sent to a database. Using the application on his tablet, the doctor can access the data and customise his criteria of ordering depending on his speciality.
PrioMed aims to connect the patient and the doctor and to create a sense of trust and security between the two parts.
The whole story
We were inspired by the reality in our hospitals and the fact that the doctors are overwhelmed by the number of patients. In this situation it is compulsory to find a method to ease the process and help both patients and doctors to work together.
What we learned
None of us have done in the past Web design or written any code in HTML or JavaScript and it was a challenge to learn something from scratch in such a short time. We started by learning some basic HTML and after that we began to code our way through the project. This was also the first time we worked with an online database.
Lacking a medical background but only the biology classes in high school, we got to learn a lot of medical terms and even how our medical system works.
This was an incredible experience in which we got to explore a lot of unknown topics and programming languages.
How we built
We always taught that division of work is super important. Teo was in charge of the Android application, Maria of the database and the connection with the HTML code and Diana worked on the medical part, translation and coding the terms into the HTML form.
Challenges we faced
We had some difficulties with the connection between the site and the database but which we overpassed by working together.
What's next for PrioMed
When everything is ready, we will merge the C++ algorithm, the database, HTML code and Android application into what we proudly call PrioMed.
Built With
c++
css
firebase
flowmapp
html
javascript
mit-app-inventor
photoshop
Try it out
github.com
priomed.net | PrioMed | PrioMed is a platform designed to intermediate the doctor-patient relationship. It puts in order the patients depending on the gravity of their state and informs the doctor who should be next in line. | ['Teodora Moraru', 'Popescu Diana-Elena', 'Maria Gavenea'] | [] | ['c++', 'css', 'firebase', 'flowmapp', 'html', 'javascript', 'mit-app-inventor', 'photoshop'] | 56 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/educate-7tv08s | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Team Purrfect
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Inspiration
It’s super easy to get distracted. There's Netflix, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and the list goes on! Students may not be able to resist the temptation to pick up that phone while studying, and honestly, we're guilty of that ourselves.That's why we built
eduCATe
to help students focus on their studies by incentivizing uninterrupted 30/60/90 minute study periods! With COVID-19 on the loose, almost all students were forced into distanced learning which has led to a decline in productivity and a decrease in the quality of education. We saw that the estimated educational loss if students return to school by Fall 2020 is projected to be around 3.1 months of learning loss and a whopping 232,000 additional high school dropouts and we want to help!
So we set out to build eduCATe to help others retain their focus while studying. With this app, we hope to increase productivity, encourage, and motivate students to study for uninterrupted periods of time and you even get to collect cool cats!
What it does
Users can either create an account or log in to an existing one. They can get started with studying by selecting their target study time and when their goal is reached, they are rewarded with a random cute kitty to add to their collection! If users exit out while the timer is counting down, the app will stop the study session and they won't be rewarded with a cute kitty :(.
How we built it
Android Studio, Java, Firebase (encryption, creating & storing user information), Photoshop
Challenges we ran into
Mariam had a lot of difficulty with setting up the environment because the emulator was not loading in properly on her computer. As a workaround, she connected the app to load on her phone. She also encountered difficulties with getting a bottom navigation bar and setting up a screen manager to allow the user to browse each screen.
Cindy spent a lot of time trying to integrate Firebase with the app to allow users to save and store their information for the next session. It was her first time working with any databases so she had to read up on tons of documentation and find solutions online when things broke.
Juana had difficulty setting up the emulator. She was not able to download the driver that was required in order for the emulator to work. As a result, she used her phone for testing instead. In addition, she had issues with getting images to show up in the collections page.
Heaven had a hard time formatting pictures into the home page, and coming up with a nice design. After a lot of communication and trial and error she found that a simple page would be the best option setting a nice clean tone for the rest of the app. She also ran into some GitHub errors that she worked through.
As a team, we were unsure of what direction to take our project in. We thought about using Python with Kivy and KivyMD to design our android app but we later decided to switch to using Android Studio for our development process. Despite not knowing anything about Android app development but a little bit of Java, we were able to pull through through with hard work, some caffeine, a lot of help from the internet and reading a ton of documentation to create an app that we are proud of!
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are so proud of our final product! Everyone achieved so much as beginner app developers. Creating a functional app was something we have all wanted to do but did not know how to begin so this was a great first step into software development for all of us. We were able to create a sign up and log in page with user authentication with Firebase, a simple yet nice home screen, a nifty looking study screen with a timer actively counting down and finally, a neat collections page to get people hyped about studying!
What we learned
Overall, the whole project was a great learning experience for all of us. Since most of this was new to us, we were able to learn a lot about the process of creating an android app.
On one hand, we learned about how crucial it is to always communicate so that nobody was left behind in the process. We also learned how important it was to properly plan and manage our time so that we could get the basic functionality of our project working first before focusing on extra features.
On the other hand, we honed our software developing skills by challenging ourselves to create an android app for the first time. It was also our first time setting up a database and we were glad to have gained experience in this useful skill since so many applications rely on databases nowadays. We had many issues from struggling to set up the environment, to version control conflicts, to debugging the code, but we learned how to fix them (plus some valuable tricks!) and we plan to carry that with us into our future projects and endeavors!
What's next for eduCATe
Although eduCATe is not totally complete, there are still a variety of features that we wanted to implement in the future! We want to expand the collection of cats and possibly even implement a rarity feature so that users are motivated to study for longer periods of time at a chance to obtain rarer cats. In addition, we hope to add a coin system to reward the user for every minute they spend studying and incentivize the user to continue studying and for longer periods of time.
We were also looking to implement a google maps API to locate the nearest library or cafe in order to improve the user’s experience studying with eduCATe. Nothing better than an ambient, relaxing place to crack open a book!
Built With
android-studio
firebase
java
photoshop
Try it out
github.com | eduCATe | Is studying a cat-astrophe? Fur-tunately, we got you! Motivate yourself to study and collect cats with eduCATe! | ['Juana Ng', 'Heaven Kadro', 'Cindy Guo', 'Mariam Khan'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'firebase', 'java', 'photoshop'] | 57 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/scholire-a9vwxr | Inspiration
“Desperate times calls for desperate measures”
We drew inspiration from how COVID-19 has affected us in a major way, one being education-- Many kids are losing access to the resources that are necessary to continue educating themselves. We at Scholire believe that there are no frontiers too big for education and innovation.
What it does
Scholire aims to make learning fun and accessible. Users can get resources to learn almost everything. Most of the cited resources are free and also applicable to people of all ages and skill sets.
How we built it
We first made a wireframe to make ourselves an idea of what we want our website to look like. Then, we split up the work and each worked on our assigned sections. While in the process of coding our website, we constantly kept each other updated and helped each other fix bugs. After, we went through our entire website again and made finishing touches.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into multiple challenges when trying to fix small bugs that were affecting our entire code. For example, when we were trying to make our home page, we attempted to make a header that included our project name Scholire as well as our navigation bar. However, our attempts were largely unsuccessful. We had several CSS issues in general that we needed to collaborate in order to fix.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of making a cohesive website that is aesthetically pleasing and user friendly. We are especially proud of the 28-Day Study Challenge that our users can participate in to make studying a part of their daily routine while changing it up slightly everyday to keep it interesting.
What we learned
We learned how to use JavaScript to make a responsive navigation bar in which the user can make the window smaller and the navigation links will appear in a hamburger menu instead of a list. Additionally, we also learnt how to program an SVG wave into our website to make the design and thus the UX more enjoyable.
What's next for Scholire
In future iterations, we hope to implement a feature that would save the user’s information by creating accounts with a signup page. They would be able to return to Scholire and login through a login page where they would have personalized resources for the courses they’re taking. This way, Scholire would be more fit for each user, making it more desirable to use. Another feature we would like to program in the future would be to have a quiz that users would be able to take to determine their learning style (e.g. visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc.). Their results from that quiz would be saved into their account to personalize resources given to them which specialize in that specific learning style. In doing so, we also plan to find many more reputable and free resources to share with our users. We also plan to add descriptions to the resources we share to give more clarity to users.
Built With
css
css3
html
html5
javascript | Scholire | Scholire is a scholar's place to be. We offer free and reputable resources through our different programs, as well as other features such as a study challenge to grant accessibility to learners. | ['H O', 'Anisha Mohapatra'] | [] | ['css', 'css3', 'html', 'html5', 'javascript'] | 58 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/techacksproject-67xstf | Inspiration:
The day before the hackathon we were discussing project ideas with our friend, Martina. We considered the different tracks, each with so many different possibilities. Martina told us not to do the finance track, since "no one understands what that is anyways". This gave us the inspiration to make a website informing young people about investing. We hope that if teens are informed about finance they will be able to manage their money and be responsible with it in the future.
What it does:
Our website informs teens about finance and investing and how to make the most of their money.
How I built it:
We used repl.it to create it, using Java, HTML and CSS.
Challenges I ran into:
Some challenges we ran into were coding the buttons to show more information when clicked, and making sure the website looks good when the screen size changes. Since we are beginners to web dev, we didn't have much experience but we took on the challenge wholeheartedly.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of:
We are proud of the buttons since we struggled with them a lot. In addition, we are proud of the whole website since we both have only started coding this summer, and it is our first project together!
What I learned:
Jenna: I learned how to use Java, HTML and CSS, since this was the first website I have made. I think the best way to learn coding is to make things and learn as you go. I have learned a lot about how to execute my vision using code and I have truly enjoyed the experience.
Esther: I learned how to make my own website in a time crunch. I have learned so many new techniques that might have taken me more time to learn if I had been on my own.
What's next for techacksProject:
Next we would make an app that tracks your investments, or a fantasy investor app in which users would be given $5,000 to "invest" and see how your returns are in 3, 6 or 12 months. This would be especially good practice for teens who don't necessarily have the resources to invest in the stock market.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
github.com | Teens Invest Best | Our website informs teens about finance and investing so they will be informed investors for the future. | ['Esther Shoshan', 'Jenna Roberts'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 59 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/help-buddy-byzh2p | Inspiration
We created our app because we saw there were very few resources on the app store to help people with mental health conditions. We wanted to create one resource that would allow people suffering from these conditions to have all the resources they would need in one app.
What it does
Our app Help Buddy allows people to get assistance for mental health conditions. It has many different features, such as an emergency button, and a medication tracker.
How we built it
We built it using Figma
Challenges we ran into
The main challenge we ran into was communication. All three of us live in different countries, so it was sometimes hard for us to find time to work. Due to time constraints and other issues, we didn't really have the time to even begin to create an app. We compromised and decided to make a prototype instead!
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of how our UI looks! We put a lot of time into it, and we're so happy with how it came out. We are also proud of how we worked through our challenges. Instead of giving up when things didn't go right, we compromised and ended up being able to submit a project.
What we learned
We learned a lot about not only app design, but collaboration. Working with a team is very important in hackathons, and that was an important lesson we learned.
What's next for Help buddy
Maybe someday we could implement the code to make this app come to life. We could maybe use Swift/Xcode to create an IOS app.
Built With
figma
Try it out
www.figma.com | Help buddy | Helping keep people safe and mentally healthy, one step at a time. | ['Eunice Tovar', 'Richael Saka', 'Zahabiyah B'] | [] | ['figma'] | 60 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/worldy-finances | Worldly Finances
Main Page
Game Page
Calculator Page
Inspiration
We wanted to create an app that would help travelers convert their currency to that of their traveling destination's currency. In addition, due to the global pandemic, many people are unable to leave the foreign country that they are in.
What it does
This app converts different currencies and also offers a game to practice converting! This is a better concept than many similar websites out there, because our app is able to be used offline, especially useful in remote areas while traveling abroad.
How I built it
For the back-end, we used Java with IntelliJ to code the calculator and the game. Then, we used XML and Android Studio for the front-end.
Challenges I ran into
Some challenges we ran into were making the dropdown menu and connecting the back-end to front-end, but we were able to figure it out after doing research and getting help from the mentors.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
In the end, we were able to achieve the desired result. We were also able communicate effectively with most team members, despite the distance.
What I learned
This hackathon was the first hackathon for most of us, so we learned a lot about how a hackathon works and how to work collaboratively as a team. In addition, we learned new topics in the field of STEM from the workshops, which will definitely be used in the future.
What's next for Worldly Finances
Our mission is to educate people on the field of finance in an interesting and engaging way. Next, we want to add a counting coins game that generates coins of different values and prompts the user to calculate the sum of the coins. (The user selects a country)
Built With
android-studio
intellij-idea
java
xml
Try it out
github.com | Worldly Finances | Currency Converter | ['Jennifer Luo', 'Mick Arnold', 'Anna Yang', 'Sonnet Xu'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'intellij-idea', 'java', 'xml'] | 61 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/covid-19-3d-visualizer | Welcome page
Instructions
Close view
Info card
GIF
Time-dynamic
Inspiration
As a computer graphics major, I'm always interested in new applications of the subject. I recently stumbled across Cesium and learned all about 3D visualization for geospatial data. As someone who have been following the pandemic data closely, I thought that it would be cool to bring that data into the 3D world and tell the story of COVID-19.
