Inspiration
The reason greenhouse gas emission and climate change continues to be a global issue is because people do not have the necessary knowledge. They don't know the impact their decisions have had and how they can combat those effects. Our aim is to change that.
What it does
Carbon Sprint gives our users the platform to learn using fun games and articles on climate change. Users will also be able to join challenges geared towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We have also integrated a carbon footprint calculator that will provide users with information on how much greenhouse gas they are emitting based on their transport means choices.
How we built it
We used html, CSS and JavaScript to build our game and design various homepage buttons. We also integrated a chatbot using the Power Virtual Agents to help users in navigation through the app by answering frequently asked questions. We used Microsoft Azure to deploy and host our static web app.