My other goal for TecHacks was to create something with data that allows high level of interaction for the user. This motivated my decision to add UI elements that allow some customizations by the user.
What it does
The tool is a web application that display COVID-19 data by country from December 31, 2019, namely the number of cases, deaths, cases per million, and deaths per millions. It allows users to view the data on a timeline, click on data points to learn more about a country's status, and zoom into certain regions (both by name and by latitude and longitude).
How I built it
This project was built using:
Cesium/Resium
: Cesium is a powerful open-source Javascript library for creating world-class, high-performant 3D maps. The base of the project utilizes this tool, which enables for a unique data format called czml to show time-dependent geospatial data. Resium is the React component library for Cesium.
React
: The frontend of this project is done entirely in React.
Bulma
: The CSS framework.
czml-writer
: The data format I used was czml, which is unique to the Cesium engine. It's a JSON file format for displaying time-dynamic data in the browser.
Google Sheets'
geocode
function to turn countries into latitude and longitude.
And finally, last but not least,
dataset
from Our World in Data.
Challenges I ran into
First, the data. I have never worked with time-dynamic data before and had no idea how czml works, so I spent lots of time trying to figure that out. I ended up writing a parser to turn JSON file (which was one of the available file formats for the original dataset). But to get to the JSON file, I had to first add the data to Google Sheets and use the geocode function to convert countries to latitudes and longitudes. There were 36,692 rows! Then I input this data as CSV into a converter to turn it into GeoJSON, another geospatial data file format. Finally, I ran it through my parser. I kept running into unclean data and had to write edge cases for them.
Another challenge I ran into was the speed of the visualizer. Running graphics in the browser is not a simple task and with 36,692 rows, I couldn't get the simulation to run smoothly. Therefore, I was only able to include a little less half of the countries on the list.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Learning a new data format (czml)
Adding help texts to the UI
Designing and implementing the project in 2 days!
What I learned
A new data format (czml)
How to work with z-index in css
How to use Resium and incorporate it into React
How to deploy a create-react-app with gh-pages!
What's next for COVID-19 3D Visualizer
It would be awesome if I could figure out how to load all of the data for all countries. Perhaps I could limit it to a certain date range. There are lots of other interactive features I can add to the project. For instance, I could add a slider to allow the user to filter the data points by number of people.
One feature I really wanted to add but didn't have time was a story. In Cesium, you can manipulate the camera so that it follows a path. I wanted to have the camera start in China and follow the spread of the virus into major metropolitan areas. Each view would be attached to a card that explain how the pandemic got there and the people's and government's response to it.
Overall, I am still very proud of the project's current state. Hope you enjoy!
The github repository can be found here:
https://github.com/dzungpng/covid19-data-visualization
Built With
bulma
cesium
czml
python
react
Try it out
dzungpng.github.io | COVID-19 3D Visualizer | A unique way to tell the story of the pandemic that is impacting many lives in our world with 3D computer graphics. | ['Dzung Nguyen'] | [] | ['bulma', 'cesium', 'czml', 'python', 'react'] | 62 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/cov-ed-6mp2ol | Home
FAQ + Drop down menu shown
About us
Precautions + Drop Down Menu
Home Page with slideshow
Physical and Mental Health Page
Inspiration
Seeing people around my neighborhood not taking precautions during COVID really concerned us, so we created a website that educates people about taking safety precautions, ways to keep yourself physically and mentally healthy, and how to help the community.
What it does
This website educations others on how to take on precautions, tips for quarantining, FAQs, and how to help the community.
How I built it
My partner, Meenakshi and I built this website through repl.it with CSS and HTML.
Challenges I ran into
We ran into many challenges, especially being beginner coders. This languages was fairly new to us. We struggled with the navigation bar, slide show, and formatting our website as a whole.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are very proud of our website as a whole, being beginners at coding. We were proud of our navigation bar, slideshow, and drop down menu, which we got to work in the end!
What I learned
We all learned how to create a navigation bar, slideshow, and how to create a website in general! We learned from each other and the endless possibilities of creating a product with CSS and HTML. Though, we had time of one day, we learned how to efficiently work as a team.
What's next for Cov-Ed
In the future, we wanted to make our website responsive to any device. We also wanted to include JS into our code, to be able have a search engine and a forum page for questions.
Built With
css
html
Try it out
github.com | Cov-Ed | This website contains information how to take care of oneself during the pandemic, precautions to follow, and how to help. | ['Meenakshi Sundar Rajan', 'https://hackathon-tryits-5.medharajan.repl.co/index.html', 'Medha Sundar rajan'] | [] | ['css', 'html'] | 63 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/gummies-my-cure-for-covid-19 | Inspiration
The Pandemic that is currently taking place which is impacting millions around the world because there isn’t a cure in the midst.
What it does
I have decided to make a cure for the COVID-19. The gummies I’m making permanently cures and prevents the virus in its starting stage.
How I built it
I'm still yet to make a prototype, since, I don't have the necessary lab materials and drugs. When I'm done, I would have combined hrsACE2 and Triclosan to make the gummies.
Challenges I ran into
Which drugs I needed to combine in order for my gummies to prevent the virus.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Finally found two drugs that work together to cure and prevent the coronavirus.
What I learned
Triclosan is found in health products and is edible. hrsACE2 is the drug in the SARS vaccine that cured people of the SARS virus.
What's next for Gummies: My Cure for COVID-19
I plan on making my prototype. I currently can’t make it because I lack the necessary lab materials, but soon I will get the chance to make it possible.
Built With
email
facebook
hosting
ui
youtube
Try it out
laj05.wordpress.com
docs.google.com | Gummies: My Cure for COVID-19 | My idea is to make gummies which is a cure for the Coronavirus. All ages greater than 3 can consume my product in order to cure the virus. I have combined hrsACE2 and Triclosan to make the gummies. | ['Lajwanthi Saravanakumar'] | [] | ['email', 'facebook', 'hosting', 'ui', 'youtube'] | 64 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/womenpro-q64izd | Inspiration
Women have many unique health concerns — menstrual cycles, pregnancy, birth control, menopause — and that's just the beginning. A number of health issues affect only women and others are more common in women.
Therefore, it becomes more necessary for women to constantly monitor their health but sadly not many fall under this domain.
There is so much more to women, Women’s health encompasses many more conditions than what is typically thought of as “women’s health.” Alzheimer’s disease, lupus, migraines, and urinary incontinence are some of the many complex and difficult-to-treat diseases that disproportionately affect women.
Thus, WomenPro, is created to satisfy the same objective. By answering questionnaires in Breast cancer, Heart stroke, and Bacterial vaginosis predictors, we may predict if you may anticipate the following health issue now or in the near future using predictive machine-learned algorithms, population outcomes, and segmentation.
What it does
With the help of such predictors, there can be early detection of any health care issue, easy screening, and access.
WomenPro comprises calculators, newsletters, and videos to spread the word about women’s health. Lets now use these predictors to get to know how good they are to calculate the risk.
How it works
WomenPro predictive algorithms provide a method to calculate the risk of the outcome i.e risk of a heart stroke or breast cancer, based on the predictor's answer in the questionnaire. These answers are then calibrated to the population outcome, stratified by age, sex, eating habits, lifestyle, etc.
Challenges I ran into
Creating Surveys
Drawing results from the survey
Collecting Data for predictive analysis
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Drawing predictive results using machine-learned algorithms
What's next for WomenPro
Suggestions
Scanning CT scans and protecting results
Built With
algorithms
css3
data
data-science-toolkit
google-visualization
javascript
machine-learning
react
Try it out
women-pro.herokuapp.com | WomenPro | “When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” | ['Disha Lamba'] | [] | ['algorithms', 'css3', 'data', 'data-science-toolkit', 'google-visualization', 'javascript', 'machine-learning', 'react'] | 65 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/techacks-project2020 | Bashir - Everything You Need
Here is our TecHacks project, we call it Bashir!
The prizes we aim for are:
1) Winnner for health track
2) Overall top three
3) Most creative hack
4) Beginner hack (all of us have less than a year's experience with web development)
5) Sponsored challenge by Qoom
This informative page was inspired through the many negative impacts our current situation has on others. So we decided to change this perspective and provide a platform to positively impact users. The name "Bashir" means "good news" in Arabic, and this is our aim! It was also inspired from one of our team member's grandfather, who had passed away a few days ago due to Covid-19. His life and legacy as a person who brought goodness to his family and loved ones inspired this cause.
We made this project using Qoom. We used HTML, CSS, and Javascript. We also used a general template from w3schools, and edited from there according to our preferences.
The challenges we faced were trying to make the website look good, colour schemes are so important! We could definitely work more on UX/UI in the near future, and make things a little more graphic! We also got really tired as this was our first hackathon, but were energized through being reminded of our cause.
Qoom link:
https://cozylime81.qoom.space/explore
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Main website page:
https://cozylime81.qoom.space/bashir.html
Our amazing team members are:
1) Zulfa Varvani
2) Fatima Formuli
3) Hamdia Abdullahi
We have included:
1) Our video demo
2) All the necessary files of the project
3) Links to our Qoom
Built With
css
html
javascript
qoom
Try it out
github.com
drive.google.com | Bashir | A website with many different features and informative content for the purpose of educating people on health-related matters. We also have many available user interactions! | ['Zulfa Varvani', 'Hamdia A'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript', 'qoom'] | 66 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/the-truth-of-light | Page 1 of my code
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Inspiration
I first heard about light pollution in a planetarium. I couldn't believe that the sky once looked so full of stars and so breathtaking. After this experience, I wanted to learn more about light pollution. I started researching, and was appalled by the detrimental effects it has on the environment and human health, especially when artificial light is considered a necessity. Not many people know that light can be so harmful. This is one way to help people learn more about "The Truth of Light."
What it does
It provides information about how artificial light can affect an average human. It also informs the user the potential level of harm correlated with the intensity of a certain light.
How I built it
I built it using Python and corresponding libraries for GUI (Tkinter) and timer (Scheduler).
Challenges I ran into
I started learning Python only two days ago, and it was challenging to use Python to create an app like this when I am a beginner. It was also challenging to make the app look good using Python (I am more familiar with HTML and CSS).
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud of learning Python in the short amount of time allotted, and I am proud of the app I created.
What I learned
I learned Python using Pycharm, and how to integrate and use third-party libraries.
What's next for The Truth of Light
The next step would be to find a way for the app to measure the light intensity, instead of the user having to enter it. I would also like to add the effects of light pollution to the environment at large and provide the recommended levels of light intensity (based on location and time of day).
Built With
python
schedulerlibrary
tkinterlibrary | The Truth of Light | An app that educates about light pollution and the effects that it has on health. | ['Aditi Bharadwaj'] | [] | ['python', 'schedulerlibrary', 'tkinterlibrary'] | 67 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/settling-on-a-stance | Inspiration
When we were brainstorming ideas for our project, we talked about how we often heard our parents having conversations about the upcoming presidential election. We shared our frustrations about not being able to vote and impact the future of our nation. That’s when inspiration struck! We could impact the election by designing a program that could increase the number of informed voters!
What it does
Our program asks 10 top notch questions that are about current issues our politicians have varying views on. It uses answers to these responses and calculates how many times the user’s choice aligned with a certain candidate’s answer. This aspect of our code allowed it to be very user friendly and unique. We used 10 questions so that it doesn’t take too much of our user’s time and it is easy for an average person to take. After the tenth question our algorithm factors in the answer to each question to find which candidate best aligns with the user’s views. All information is private. Another aspect that makes our program unique is its potential to include state and local levels which have even less voter turnout and little to no publicity.
How we built it
Although the majority of our code was built on one person’s laptop, the other two people built certain aspects of the code individually such as the progress bar. This is how we divided and conquered, but also had to use a lot of teamwork. We worked well because we were all friends before and could have super fun throughout the whole weekend. Facebook messenger and facetime calls were common and helped us in collaborating and offering help/ideas to one another while looking at the code (via screen sharing on messenger). We used three different IDEs, all using JAVA so we could see which one the code worked the best in. We believe we wouldn’t be able to complete this program without our dedication, communication, perseveration, and teamwork.
Challenges we ran into
Our team faced many differing and exciting challenges. It ranged from specifics in our code and design such as our quotes and how to properly insert breaks for JButton fit on the page well to issues that are faced with other java programs we have done (syntax, lexical, runtime, and logic errors) We had some issues when creating so many global variables. Additionally, we had to deal with so much code for an ongoing issue that's plagued our country for centuries in such little time. Although the project was a little out of our comfort zone, we kept persevering to do the best of our abilities. Lastly, because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we weren’t able to see one another in person. This meant that our communication skills had to be at its strongest in order to allow us to do our best job ss a team. All in all, it was a great coding experience and it really help each of us learn something new and improve our coding skills.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of everything we learned, we are proud of completing our project entirely by ourselves with having less than a year's coding experience, pushing ourselves to our limit, getting closer to our goals of becoming proficient in JAVA.
What we learned
We learned many technical programming skills such creating progress bars and using three different IDEs. We also learned how the application of computer science can be extremely useful in everyday life.
However, the biggest things we learned were patience, perseverance, teamwork, and problem solving which we are sure will be beneficial to us in the future.
What's next for Settling on a Stance
Right now, our program is geared towards the candidates of the presidential election, but we would like to expand it to include state and local elections that have less publicity compared to the presidential election.
Sources for our project:
Statistics:
https://www.fairvote.org/primaries#open_and_closed_primaries
Research and Quotes were found on these websites:
https://2020election.procon.org/view.source-summary-chart.php
https://joebiden.com/
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
https://howiehawkins.us/
https://thehill.com/
https://www.nytimes.com/
Built With
awt
java
swing | Settling on a Stance | Vote settling on a stance so you can vote with a vision! Our purpose is to help voters see which candidates align best with their own views. | ['Simrith Ranjan', 'Thrisha Sakamuri', 'Jaya Gupta'] | [] | ['awt', 'java', 'swing'] | 68 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/dear-gen-z-27h0jg | Inspiration
I was inspired to work on this app based on a study done by Pew Research that said that over 60% of Generation Z plan to change the world. So I thought to myself how could they do this if they don’t have enough resources to stay informed on current events?. Also being a member of Generation Z, I often find it very intimidating when I see both men and women adults at the core of current events. It often makes me feel like I don't have a voice and am not as important in society. This app is supposed to help members of Generation Z with that. It reminds them that age is nothing but a number. Through this app, users are able to demand change and create a better future by signing links and petitions and getting informed.
What it does
Dear Gen Z is a resource for members of Generation Z with information on current issues supplying the user with info, links to petitions, links to organizations to donate to, tips, and so much more. It also helps the user take care of their mental health because especially for Gen Z, mental health is so important. My app also allows voters to find polling places near them and register to vote. Through this app, members of Gen Z have the ability to find their voice. They are the future and it is time that they created change.
How I built it
I built my app using the language Swift on Xcode.
Challenges I ran into
Some challenges that I ran into would be errors and sometimes getting confused with the amount of view controllers I had in my project.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Accomplishments that I am proud of would be my icons, my buttons because all of them work, the amount of topics my app has, and the aesthetic.
What I learned
I learned that I have the ability to create a successful app. Even though it was hard at times, it is so worth it seeing my final project.
What's next for Dear Gen Z
Dear Gen Z hopefully can be a reminder to the upcoming generation that they can change the world no matter the age limit. It is their time now.
Built With
swift
xcode | Dear Gen Z | The Time Has Come Where Gen Z Has To Play A Role In Decision Making. | ['Lauren Ravury'] | [] | ['swift', 'xcode'] | 69 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/one-on-one | Inspiration
Education should not be a privilege.
During these difficult times, it is difficult to interact with one's classmates, but it is even more difficult to find free accessible tutoring services or opportunities. There have been studies stressing how this pandemic has widened student achievement. As former California Scholarship Federation President in high school, I hosted free weekly peer tutoring sessions and remember the importance of gaining leadership and volunteer experience. Inspired by my background as a first-generation student and parents who struggle with the English language, I decided to make minority groups/first-generation students my target audience and then as I ideated, I expanded my idea to to high school students, especially those who may struggle on a certain topic, are afraid to confront a teacher, or may not be aware of any other academic resources. I performed some research and found that there is no current established
free
platform to find tutors in my area. Most if not all required money.
What it does
One-on-One remains a free platform that essentially connects high students based on their current high school to receive the necessary academic guidance to excel in their classes by facilitating discussion (via pairing suggestions based on one’s high school, a chat feature, and discussion forum) and additionally provides high school students the opportunity to gain communication skills and volunteering experience. According to MDPI, peer tutoring ended up being more effective than traditional instruction in the subject of biology. One-on-One emphasizes the idea of peers helping peers; high school students or former students of classes can register as a tutor using their school email for authentication, while those who may be struggling on a certain concept can register as tutee. Potential tutors provide the classes they have taken while tutees list classes they currently are taking/have trouble with. Tutors and tutees basically communicate with each other on the app and tutors can get hours for their work as the questions they answer and conversations they have with their tutee are tracked.
How I built it
I used figma and various UX kits. I am still new on coding so did not get a chance and time to build the actual app using Swift code/Unity but I will definitely be using what I have learned in the different language workshops to further pursue this project.
Challenges I ran into
This was my first time pursuing a hackathon on my own using figma and manage my time while attending the workshops and panelists. Although I have had some exposure to figma, it was hard for me to figure exactly how to display the menus when sharing the prototype and add features like scrolling.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I was able to make most of the features that I had planned out for my user flow. The wireframing ended to be pretty smooth and the font choice and color choice, in my opinion, worked out well.
What I learned
I learned how to further use features like creating components and framing my selection of Figma to create decently smooth wireframes. From the UX design workshop, I also learned the importance of color and putting oneself in the user's shoes. Although I was considering of using perhaps echo AR from what I learned in the workshop, I realized I was more passionate about this topic and believed that it would be best used as a mobile app for convenience.
What's next for One-on-One
The mobile app is still in its prototype stage and requires more back-end development involving data structures/algorithms, but after creating the basics of the app using swift code or Unity, I plan on communicating to teachers and staff members at my local high school and other nearby high schools in my district to launch this app since this platform would be based on one's high school. After gaining some user traction, I would love feedback on the app and probably will make changes as needed. Some features I will definitely consider adding though are hosting video tutoring sessions on the app and being able to share one's screen as well as write on a digital/virtual white board. Lastly, One-on-One could also significantly be used by
other
high schools in other districts around the country so ideally I would try to get a hold of administration in other schools and possibly reach out to sponsors to provide materials and scholarships for students.
Built With
figma
Try it out
www.figma.com
www.figma.com | One-on-One | Pairing high school students since 2020 | ['Tina Ly'] | [] | ['figma'] | 70 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/staysafe-lmw6v1 | Covid-19 has affected us all in some way or another. With the number of cases increasing rapidly, I began to notice that not everyone was following proper safety precautions. Thus, I created this webpage to spread information about how protect yourself from the virus. I built this webpage using html5, which I had just recently learned.
Built With
html5
Try it out
github.com | StaySafe | This webpage will show you how to protect yourself from Covid-19. | [] | [] | ['html5'] | 71 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/helping-hand-txig6e | Feed
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My team members did not respond when I tried to contact them, so I'm doing this project alone
Inspiration
There's so many people around us who need help that we'll never know, whether it be the people we pass by as we go to work, the people playing at the park you always jog at, or even the other customers at the coffee shop you always drink at. For some of those people who need help, their request for help may be too irrelevant or they may feel too uncomfortable to call the police, leaving them to suffer silently. At the same time, even when people want to help, there's also a stigma of inconvenience around the idea of aiding somebody. Attempting to address both problems, I was inspired to create a website that would bring into light people's needs, make helping someone out more convenient(and thus encourage more people to help each other), and advocate the idea of our local community looking out for each other.
What it does
Helping Hand shows posts from users who need some form of help or would like to offer help within a quarter-mile range. Users can double click to extend a "helping hand" to the other user's post, notifying the other user, create their own post to offer or ask for help, and view their saved and their own posts.
How I built it
I used Javascript, HTML, CSS to create the website. I used Google Maps API and the Geocoder API to calculate the location of each user and determine which users were within range of each other. I used Firebase to save each post information.
Challenges I ran into
Figuring out how to use Firebase and Google Maps API
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Actually making the website work, along with being able to notify users when somebody else has decide to select their post.
What I learned
How to use Firebase and Google Maps API
What's next for Helping Hand
Create user profiles and have a filter option
Built With
css
firebase
google-maps
html
javascript
visual-studio
Try it out
github.com | Helping Hand | A website that allows people to help each other during their normal routine | ['CharlotteY2003 Yang'] | [] | ['css', 'firebase', 'google-maps', 'html', 'javascript', 'visual-studio'] | 72 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/untold-truths | This is our logo that we made in procreate
We also wrote this in procreate
Inspiration
The history books that we read in school focus primarily on the straight, white men who dominate the literature that is distributed to children and the general public. We want to create an interactive, engaging platform to celebrate those who we did not get to learn about. America’s history is diverse-- we want to celebrate that diversity and use it to inspire future generations.
What it does
The website provides a space for users to learn about and admire the accomplishments of women overlooked in our history. There is a database of women that includes their name, photo, and a mini-biography of their lives and accomplishments. In addition, we’ve provided a platform for users to get involved in social activism by recommending some petitions that are currently in need of momentum.
How we built it
The basic outline and content of the website was made through HTML. The colors, design, and layout were achieved with CSS. Finally, JavaScript was used for logical operations, animation, and interactive features. All information displayed on the website was found through research, and sources can found by their links within each page. This was all made in Visual Studio Code.
Challenges we ran into
We ran into several challenges while making our website. Firstly, we were struggling with the animations in the database and using javascript to dim the backgrounds. To help, we used the inspect tool on the website and went into the console to see the immediate results. We also struggled with the structuring throughout the website and making it coherent but as we continued to make edits to the css file it came together. Lastly, with the search, javascript made it much easier because before we tried to only use HTML.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are extremely proud of the website created. Not just the code, but also the idea. As we learned more about the javascript and all of these women, we were able to create a fully functioning website. We are really proud of ourselves for making a website from a simple vision that could truly have an impact if it was used in society.
What we learned
We learned a lot during this hackathon. We were all very new to GitHub, but we were able to publish our video in the end on GitHub. We also learned a lot about animations using JavaScript. In addition, we learned about many amazing women in history during our research. Lastly, we learned a lot through the seminars.
What's next for Untold Truths
We are passionate about this project. If this app were to enter the market, we would envision it to be a non-profit educational platform. The information we include would all be properly cited, and the entries of Untold Truths users would be checked for factual accuracy.
Built With
bootstrap
css
html
javascript
vscode
Try it out
github.com
risa444.github.io | Untold Truths | What the history books don't tell you | ['Riddhi Sahni', 'Anisha Sahni', 'Aisha Mohammed'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'css', 'html', 'javascript', 'vscode'] | 73 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/aced-it-pt04wh | Inspiration
This pandemic ultimately inspired us as learning came to an abrupt stop when COVID-19 hit. Schools and other learning programs just stopped working when COVID-19 invaded. While schools and learning centers tried to adapt to keep on going it just wasn’t as effective. Not to mention, us and other students couldn’t go volunteer to get service hours, because of the lack of online volunteer activities.
What it does
Aced It! is an online tutoring program which allows for students and kids to sign up for tutoring lessons as well as have their queries answered by tutors and peers on a discord forum.
How we built it
We built Aced It! using Coffee Cup Site Editor for a base template and a few changes to the site. Then, we edited the site in Notepad to make a lot of improvements. Then we created the Discord and Questionnaire to link to the site. After that, we created a spreadsheet with the Responses to put into the site and Viola! Our website was created!
Challenges we ran into
Until Saturday, we didn’t know whether we’d be building a website or an app, and we didn’t even know where to start. We also started using Thunkable, but it didn’t have the features we needed so we had to start from scratch. It was also a challenge learning to work together over something like zoom instead of being in person.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud that we have developed a successful website that is functional. We are also extremely proud of actually getting the project done because at one point it seemed like that wasn’t possible.
What we learned
We learned about Google Sheets and how to use it, the basics of HTML, and about how stressful a Hackathon can be! We also learned quite a bit about time management
;D
!
What's next for Aced It!
We are looking to turn Aced It! Into a non-profit tutoring and volunteer organization. This is because we believe many people will participate in this organization and it will benefit a variety of people. In addition, we are looking to add both spontaneous tutors and a chat service directly on the site.
Built With
adobe-color
coffecup
css
discord
google
google-docs
google-sheet
html5
notepad
unsplash
Try it out
github.com
aced-it.github.io | Aced It! | We are a group of rising ninth graders whose goal was to create a project that brings accessible education to students. We wanted to create a resource that keeps kids learning even during COVID-19! | ['Shivani Kanjerla', 'Harika Akundi', 'Prisha Bahl'] | [] | ['adobe-color', 'coffecup', 'css', 'discord', 'google', 'google-docs', 'google-sheet', 'html5', 'notepad', 'unsplash'] | 74 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/yesprof-novel-based-approach-to-facilitate-virtual-learning | YesProf! Logo
Face Detection Feature on Sample Zoom Recording
csv File View of Attendance
Session Engagement Report_Audio
Session Engagement Report_Chat
Speech Engagement_Word Count
Inspiration
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a massive rise in the use of video conferencing as a tool for educational institutions to support remote learning. Despite many advanced features that current online platforms offer, there are some issues that we ourselves have encountered when it comes to the virtual learning experience. For instance, when Sense was leading a university preparation workshop through Google Meet, many students were late to the class and refused to turn on cameras during the call. Harini has also experienced changes to her school assessments, with her teachers no longer producing an engagement grade after the implementation of online learning. We believe that working on advanced features that directly tackle these problems would encourage students to participate more and act as a tool to support educational assessments around the world.
What it does
This technology consists of two significant entities that include attendence tracking feature using face recognition and pdf-generated engagement session report. It purely fulfills its purpose of analysing student data such as attendance and engagements, and produces reports to instructors to track students' progress and drive them in the correct path of achievement.
1) Attendance Tracker
Use of virtual classrooms through video conferencing has made it more difficult for teachers to track students' attendance and keep note of lateness without wasting some time at the start of the class. Our attendance tracker uses facial recognition technology to detect when a student enters the classroom, which is then noted into the system to track the time they entered and whether they were late or not.
2) Engagement Reports
Online learning platforms may prove to be more difficult for teachers to track student engagement during a class. Thus, we produced data-driven reports which summarise students' engagement through spoken and typed words during the session. For speech engagement, we noted the word count of each student by transcribing conversations using speech recognition. We then produced a PDF containing all charts and a CSV file summarising the data (which includes chat contributions from each student). This data-driven tool acts as a objective tool for teachers to conduct student engagement assessments.
How we built it
1) Attendance Tracker
To conduct facial recognition on students, we used the cv2 library to read and manipulate media and then utilised available APIs from the face-recognition library. Firstly, we had a folder containing an image from each "student" in the demo. We then detect faces in these images and stored each face encoding in a list. Subsequently, we loaded the videos using OpenCV and conducted an analysis frame-by-frame for face detection and recognition. Once the whole recording was analysed, we write to a CSV file to mark when a student first enters the call and whether they were more than 5 minutes late to the class.
2) Engagement Reports
For the chat analysis, we simply read the .txt file which was saved from the demo and presented the word count for each student in various graphs using Matplotlib. However, for the speech analysis, we used the SpeechRecognition library to access Google Cloud Speech API for transcribing the demo conversation. We then ran the same analysis to produce graphs and summaries for speech, which we finally exported to a PDF file using PdfPages and a CSV file using Pandas.
Challenges we ran into
Initially used CNN to conduct facial recognition (refer to testing notebooks) with 97.05% training accuracy, however this required a large training set of 100 photos per individual, validation accuracy was low and the model would predict an unknown person as an individual from the training set. Thus we searched for a different method in facial recognition and found that calculating the Euclidean distance between two face embeddings is a much better method.
Difficulties with rendering output video which included the facial detection as our code produced output images frame by frame, resulting in long runtimes and no video exports.
Trying to quantify how much an individual contributes to a conversation was an initial problem we encountered. However, after exploring many options, we decided to use Speech Recognition to transcribe the conversation which we then used to calculate the word count per person. However, the Google Cloud API only allows requests for clips shorter than 60 seconds, which we therefore had to overcome by splitting our input audio into shorter sections.
Speaker classification from conversation transcript. If this feature was implemented through video conferencing platforms (i.e. Zoom) the way we initally intended it to, the software should be able to identify different speakers from the audio channel it is coming from. However, due to time constraints, we were not able to properly apply lip tracking to identify speakers and so hard-coded speakers from the transcript for demonstration purposes.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to implement the attendance tracker on a live web camera, thus the model works real-time with only one photo needed for correct identification.
Being able to correctly track and identify face of every "student" in the Zoom Video Demo with a single ID photo.
Being able to apply speech recognition to track speach engagement for each participant.
Produce aethetically pleasing graphs to summarize engagement data.
What we learned
How to apply facial recognition technology on live and recorded videos.
Working with cv2 library to handle and manupilate videos.
Learnt how to use Google Speech API as a tool for analysing speech engagement, which meant learning how to work with new libraries such as SpeechRecognition, PyAudio and PyDub.
Using GitHub for version control and team collaboration.
What's next for YesProf!:Novel-Based Approach to Facilitate Virtual Learning
Improve on certain bugs in code, such as the model detecting the face on Sense's profile picture in demo and marking its attendance.
Learn how to integrate this as an advanced feature on video conferencing platforms.
Improve on existing features, i.e. interface to set custom late time mark, show a statistical report of average contributions, create a calculator with custom inputs to help calculate grades for student engagement
Add more features that we think could be useful in facilitating virtual learning, particularly through video conferencing.
Built With
cv2
datetime
face-recognition
imutils
numpy
opencv
os
pandas
python
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github.com | YesProf!:Novel-Based Approach to Facilitate Virtual Learning | Extension to the current zoom education platform that generates an automatic student attendance system through face recognition and meeting engagement reports. | ['Harini Karthik', 'Natchanan Sunyabhisithkul'] | [] | ['cv2', 'datetime', 'face-recognition', 'imutils', 'numpy', 'opencv', 'os', 'pandas', 'python'] | 75 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/studentmedia | StudentMedia Logo
Main Page
Answering a question
Example of the resources page. Buttons link to websites!
Future Design Idea
All team members
Vivian Denny
Ikran Warsame
Asma Filali
Track:
Education
Beginner’s Hack Challenge
The Problem:
School-aged children face challenges that require support and help from their peers but often do not have access to the necessary support to overcome these challenges.
Our Solution:
Our goal is to provide all students an additional resource to succeed in school, connecting with other students in the process. StudentMedia will help reduce stress and encourage collaboration. We want students to be reminded that
they are not alone
.
We created a website that allows students to interact with other students. Each user has their own account, and from it they can ask questions for others to answer, or they can answer another user's question. This allows students to share their knowledge in the areas that they are more comfortable with and receive guidance in the areas that they aren't.
Users can view the answers to any question once someone has responded.
There are many useful resources available on this website, with many more to come!
This will help students have access to the help they need from anyone, anywhere. With COVID-19 and beyond, students don’t have to struggle to get additional help thanks to Student Media.
Challenges:
The main challenge when creating StudentMedia was enabling different accounts to be created and to allow for the sharing of information between accounts.
Code used
The programming language for this is Java.
View
code
Demo
Video
Find our full video
here
Built With
java
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docs.google.com | StudentMedia | A social media for school - ask questions and give answers. With StudentMedia, student have the ability to collaborate and use interactive resources! | ['Vivian D', 'Ikran W.'] | [] | ['java'] | 76 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/techacksproject-9wn12u | TEAM:
Julie Tang
julie.x.tang@outlook.com
Katharine Hong
meow24957@gmail.com
Inspiration
The inspiration for the apps purpose would be the people stuck in quarantine with nothing to do, aka everyone in the world. Design and layout inspiration came from a variety of already existing applications including Google, Instagram, and Pinterest.
What it does
[this is what we were able to do with the time we had]
Started 5:30pm PST and finished 1:00am PST (total of 8 or so hours of work)
provides fitness workout videos and guides for users (links the videos)
allow users to rant and express their thoughts and feelings publicly or privately
link/pull up workout videos when video image is clicked
"record" data, though it is not exactly storing or reading data but showing that it is
flip through multiple screens (segue)
-allow the user to log in/ sign up (does not record data)
show information about workout instructors
How I built it
This app was built through Xcode, a program specifically made for iOS software language Swift. The process first began with picking out all view controllers then adding buttons to connect each view controller. Before this, my teammate and I had to plan and layout which screens were to segue into which and which one were looping back to the main page. As well as what each view controller would hold. After planning out that, we started designing and add labels, text fields, buttons, and segmented controllers to the screens. Once we finished with the layout and design, the coding began. Prior to this, we planned out what each button did and whether or not it should be functional for the demonstration video. After coding the buttons and a few design tweaks, the MVP was finished and ready for the demonstration video.
Challenges I ran into
figuring out the layout
keeping track of all the buttons
coming up with the video script
finishing the project on time
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
the design and layout of the app
the button segues that all loop back to the home back, wellness, profile, and friends
color scheme
the logo
working well with the team
What I learned
how to better my layout and gain inspiration from already existing apps
how to work with a teammate of a different time zone (EST and PST)
how to keep track of buttons and where they take the user
What's next for TecHacksProject
pass the idea to large companies
work like a combination between the nike training app and instagram
gives users a chance to receive and give advice to other users
have people active on the app for other users to tell about their problems and receive assistance
have actual instructors log on and be actively giving advice to users across the platform
actually store data and act similarly to Instagram
have the videos be interactive, instead of being just links
make the daily journals customizable and be shown via a calendar
add more types of workouts and focus some for specific athletes
have the wellness area work like quora and allow feedback and rants and advice to be exchanged
have the login/ sign up page actually work and create and store account information for the users
have an award system/level
Built With
swift
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github.com | Homefit | A health/fitness app providing mental, physical, and emotional health to users. | ['Katharine Hong', 'Julie Tang'] | [] | ['swift'] | 77 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/covid19-bedchecker-mfhlv2 | landing page
signup
portal
Inspiration
We felt the difficulty covid19 patients face as they have to visit to hospital to check whether any bed is vacant in the hospital, if there's nil then the patient has to reach another hospital which creates problem for patients as well as hospital staffs.
What it does
Our web application allows hospital management to directly feed number of beds available and it is being added dynamically into the map. Patient can access this map to see the availabilty of beds in his/her region as well as get directions to the hospital.
How we built it
We used Bootstrap for front end and php for backend and ms-sql for database. We used python and jquery for chatbot. We used pandas streamlit for creating maps and displaying values.
Challenges we ran into
Hosting our data science web app was a bit tedious for ous.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
User can zoom in till he/she sees every streets and the hospital name and number of beds available and availabilty of ventilators.
What we learned
We learned new python libraries that we are looking forward to implement in future as well.
What's next for Covid19 BedChecker
Tying up with hospitals to get real time data, instead of a data set.
Built With
chatbot
css
html
jquery
pandas
php
sql
streamlit
Try it out
github.com
apexxcovid19999-com.stackstaging.com | Covid19 BedChecker | Through our web app a patient can check the availabilty of number of beds availabe for covid patients along with exact location and can filter out the hospitals containing ventilator options. | ['Amit Singh', 'PRAKASH SINGH'] | [] | ['chatbot', 'css', 'html', 'jquery', 'pandas', 'php', 'sql', 'streamlit'] | 78 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/breatheeasy | Inspiration
We were inspired to create this application because we are aware of the profound negative impact that asthma has on adults and children in America. Having experienced severe asthma myself, I am aware of the shadow it can cast on one's life, and I would like to improve this quality of life for other asthma patients.
What it does
Essentially, we wanted to create a prototype of a potential solution that will better the lives of those suffering from asthma by giving them advice on how to deal with their symptoms. In the future, we hope that this project will include features that make it compatible with popular smart speakers and allow the patient to communicate with healthcare professionals and family members remotely.
How we built it
We built it through the web development platform, Glitch. Glitch allowed us to create code synchronously. Additionally, we employed HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to code this web application. When we were stuck, we used resources such as W3 Schools for some tips and tricks.
Challenges we ran into
Our team originally intended to create a ChatBot as part of the prototype, but we soon realized that this was too complicated for us. We decided to focus our efforts on creating the symptom checker. In the symptom checker, we ran into an obstacle when the image alignment was not working properly. After debugging, we realized that we had linked the wrong CSS file to the HTML. Additionally, it was difficult to program the results function because we had to account for different combinations of answers. Fortunately, we soon realized how to create and call the JavaScript functions for the four outputs we wanted to create. Furthermore, after conducting some cursory research, we created the most suitable combination of answers for four output tracks: mild symptoms, moderate symptoms, severe symptoms, and symptoms lacking specificity.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud that we remained level-headed in the face of obstacles and calmly searched for solutions. There were many moments of difficulty where we could have chosen to discontinue the project. However, we persevered and allowed our passion for medicine and technology to light a fire in our minds which could not be extinguished until we finished the project. Besides, this was the first hackathon experience for all of us, so we are simply proud to have participated!
What we learned
In terms of programming, we learned more about debugging and useful resources to use when problems crop up. We also learned how to apply our knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create a tangible application without any guidance which most of us had never done before. Beyond coding knowledge, we learned more about collaboration and effective time management. We are excited to apply these skills to future hackathons!
What's next for BreatheEasy
Our team has discussed expanding this project even after the hackathon ends. We feel that BreatheEasy has a real potential for impact. Specifically, we would like to explore the communication feature further. Additionally, it would be wonderful to contact physicians and scientists working with asthma and ask them to opt into the project. Through this partnership, we could ensure accurate advice and allow physicians to be included in the communication feature. After doing so, if BreatheEasy reaches a certain level of success, our team would look into how to make the web application compatible with smart speakers so that patients could receive communication through these speakers. All in all, developing this project further would allow us to maximize the positive impact that we have on asthma patients.
Built With
css
glitch
html
javascript
Try it out
breatheeasy.glitch.me | BreatheEasy | BreatheEasy is a web application that strives to alleviate asthmatic attacks in patients by offering them immediate advice based on their symptoms. | ['Devna Panda', 'elroe yayiso', 'Elsabeth Assaye', 'Mekedes Dejenie'] | [] | ['css', 'glitch', 'html', 'javascript'] | 79 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/techacks-u0yr15 | This android app allows users to scan their prescription labels and view them in a distinct and cohesive format.
We were inspired by the efforts of designer Deborah Adler and began creating an app that would allow patients to better manage their prescriptions. During the competition, the greatest challenge our team faced was in the integration of the text recognition API as none of the members had prior experience with this integration. This project was led by Areeja Ali, whose mentorship is greatly appreciated by all members.
Prerequisites: Android Studio, Android SKD Platform Level 29
Built With
android-studio
java
ml-kit
Try it out
github.com | iaso | Being passionate about creating mobile solutions for health issues, our team created this app to help users view their prescription labels in a cleaner format and to store them for future reference. | ['areeja132000 Ali', 'Agam Aulakh', 'Anupama Koley'] | [] | ['android-studio', 'java', 'ml-kit'] | 80 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/researchy | Main page
Lab Finder
Inspirational Chatbot
Inspiration
We thought about how scientific research always seems so distant and unfamiliar for so many young people, especially girls. We hope that by launching this website, we'll be able to bring this wonderful opportunity of learning for so many more brilliant young people out there in the world.
Features
Researchy has 3 main components:
A chatbot to help students find inspirations on what topics to conduct research on.
An interactive map where students can find a laboratory near them.
A platform where students can find and connect with mentors (still in development)
Our experience
We found it very challenging to code a full, working site in two days, but we learned so many valuable skills and became a great team. We're really happy with what we've accomplished.
Warda, Greta, Natalie, Kathleen
Built With
css
glitch
html
qoom
Try it out
goodriver76.qoom.space
github.com | Researchy | A website to help young girls find inspiration and opportunities to do STEM research. | ['Kathleen Nguyen', 'Greta T.', 'Warda Farhan', 'Natalie Mpofu'] | [] | ['css', 'glitch', 'html', 'qoom'] | 81 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/ethitech | EthiTech Website: Testing Photos and Recording Results
Example: Testing the Balanced Model
Stored Results for an Unbalanced Dataset: Notice Any Trends?
EthiTech Logo
HTML File Code: Part 1
HTML File Code: Part 2
HTML File Code: Part 3
HTML File Code: Part 4
HTML File Code: Part 5
Flask Code: Part 1
Flask Code: Part 2
ML Algorithm
Tracks
Activism, Education
Inspiration
Facial/image recognition software is becoming relevant in all walks of life, from locating and sentencing criminals to identifying health issues in patients. Unfortunately, however, many of these algorithms
have been known to harbor unintentional racial bias
. Clearly, as the impact and reach of machine learning and facial recognition grow, this ethical issue is something we should be aware of and understand. However, due to the subject's complexity, most members of the general public are either unaware of it, unsure what it means, or simply don't know how/if it can be solved.
EthiTech seeks to help solve this disconnect by creating an easily understood, beginner-accessible microcosm of the racial bias that occurs in large-scale facial recognition.
Using EthiTech, laymen can test photos on real machine learning algorithms, record their research, and see for themselves how racial bias develops in algorithms.
What it does
EthiTech allows users to test out photos of their choice on two different machine learning models.
A model trained on a balanced dataset (equal representation from each race)
A model trained on an unbalanced dataset (10 times as many White individuals as individuals from any other race)
These models will both attempt to predict the race of the individual in the photo, allowing the user to compare the results and determine what kinds of bias might have developed. The user can then easily record the results of these tests, storing them towards the bottom of the page in any desired string format.
In this way, EthiTech creates a convenient platform for users to conduct their own mini-experiments and ultimately gain a better understanding of how racial bias emerges in machine learning.
How I built it
Both machine learning models were created using the sci-kit learn MLP Classifier, a common algorithm for small-scale image classification, and trained on subsets of the UTKFace Dataset. They are designed to classify the individual in the image as either White, Black, East Asian, South Asian, or Other. Like most commercial facial recognition, this algorithm can be considered a 'black box,' meaning it develops its own methods of classification. Therefore, even the programmers do not know what exactly the algorithm is using to differentiate between races.
NOTE: EthiTech does
not
take credit for all data pre-processing done on the two machine learning models.
The two models were then exported to pickles using the joblib library and integrated into a Python Flask program. From there, they could be displayed on the website using the render_template( ) function. The front end of the website consists of HTML, Bootstrap, and Javascript. It uses the tag to collect data from the user, including images files and test results.
Challenges I ran into
One of my primary challenges was finding a way for users to record the results of their tests on the website. I initially tried using a score-keeping method, and even attempted integrating PHP into the file. Ultimately, however, I found that the simplest solution was obtained through getElementByID( ).innerHMTL. Another thing I struggled with was connecting the front and back ends while still preserving the integrity of the models. This was solved by adding a processing step that condenses the user's images into usable data.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Creating a website that successfully applies machine learning! While I do have quite a bit of experience with WebDev, this is just the second time I've worked with a machine learning algorithm. Connecting all of the pieces took a lot of time (and research) and I am so thrilled that EthiTech eventually turned into a cohesive product!
What I learned
On the technical side? How Flask works as a tool for web development, how to "pickle" a machine learning model, and so, so much more. On the soft side? Trust in my abilities and
lots
of patience.
What's next for EthiTech
In the future, I would like to refine EthiTech's machine learning models by training them on more/better data, so that they can provide a more accurate depiction of real-world facial recognition. Another route could be to attempt a more complex/modern algorithm, such as the Keras convolutional neural network. I would also like to work on improving the user interface and adding more educational link/features.
Built With
bootstrap
colab
flask
html5
javascript
joblib
numpy
python
scikit-learn | EthiTech | Educating on racial bias in facial recognition using a simple, beginner-accessible microcosm of large-scale facial recognition. | ['Eva Schiller'] | [] | ['bootstrap', 'colab', 'flask', 'html5', 'javascript', 'joblib', 'numpy', 'python', 'scikit-learn'] | 82 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/the-nutrition-coach | Inspiration
Growing up you might have heard the term ‘Health is Wealth’, but its essential meaning is still not clear to most people.
Our food habits does not have merely one but numerous benefits.
It helps us in various spheres of life.
So to help you keep track of it we present you
The Nutrition Coach
, a website to raise people's awareness about diets and it's types. Here person can convert the language of nutrition label and receive access to exercise bot.
What it does
The Nutrition Coach helps in three area's :
1.Diet : It provides diet corresponding to illness and chart to find their category.It has explained diets according to provided illness
2.Action Console or Bot : This functionality provides the user to join into exercise workspace in slack and talk in #general channel with each other and also a dialog flow bot.
3.Language converter: This functionality helps in converting English nutrition labels behind the packaging of product into their native language for better understanding.
How I built it
It is purely HTML , CSS , JavaScript web application. It has customize diets for illness with detailed description to follow rendered in cards format .
It has a trained Dialog flow conversational bot linked to Slack through Exercise workspace.It was built in dialog flow console and integrated to slack
It has built with Tesseract.js to build an OCR web application.
Challenges I ran into
In the starting it was hard to understand the working of Tesseract.js and took some research and then adding the language functionality . We faced difficulty as it was hard to find the syntax and embedding it as well of native languages.The Dialog flow bot had to be trained and google didn't supported some feature . Slack worked like a charm
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Everything works in the website and with correct conversions.
What I learned
We learnt to build a chat bot , advanced css and Image to text by OCR.
What's next for The Nutrition Coach
We will add a health calculation section, new diet types and a consultant panel.
Built With
bot
css3
dialogflow
font-awesome
html5
javascript
tesseract
Try it out
github.com | The Nutrition Coach | A helper promoting benefits of good food habits. | ['Malika Rustamova', 'blackcrabb Niyati'] | [] | ['bot', 'css3', 'dialogflow', 'font-awesome', 'html5', 'javascript', 'tesseract'] | 83 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/happy-days-72tua3 | Code from motivational quotes
Code from app of the day
Inspiration
Our group was inspired by the mental health crisis that has arisen from the anxiety of Covid-19. In addition, our team has struggled with our mental health throughout high school, so we were inspired to choose a topic that is meaningful and related to our personal journeys!
Our goals
Happy Days gives people the resources they need to help themselves on a journey to self-love. By promoting awareness, we are educating the next generation to become advocates for mental health. As a result, people will become happier and learn to love themselves for who they are. Because we are educating teens through our app, we are educating the leaders of the next generation. In addition, we chose certain colors that would make our app usable by people who are colorblind so that our app would be inclusive. Moreover, we are competing in the health track, the activism track, and the education track.
What we used
In Thunkable, we used block code to create the app. In addition, our logo and all of the quotes were made using Procreate, and we attached links to other websites within our own.
Challenges
One of the challenges we ran into was displaying the quotes by randomizing it, but we managed to figure out how to code it through trial & error and perseverance. Another challenge we had was displaying links. Since more than one would not show up at the same time, we coded our pages so that the user could click on the title of app and the link to that app's website would show up on the screen.
What we are proud of
We are proud of the 7 day challenge, our motivational quotes, and the app of the day.
What we learned
Through this arduous journey, we realized how much we ourselves need to value our mental health. Because of the time crunch for creating this app, we became stressed and realized that our app could teach us when it is time for a break to focus on ourselves. Ultimately, we realized the path to positivity and good mental health is a long process, but apps like ours aim to guide people on that path.
What's next
On this app, we hope to add a platform where people can post about their motivation, their journey to self-care, and what makes them happy! (This would mean creating a login page using a database) As a result of that, people can add quotes to our randomized motivational quote page, which would improve user interactions with the app. In addition, we would like to add a chat feature in the future so people can talk to each other through this app.
Built With
thunkable
Try it out
x.thunkable.com | Happy Days | An app aimed to promote mental health awareness in teens! | ['Sofia Lakhani', 'Sana Akbani', 'Mubeenah Mubeen'] | [] | ['thunkable'] | 84 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/qeasy-sz45e2 | Name and Logo of the product
Sign In Screen
Sign Up Screen
Boot Screen
Dashboard of Users
Ticket Generated for an appointment
Book an appointment Screen
Inspiration
With the onset of the year 2020, came new opportunities and new problems. From Australian bushfires to almost reaching World War 3 we saw too much. And then came the world astonishing pandemic that has taken around 7 crore lives till now. The prevailing of new scenarios forced everybody to adapt to them by bringing major reforms and changes. But by taking bold steps like imposing lockdown, digitizing education by taking online classes came other new issues and I was concerned about them a lot.
On one day, I got to know that one of my uncles was tested COVID positive during very early stages of COVID in India. And then we got to know that he used to run a ration shop which needed to be open as 'Essential Items' shops were instructed be open. This was one motivating factor. Another factor is that there is a grocery shop near my house of Mr. Sachin. So, I noticed that there used to be an unmanageable crowd everyday at his shop. And each customer had a wait time of well over 1 hour. Few of his customers were infected with COVID 19 and due to this other customers at his shop also got infected and some of the employees of the shop as well. This was proving to be a serious problem of Mr. Sachin. Then, I thought that during these times, due to highly contagious nature of COVID, we cannot afford to have crowds and queues. But shops need to open and not only shops but public offices, restaurants, salons, service units also. All of these centers have to run but without having crowds or queues. And during researching more on this I realized that this issue is a very major concern and some solution has to be find out for this otherwise performing every day tasks would be life-threatening tasks to perform. So, now I was firm on my problem and determined to find a solution to this. Therefore, let me propose the problem statement here first. The following problems have become widespread and highly dangerous due to the contagious nature of COVID19 with respect to shopping at grocery, vegetables, milk, medical stores and other essential units. 1. Excessively long queue lines with unlimited wait times. 2. Inefficient queue management system. 3. Violation of social distancing in queues making people vulnerable to being infected more and more. Such inefficient management and disobeying of social-distancing norms can lead to queues at stores to become COVID-19 Hotspots.
What it does
Then, I came to the final solution that is 'QEasy' - Queues made easy. QEasy is a mobile application through which we will form queues but VIRTUALLY. QEasy mobile application is a digital solution to drastically reduce lines at stores to allow efficient practising of social distancing. The app facilitates this by the concept of 'virtual queues‘ (A computerised system allows park visitors to secure their place in a “virtual queue” rather than waiting in a physical queue.) The app can be used to eradicate the crowds and physical waiting and also as a tool to maintain the social distance. The app will create a situation when there will be no customers in the queues and then, the probability of spreading the virus will be very less. The app works on the principle of using token codes and time allotments for customers. After signing in the app, the user could search for the shop he/she desires to go. After selecting the shop, he can enter the date and time when he wants to visit that shop. If that particular time slot would be available then the user could confirm his booking otherwise the app will ask to choose another time slot. While booking a slot, the customer can also add an order which would be sent to the shop along with the booking. After confirming the booking, the app will generate a token number. At the time of visit, the shop will first cross-verify the token number with the customer and then will allow him to enter. If there would be any order available then the customer could directly pick it and go. That’s how shopping and working can be made easy with QEasy. The reason why I chose this as my solution is :- 1. I applied the QBL principle which was best suited on this. 2. This solution is not only limited to shopping but every product and service providing unit. From boutiques, tailoring shops, dairy to government offices and banks. Everyone should adopt this app in order to eliminate long queues and crowds. 3. This solution is not only limited to the COVID era. One very important thing that we must consider is that the solution we present in the COVID era should also be scale-able during the NON-COVID era. So, this solution is built to scale. COVID will give the right platoform for this solution to launch and then it will flourish immensely. 4. Also, seeing on its advantages which were numerous, I became confident on this solution. Some of its advantages are: 1. From the Customers side: - They will save time(the most precious asset). - They will save energy and efforts - No waiting in queues - No more standing by in unbearable or extreme weathers - Contact-less and safe visits - Receive immediate assistance - Hassle free cancellation of appointments 2. From the shop's/business' side: - Attract and retain more customers through stress-free waiting experience - Build customer’s confidence to visit. -Customers stay safe so the stores stay open. -Know your customers who are waiting. -Stand out against competitors. -Increase your sales and productivity - Less requirement of floor space and workforce will be there. Thus, I can say that my idea is Quick-Impacted,Bold and Long-Lasting.
How I built it
My solution is a low-investment idea. Our first target was to create the product. We researched thoroughly on the technical aspects of the mobile app so as to create the most secure yet easy to use mobile app. Then, we first created the prototype of the mobile app, understanding the app flow thoroughly. And then we started to develop the mobile app on the software. The key point in our mind was to keep the best User Interface so the app is very easy to use. After the successful development of the app, we had 4-6 rounds of testing so as to ensure the smooth functioning of the app.Initially, we are focusing to make it operational in Delhi NCR and then scale it step by step. The app's implementation will unfold in three phases as per our plan. First Phase - We will focus on making it available to the shops and service provider units "nearby us". In the first phase, we will target 100 shops to adopt our solution. Second Phase - After the successful implementation of phase 1, we will first gain insights and improvise the app that we learned through phase 1. Keeping in mind to that, in the second phase we will aim to to make it operational in the other metro cities of India like Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore, Chennai etc. Third Phase - And after the successful implementation of phase 2, and again improvising our app we will expand our app globally during the phase 3.
What was the result or impact of your project?
Till now, approximately 25 shops have successfully adopted our idea. And we are gaining their feedback on a regular basis. 1. Impact on Shopkeepers/Service Providers: The shopkeepers firmly agreed with the point that their productivity and sales have been affected by increment. They are now able to handle more customers and fruitfully utilise their time. The crowd there is limited and manageable as per their requirements. Shopkeepers were very satisfied with the experience. They also stated that they now require less workforce and also they are able to re-purpose their floor space. Most importantly, now due to less people at same point of time social distancing can be followed properly and therefore they assured that their customers are now more confident to visit.
Challenges I ran into
"A journey is never a journey without obstacles." Yes, we did face challenges in between implementing our idea. 1. The concept of the app was a little complex to code. We had to frame the logic ourselves in order to develop the main functioning of the app and it was very difficult. Being a school student we were not much aware of the concepts which should be inculcated. Nevertheless, we took help from the elders. My mother played a huge supporting role during the whole process. She helped me frame the correct logic and taught me various concepts. So, that's how we solved this challenge by actually learning. 2. Since, I am a school student that too of class 11, with the science stream , therefore, there is a lot of pressure of studies. Attending school, then coaching classes, and then taking out time for the thing which I like the most of developing a solution was getting more and more difficult for me. And eventually, neither I was able to study properly nor progress in the solution. Then, I realised that something has to be done. Therefore, I explored the Internet finding ways and techniques to my issues. And then I started to create deadlines for me. I chose a date, jotted down all the tasks I want complete till then and then did anything to complete it. This technique actually helped me to increase my productivity. 3. Also, my family had only one laptop. So, since my mother is a teacher she would require the laptop for taking online classes and for doing other work. That is why I was not able to get the laptop to work. So, I decided to work in the night to build a proper balance. So, in the days the laptop would remain with my mom and at nights it would remain with me so that I could work with peace. Working at night and then again waking up early in the morning to attend school classes was a tedious task for me but I still enjoyed the journey.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
There are a couple of accomplishments that I am proud of.
With this I won the first runner-up position at Creo Entrepreneurship Competiiton.
I won the second runner-up position at Mount Caramel School.
I won the first runner-up position at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan School. The award was presented to by NASSCOM company.
What I learned
The learning I get from a project is always immense. I literally learned a lot during the whole tenure of development of this product.
I learnt how Queue and Crowd Management works. And while coding the whole app I learnt a lot new algorithms and logic that helped me creating the system.
Also, I learnt time management organize my work and to be more productive.
I learnt new concepts of UI/UX designs. I have tried to design the best ever GUI for my app and it is the best among all my other products.
What's next for QEasy
In order to sustain any project the most important key point to remember is to constantly improvise the app because there is always a scope of improvement. Changes with time help the product to adapt within any circumstance and these changes only build a strong foundation for a successful startup. 2. Therefore, we will keep introducing new features which would engage more and more consumers. Let me list some of my future features:- > Product Display - Displaying of all products for a more visual experience. > Collaboration with government offices and public sectors that would help expand the solution at an enormous scale. > Providing Customer Analytics powered by Artificial Intelligence. This feature would make us more than a queuing system. Now, with real-time and historical data available at fingertips, shops and businesses would be able to measure both customer satisfaction and staff performance.
Built With
firebase
kodular | QEasy | Virtual Queuing Solutions | ['Aditi Jain'] | [] | ['firebase', 'kodular'] | 85 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/sapport | Inspiration
I wanted to make something that would be useful to the COVID lifestyle while not being so hyper-specific that it would not be useful when things are more normal. Another thing I wanted to focus on is encouraging a more community-centric mindset and encourage people to do good acts. I find current platforms tend to be very insular and focused on the self. I wanted to shift to the focus to make people think what could they do for others. Initially, I was planning on doing a mental health project that focuses on keeping people to be in a good place mentally as well as surrounded themselves with a supportive community. However, while looking up what is good for mental health, I read about the benefits of giving and beng kind, and that stuck to me, especially since many mental health apps are so introspective, I was intrigued by the idea of looking outward of the self. Recently, I've been thinking a lot about how much social media encourages people to focus on themselves and how others percieve them and how much that wrecks people's self-esteem and mental wellbeing as well as how people post so many messages of support and offering help for people whose lives are dramatically altered by COVID such as those who lost their jobs, those who are in the vulnerable population, those whose education have been disrupted, and so on.
What it does
From my brainstorming, I pulled out the common thread of community and decided to create a platform for people to give and recieve acts of kindness, be it tutoring, resume review, a ear to listen to, music lessons, so on. I didn't want to be too specific as to what kind of support is offered because I wanted each individual to be able to recieve and give value to the community using the platform. As people are all unique individuals with their own strengths and weaknesses, I wanted the platform to be broad enough so that they can offer support to others in the areas of their strengths, and recieve support in areas of weakness. By allowing many different aspects of support on the site, I hope to build an inclusive community that makes people more accepting of others due to the influence of being part of a diverse community.
How I built it
I built the platform with Ruby on Rails with HTML/CSS with ERB (embedded ruby) in the frontend. I store the data in a PostgresSQL database.
Challenges I ran into
A lot! Hardly anything went smoothly, which means I learned a lot. Routes was rough and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get things the way I wanted them to connect. I spent forever on styling the navbar because I did not know how to get everything aligned. I tried installing a bootstrap gem so I could base my navbar off the example in the tutorial page, but after hours of debugging, I decided writing the HTML/CSS from scratch would be a better use of time and effort. I also uploaded on Heroku, which is cool!
I learned a lot about...
GET/PUT/POST/PATCH/DELETE through hours of trying to figure out what kind of method to use and puzzling out why there were errors saying the route does not exist before realizing it was the wrong method + path combination.
Authorization & authentication! I used Devise to create sign in/log in/log out forms and handle the authorization tokens and stuff and that just exposed me to how things work in practice
Database manipulations through writing many migration files as I iteratively add more features once I get the basic versions of the previous done.
Database manipulations again because databases are core to a lot of the things I'm doing, such as the search bar which searches multiple columns of multiple tables, or the browse page, which returns the latest created Gives (what I call the volunteering/acts of kindness on the platform)
Even more database stuff because I also had to connect tables together (for example, a User has a lot of Gives). I learned a lot anout the different relationships between tables.
Making a real-time chat! I didn't actually get to that point of implementation as I am typing this, but I know how to proceed if I decide to make the message feature more chat-like.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
The number 1 accomplish I am proud of is actually having something to submit. This would be the first time I submit a project for a hackathon, so it's exciting stuff. Although I had some general knowledge of Ruby on Rails, PostgresSQL, etc, I never actually had the opportunity to actually work with them and get "hands-on" so I'm glad I could build an entire thing with them. Initially, I was overwhelmed by the concept, but I decided to break it down and work on it piece by piece, and I'm proud of how far I got.
What's next for Sapport
There's a lot of next steps I can take. A lot of features need refinement. I've been brainstorming about what I would like to do for a while, but the specific concept of sapport was written down and refined in about half a day, so I would like to take more time just sitting with the idea and refining it to get to the core values and mission of my vision for the platform. On the technical side, the next big challenge would be moderation and certifications to remove bad actors: people who want to game the system, people who use the platform to connect to others with malicious intent, and so on. I'm aware that although my vision is a supportive community, reality may not follow so closely. However, before i start working on those features, I would definitely need to improve the core features of the platform as the feature that connects users together is extremely rudimentary. Although the route work, there is room for improvement, and that is one step that should be taken in the future. I also have a bunch of notes on how I can make the existing features more sophisticated which are also all very good steps to take.
Built With
css
html
postgresql
ruby-on-rails
Try it out
github.com
sapport.herokuapp.com | sapport | Building a supportive community celebrating diversity of strengths | ['Eunice Chan'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'postgresql', 'ruby-on-rails'] | 86 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/pause-btzolq | Cover art
Explore the beautiful scenery.
Talk about how you feel.
Scripts used
How does the COVID-19 pandemic make you feel? Does virtual learning feel intimidating? Is working at home becoming stressful? These all may be thoughts you have had. Many people around the world are dealing with new feelings of fear and stress amongst the pandemic, as well as from current social and political issues. But how can we deal with these emotions?
What it does
Pause is a game that allows players to destress and take a break through calming activities such as talking about your day, listening to nature sounds, or simply exploring beautiful scenery. Pause is a unique take on a mental health app, which generally consist of journaling or meditation. Instead, Pause focuses on creating a quiet, relaxing virtual experience where users can choose to destress in a variety of ways, whether it is just enjoying small in-game activities or talking about how they feel with other characters.
Pause is not at all a replacement for therapy or mental health treatment; it is simply a game designed to help you destress and take breaks when needed. Whether you use it just for fun, to talk about your thoughts, or to get advice from in-game characters about dealing with certain emotions, it can help you decompress after a long day or during a stressful situation.
Inspiration
For many people, games are a great way to relieve stress and step away from work and responsibilities. Especially with COVID-19, there are many restrictions on the things we can do and places we can go, so simulating new environments could be relaxing for many. Pause stemmed from the idea of making journaling apps more interactive, so instead of simply using an app as a mobile notebook, it could be played like a game.
How I built it
I built the prototype with Unity, using C# and a visual scripting asset called Fungus to add player movement and dialogue. I designed the graphics/art assets myself using Medibang Paint and Figma.
Challenges I ran into
I had planned to create a more complete game with more dialogue, characters, and activities, but I ended up having to learn a lot more than I anticipated in the few hours I had for this hackathon, such as how to code player movement, how to use the Unity animator, amongst other things. I ended up making a prototype with only a few scenes and limited dialogue, but I still learned a lot along the way!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
This is the second game I’ve ever made, and it’s the first where I tried coding, which I’m really proud of! I’m really proud of creating a playable character with animations and overall just laying the foundation for a fully functional game.
What I learned
I have never coded before, so I picked up a bit of C# to develop my app prototype, and I learned a lot about Unity and game development. I had a lot of fun!
What's next for Pause
I would definitely love to develop it further, with more scenes, characters, dialogue, and other relaxing activities such as fishing or gardening.
Built With
c#
figma
fungus
unity | Pause | A game for de-stressing and taking breaks. | ['Felicia Yan'] | [] | ['c#', 'figma', 'fungus', 'unity'] | 87 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/capitalsim | Inspiration
The main inspiration behind CapitalSim was our realization that we are soon to be free from our parents. With that freedom, however, comes greater responsibility. Many college students have little idea of how to budget or manage their money properly, and with the added pressure of student loans, they find themselves in pools of debt. We wished to remedy this problem by creating our simulation to give students a way to practice money management.
What It Does
Our finance simulation is an engaging game that gives users an identity with a certain financial situation, and they must respond to it by budgeting money accordingly to get themselves through the fiscal year. Not only is it fun, it is also quick and easy to play. Users can also play multiple times to receive different situations. As users play, they are acquiring knowledge in how to budget money in smart, self-controlled ways in order to end the year as safely as possible financially. The skills developed by this simulation can be used in the future when users may find themselves in similar situations.
How We Built It
We used repl.it to build our HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. It took a lot of hard work and determination to make the simulation work properly!
What I Learned
We learned a lot about collaboration through an online means. Since we were not used to online hackathons, we had to figure out how to call and message efficiently.
What's Next for CapitalSim
Some plans for the future we have for our website are the following. First of all, we could program and create a wider variety of variables to take into account so that users would have to think harder in order to budget correctly. We could also create a wider variety of situations, so that users could play more times. Another thing we could do would be to expand the reach of the website beyond the simulation and include basic textual finance lessons. Finally, we can animate the simulation or add images to increase user engagement. We have no doubt that the future of CapitalSim is a bright one.
Built With
css
html
javascript
Try it out
techacks-project.diyadinesh19.repl.co | CapitalSim | CapitalSim is a quick and easy-to-use finance simulation for all ages! Users are given a situation and have to finance their way out through budgeting. | ['Diya Dinesh', 'Joanna Cheng', 'Sreya Etherajan'] | [] | ['css', 'html', 'javascript'] | 88 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/viajar-fu04om | viajAR logo
Code for sound effects in unity
AR in action!
Inspiration
The COVID Pandemic, the difficulty in traveling, and my own interest in geography.
What it does
Projects 3D augmented reality models onto a map of the country. The models are of landmarks found in and animals native to the aforementioned country.
How I built it
I used unity (coding in C Sharp), echoAR's SDK, and Vuforia's augmented reality package in order to put the app together.
Challenges I ran into
I was completely unfamiliar with making an augmented reality app. It took me a long time, after watching many tutorials and reading many forum posts to get all three of them working.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am really happy that I was able to get the app to work, although I am disappointed that the product was not as visually pleasing as I'd hoped.
What I learned
I learned about C Sharp, and how to use Tinkercad in order to make some of the 3D models.
What's next for viajAR
I hope to make the echoAR parts work on an android phone, and to add more countries and respective landmarks/models.
Built With
csharp
echoar
tinkercad
unity
vuforia
Try it out
github.com | viajAR | "To travel is to learn" - The COVID pandemic has brought most tourism to a grinding halt. This Educational Augmented Reality app teaches users about countries they may like to visit. | ['kashvi Lalgudi'] | [] | ['csharp', 'echoar', 'tinkercad', 'unity', 'vuforia'] | 89 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/studyzen | Original protoype of the app which includes the opening screen, the study timer, and the calendar.
Original protoype of the app which includes the menu, the mark calculator, and the mood monitor.
The Welcome Screen
The Study Timer
The Calendar
Adding a new mood
Adding a new class
The app menu
Inspiration
Our inspiration was taken from our personal lives. As incoming university freshmen, we were able to reflect on our high school experience and think of what resources we wish we had. We all wanted a tool that could increase productivity and decrease the stress that can come from studying. As students, we know it can be difficult to keep track of everything going on in your life, so we created StudyZen.
What it does
StudyZen is an app which can help students increase their productivity! With features such as a study timer that encourages you to put down your phone, a mark calculator that tracks your grades, and a mood monitor that strengthens gratitude, StudyZen is a convenient tool for helping students stay positive and productive!
How we built it
StudyZen was built using Swift and Xcode to create an iOS app.
Challenges we ran into
Our biggest challenge was learning how to work together to create an app using Swift. Many of us had prior experience with Swift, but had never created a larger-scale project using the language. We ran into issues linking GitHub and Xcode. Additionally, we struggled with not being able to implement many features we intended to, such as a grade calculator.
Accomplishments that we’re proud of
Our greatest accomplishment was that we were able to collaborate efficiently. We were able to easily separate our project into 4 parts - one for each of us to add our own personal touches! In working on our own section, we were able to avoid merge conflicts. We are also proud of our adaptability. As we faced many challenges, we were able to get past them by coming up with new solutions along the way.
What we learned
We learned how to use Xcode to create an iOS app through SwiftUI and Storyboards.
What’s next for StudyZen
In the future, we aim to implement more features where the user can customize the app to their preferences. For example, a feature in which users can add their activities to the mood monitor, so our app can track which activities correlate to a positive mood. We would also like to implement a feature which can predict a final grade, based on the user’s study habits and trends in their grades. Our next big step would be further developing Studyzen using Android Studio so it can be used on Android devices, so everyone can access this valuable productivity tool!
Built With
swift
xcode
Try it out
github.com | StudyZen | Manage Time, Manage Everything | ['Angela Zhou', 'Denise Albeanu', 'Neha Padala', 'Angela Du'] | [] | ['swift', 'xcode'] | 90 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/piggy-bank-wjfes4 | We are both investors in the stock market so inspiration came from our experiences and how we wanted to make it better. Piggy Bank provide teens with highly accessible resources on investing, more specifically, the stock market. Our services include lectures and workshops taught by experts and college students who have experiences in the field and we are creating a community where young investors can collaborate and interact with each other. Using Adobe XD, we designed the app and developed a prototype. Incorporating data analysis into it, we used jupyter notebook to analyze stock that fell under the S&P 500 index. More details on the process is on the code image. Because both of us are beginners in coding, we ran into challenges of getting our code done in time. However, we just did the most we could and explained them during the presentation. We are so proud that we were able to come out with an actual application in less than 3 days with no prior experience. It was a memory we will never forget. We learned how to use Adobe XD, how to make a business plan, and data analysis tools and strategies. The next steps for Piggy Bank will be implementing additional features and variables in stock data, finalizing the details to our app, reaching out to professionals for content for our teens, and analyzing user data and interests for more personal resources for users.
Built With
adobexd
csv
matplotlib
pandas
python
scipy
yfinance
Try it out
github.com | Piggy Bank | Piggy Bank provide teens with resources on investing in the stock market. Our services include workshops taught by experts and we a community where young investors interact with each other. | ['Baiwen Zheng', 'Divya Jain'] | [] | ['adobexd', 'csv', 'matplotlib', 'pandas', 'python', 'scipy', 'yfinance'] | 91 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/asl-aid-xnresk | Homepage, with signs grouped in general categories of essential ASL basics, including words and phrases.
ASL Scanner uses ML model to classify the signs of the ASL alphabet in real-time, as well as a real-time ASL translator.
Quizzes to test users' retention of the signs they are learning.
What it does
ASL Aid facilitates aspiring learners of ASL, by providing methods to guide users, assess their retention of the language, and offering features that assist in real time communication. Features of the app include a homepage with signs grouped in general categories of essential ASL basics, including words and phrases. The app includes a scanner, which implements a specifically trained machine learning model to detect the signs of the ASL alphabet in real time, and proceeds to recognize and inform the user regarding each letter. There is also a feature that acts a real-time ASL translator, where learners can say a word or phrase they want to translate, and receive a detailed image of the relevant signs. Additionally, there are several quizzes available to test users retention of the signs they are learning.
How I built it
ASL Aid was created using Swift in the XCode IDE, with tools such the CoreML vision recognition framework and a specifically trained image classification model created using Microsoft Azure. It also uses Apple’s Speech framework, for live vocal recognition in real-time ASL translator.
Challenges I ran into
Throughout the development of this application I faced a significant amount of challenges, having to learn how to implement functions such as vocal recognition and using new frameworks such as Azure, which I had never used before. Yet through testing and troubleshooting, I was able to successfully apply these technologies to the app. In addition, acquiring a large dataset for an an accurate image classification model was difficult, and after more that 80,000 images gathers and processed, there is still room for improvement.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am proud of being able to have successfully implemented several new technologies within this app, that I had previously viewed as too difficult or intimidating. I am also proud of the the fact that I was able to have a completed, functional product by the end of my first hackathon.
What I learned
I learned several new things throughout the process of this app development and hackathon, from how to use voice recognition within an app, to how to collect a dataset and create a functional image classifier using a convolutional neural network. In general, I learned that for any challenging problems I faced during the process of creating this app, there were always useful resources available online from articles to virtual communities that offered a great way to find relevant answers to any of my questions. Even though the answer might not come so easily, by conducting this thorough research, with the amount of resources that are available on the internet, I now believe anything is possible in regards to what new things you someone can learn. I also found that working on something I was passionate about made it so much easier to push through the challenges I faced during development of the app.
What's next for ASL Aid
In the future, I would like to add more basic word and phrases modules and quizzes within the app so users can reach a greater understanding of the language. I also want to continue increasing the ASL dataset to potentially include signs other than just the alphabet, as well modifying the convolutional neural network as to get more accurate results within the image classifier.
Built With
azure
coreml
speech-recognition
swift
xcode
Try it out
github.com | ASL Aid | ASL Aid facilitates aspiring learners of ASL, by providing methods to guide users, assess their retention of the language, and offering features that assist in real time communication. | ['Victoria Hagenlocker'] | ['Second Place', 'Best Mobile Application'] | ['azure', 'coreml', 'speech-recognition', 'swift', 'xcode'] | 92 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/go2 | Login Page
New Event Page
Settings Page
Create Account Page
Home Page / Feed
Inspiration
Zoom links are annoying. We've come to accept that fact. And the fact that virtual meeting links have never been more in use, and will only increase in their quantity. So we made go2 to help you manage all those pesky links! Now all your meeting links are only a tap away, and it's super easy to add new ones.
What it does
go2 has a streamlined set of features to organize your virtual meeting links:
login with Google
securely log into the extension using your google account.
sync across devices
log in once, stay logged in anywhere you're synced with Chrome.
fetch user events from database
get the list of user events and view important snapshots of the events which are upcoming.
organize events by date
today's events are organized neatly at the top for easy navigating.
create new events with automatic sync
as soon as you create a new event in the extension, it shows up in the list of upcoming events.
automatically add to Google Calendar (in progress)
unable to finish in time, but working on using firebase cloud functions to trigger the creation of a google calendar event each time an event is added.
secure database
all data in the database is secured by rules ensuring that each user can only access their own data.
Process
Our process was fairly straightforward:
Brainstorm and outline (via virtual meeting)
Implement
Hit (many!) a bug/technical difficulty
Problem solve
REPEAT!
Plus collaborative facetime calls and google-searching and docs-reading the whole way through.
Challenges
One big challenge that we tackled was the time difference. Sarah is in the USA and Gabi is in South Africa, so the 7 hour difference made it difficult to line up our schedules and work. Considering that this was Gabi's first hackathon, it was difficult to find time to chat so that they could discuss questions and concerns (and so that Sarah could help guide Gabi through the process, a little bit).
Our Accomplishments
Looking back on this weekend, we're proud to have come so far. It didn't always feel like it in the moment, but we truly have learned and accomplished a lot.
This was:
Gabi's first hackathon ever!
Sarah's second time demoing at a hackathon!
both Sarah and Gabi's first time building a chrome extension
my first time working with OAuth (Sarah)
my first time working with Google Calendar API (Sarah)
my first time working with JQuery (Sarah)
my first time engaging in the frontend design process from start-to-finish, i.e. HTML -> CSS -> JavaScript (Gabi)
my first time using Adobe Illustrator (Gabi)
Our Project:
implements user login through Google
syncs login across devices using chrome
properly fetches and writes data from/to the backend database
properly updates all data in real time
properly secures all data
has visually pleasing UI, designed in figma, implemented in HTML/CSS/JavaScript
What We learned
We learned SO SO MUCH this weekend, and had a great time doing it!
Gabi: As a first time hacker, I can see this becoming a regular thing. I really felt it accelerated my learning more than any CS class ever has.
Sarah: I got experience with new frameworks, including chrome extensions, OAuth, firebase Google login, jQuery, cloud functions, and the Google Calendar API.
Sarah and Gabi: We built a chrome extension for the first time! And we gained a profound respect for anyone who has
ever
coded extensions. Yes, even Netflix Party.
Sarah and Gabi: We also learned that we make a great team, as a pair of like-minded level-headed coding gals.
Sarah and Gabi: Most importantly, we learned that we have a lot more to learn!
What's next for go2
What's next? Glad you asked!
Item number one: go2 is pending on the chrome webstore, soon to be made available to anyone and everyone. We know go2 can be an essential tool for students to manage their zoom links for the upcoming school year, and we want to make it accessible to them in time for them to start school. We also know that socializing will look very different this year, and our goal is accomplished if we can help manage the onslaught of meeting links so people can focus on the interactions they've been missing.
Item number two: adding further integration with Google Calendar. Since we had never before worked with Google APIs, we weren't able to finish the firebase function to add events to the user's primary calendar, and in the future we want go2 to create its own 'go2' calendar that the user automatically subscribes to and post all the registered events to that calendar.
(Most ambitious) item number three: we want go2 to not only help in managing virtual events, but also in FINDING them. We are planning on building a mobile app that will sync up with go2, which will help people find interesting virtual events to attend. Then, they can save links from their phone, and seamlessly access them from the computer.
Built With
chrome
css
firebase
google
html
javascript
jquery
oauth
Try it out
github.com | go2 | A chrome extension to manage virtual meeting links. | ['Gabriella Emma Fedetto', 'Sarah Bloom'] | ['Top 3 Prize', 'Eligible for the Google Hackathon Fund'] | ['chrome', 'css', 'firebase', 'google', 'html', 'javascript', 'jquery', 'oauth'] | 93 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/operation-stay-home | main_page
playing_the_game
people_getting_outside
some_code_p1
some_code_p2
some_code_p3
Inspiration
Since the lockdown in Mexico, I haven't gone outside. However, many people in my country don't follow the standards to ensure our health and stop the spread of COVID-19, so that's why my country is in really danger, and good healthcare is very limited. Due to all this situation that I'm currently living, I want to make a solution that uses technology in a creative way so that people could at least take conscience about the difficult situation we are facing right now, and so they can take care of themselves and everybody else around by staying at home.
What it does
It is a mobile video game where the player has the mission to keep everybody from the city at their homes. Eventually, the people will start leaving their houses, especially cause they're getting bored. So, how can I keep them safe at home? There you will have a list of activities you can do at home (which also applies to the reality!). Each activity will cost you certain amount of Health points. Health points? Yeah! How do you earn Health points? By keeping (Dragging) everybody safe at home! The longer the people stay at their houses, the more Health points you will gain! Also, you will earn points by returning the people safely back to their homes.
Keep in mind that, as you advance, people will start to get bored more often and they will go out more frequent!
But, what happens if a person stays outside for a long time? Good question! Sadly, as in reality, they could get infected by the COVID-19 virus. If that's the case, you will need to send them to the hospital. If you get to the hospital's sick people limit (like in reality) and there are no more healthy people, you will lose!
At the end, the app will provide the user with actual statistics of the virus worldwide and also there's an option at the beginning where the user can learn how to stay safe at home and follow the health standards.
How I built it
At first I planned to use c# or lua, since both languages are the most common to code mobile games. However, since I'm still a beginner in coding and I'm still learning, I decided to better built it using Mit App Inventor 2. For the images and logo design, I used the platform Canva
Challenges I ran into
Every step was a challenge for me. I constanlty was watching videos to learn how to use some functions in mit app inventor 2, like sprites collision, dragging, making dictionaries, lists, just to mention a few. Although I didn't finished the proyect on time, I plan to finish it.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Making most of the code in less than a day
What I learned
Many features that mit app inventor 2 provides, and also to be better prepeared for a hackathon. Nevertheless, I learned A LOT with the workshops provided.
What's next for OPERATION: STAY HOME
First of all finishing the prototype in Mit App Inventor 2. After that, I plan it to code it either in C# or lua (most likely C#), so I learn how to REALLY CODE, instead of building blocks.
Built With
canva
mit-app-inventor | OPERATION: STAY HOME | A mobile video game that creates awareness of not staying at home and also it provides healthy measures during these difficult times. | ['Fabi López'] | [] | ['canva', 'mit-app-inventor'] | 94 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/ace-7cs6rf | Ace Homescreen
App Design
Inspiration
As we approach the fall semester, many college students are eager to start preparing for the recuiting season in order to find summer internship opportunities. Technical interviews can be intimidating for students, therefore it is easy to get overwhelmed by the amount of material they need to study.
What it does
The Ace app is for helping students "ace" their next technical interview by providing a bank of study questions related to data structures and algorithms. Students may choose how often they are prompted to answer a short question. This allows students to evenly space out their interview study preparations and avoid craming the night before the interview. This is also useful for students who simply want to get ahead or retain their knowledge of fundamental computer science concepts.
How I built it
I started off by using Figma to create a design and layout. I built the app using Swift with xCode. I researched common interview questions and popular data structures and algorithm questions that would be helpful when studying for technical interviews in order to create the question bank.
Challenges I ran into
Since this is my first time with iOS development, I didn't have experience using Swift and xCode, so there was a big learning curve in the beginning of the hackathon. I took a lot of time learning fundamentals before I could begin working on Ace. I relied a lot on learning on the spot. At certain times, it would be frustrating to be stuck on the same problem for hours, or trying to debug an error that I am not familiar with. But thankfully for the vast amount of learning resources on the internet, I was able to get the ball rolling a lot faster toward the end of the hackathon.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I am super satisfied and proud of being able to learn a new programming language, and being able to build my first mobile app. In addition, I had a lot of fun with designing the layout and look of the app. There was a point in the project where I felt super stuck and didn't know how to debug my code. However, once I was able to figure it out, I noticed that my progress sped up and I was getting much more done toward the end.
What I learned
Completing this project made me realize how much I could get done, and how much I could learn in such a short period of time. I learned and experiemented with UI/UX design and got a lot of exposure to design by attending workshops. I was able to learn iOS mobile development with Swift and xCode and how I can use these tools in the future to create and materialize even more ideas.
What's next for Ace
I definitely would like to add additional features that I was not able to get to implement over the span of this hackathon. Due to time constraints, I was not able to fully implement the timer, add multiple choice features, explaination cards, and create a larger question bank. I hope that as I continue to study Computer Science, I can add on to the list of useful questions.
Built With
figma
swift
xcode
Try it out
github.com | Ace | Studying for technical interviews can be super intimidating. Where do you start? Ace is an app that allows users to study for technical interviews by spacing out questions throughout the day. | ['Jessica Liang'] | [] | ['figma', 'swift', 'xcode'] | 95 |
10,539 | https://devpost.com/software/doc-home | Inspiration
The recent coronavirus had bought the entire world to a standstill. I wish to bring about a small change to this scenario and that was what inspired me to build this app
Doc@home
The spread of the pandemic has caused a lot of changes in our lifestyle, people fearing to get outside their homes, transportation almost shut down and social distancing becoming all the more important. The three major health issues that we face during this pandemic are
the deterioration of mental health due to lack of socialization
difficulty in getting medical appointments due to travel restrictions
the uncontrolled spread of fake news.
Doc@home is a web app build with an indention for helping to cope up with the current COVID situation.
The app has 3 main features:-
1. Became an AI companion for those in quarantine
“Connectedness is important to all humans, so I think we are all at risk [of loneliness during quarantine],”
- Deborah Roth Ledley, PhD, a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania
The new reality of prolonged quarantine period and lack of socialization with other family members, friends and managing the fear of contracting the virus and worry about people close to us who are particularly vulnerable, are all challenging for each one of us. While the physical impact of COVID-19 can be assessed and treated, the mental impact is often ignored. Many people are experiencing emotional breakdowns and having depression. The new reality of prolonged quarantine period and lack of socialization are adding up the mental struggle.
More than 50% of those suffering from mental health issues are not seeking treatment, due to social stigma.
This present environment in the country has increased stress and anxiety amongst the citizens.
Introducing to you Jessica, your very own AI companion. Jessica can help you overcome your isolation and loneliness.
2. Provide a connecting medium for doctors and patients
But sometimes a chatbot might not be enough. You might need to seek professional help
The fear of traveling has resulted in the hampering of checkups of many people.
Doc@home, helps patients to take their routine checkups from the comfort of their homes without the scare of the virus.
It helps any patient to connect with the doctor of their choice, from the list of available doctors, and book an appointment according to their convenience either in offline or online mode.
The app has 2 portals, one for the patients requiring the appointment, and the doctors available for consultation. The patients can enter their medical history, any undergoing medication, etc which can be viewed by the doctor if he/she confirms their appointment. The index page of the patient and the doctor shows all their upcoming consultations. The doctor is notified if there are any patients requiring their appointment, and have the option to either confirm or deny, which causes a corresponding notification to be sent to the patient.
The doctor can also send the prescription with detailed feedback to the patient after consultation, along with the consultation fee to be paid. The patient can view the feedback in the history tab of their portal, which also provides the facility to pay the consultation fee by redirecting them to the Google Pay web page.
3. Create a forum for discussion between ordinary users and doctors
Another big issue that we face during this time, is the spreading of COVID related fake news. News with no scientific basis like standing in sun can kill corona and your pets can spread CoronA are rapidly spreadly
It is estimated there over 800 deaths have occurred due to WhatsApp fake msg
Doc@home also tackles this issue
I have created a forum (inspired by stack overflow website) that could help people differentiate fake news from the real ones. Here people can raise doubts regarding different aspects of COVID and get answers from professionals. It is a community-driven platform where doctors and ordinary people can meet and help each other out. This forum, to some extend, would help ordinary people seek professional help and advice, and use it as a methodology to separate
fake and actual news
Although, it isn't much this is a humble step from my side hoping to bring our world to normalcy with the pandemic on the spread.
Why Doc@home: The innovative and social impact
⚕️
Easy and affordable medical consultations, at the comfort of your home:
On average, a telehealth visit costs about $79, compared with about $146 for an office visit, according to the study. With doc@home users can consult any doctor 24*7 from anywhere in the world and the appointment scheduling process occurs in one well-organized platform so the endless back and forth communication can be avoided
📹
Get a detailed medical prescription from verified doctors:
After every session, you would receive detailed feedback from the doctor having all the details about the medicines to be taken, its quantity, the duration, etc
💊
One-stop solution to keep track of your medical history and remind you to take your pills:
The platform gives a track of all our past medical details and family heredity details. It also gives you an option to share this info with the doctor of your choice. Getting the medical history of the patient would surely help the doctor make better choices.
🧘
AI companion for managing daily stress, anxiety, and depression issues.
🤯
Combats the social stigma surrounding the seeking of help for mental health issues:
The chatbot in the app has the potential to be useful tools for individuals with mental disorders, especially those who are reluctant to seek mental health advice due to stigmatization.
📱
Platform to verify the truth behind viral messages surrounding health and stop the spreading of fake news
: The app provides a medium for users to seek professional opinions from doctors related to various COVID topics
Tech stack used
The backend of the project uses flask(python) and SQLite as the database
The front end is built on bootstrap, css, js and jquery
Future updates
Implement a blockchain payment system to bring more transparency and security to the system
Integrate Twilio API to create a bot, that calls you/sends a message to your phone 5hrs prior to the appointment schedule
Add to speech to text conversion in the chatbot. So instead of typing the queries, the users can simply talk more naturally with Jessica
How I built it
With sleepless nights and coffee :)
Tech stack used:
Flask, bootstrap, MySQL
Installation
- Fork & Clone the repo
- Install all requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt
- Run: python3 main.py
- Copy the localhost url (usually localhost:5000/) and paste in browser
Challenges I ran into
Configuration trouble, the difficulty is retrieving data from DB
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
That I completed the entire project on my own. That's a huge accomplishment for me. Even when the problem kept on coming, I still kept on going
What I learned
A lot.
I have learned how to integrate front end and backend in the flask. I also learned how to build a chatbot. The project also helped me sharpen my front end skills
What's next for Doc@home
Must work on the UI
A few silly errors still exist. Need to debug them
Need to improve the chatbot
In the forum section, I would differentiate the answers given a professional and a normal user (in order provide from authenticity to the answer provided by a doc)
Do some web scrapping to get more info
Add ethereum code to the payment (the payment between the doc and user) and also in the forum section. This would provide more transparency and security to the platform
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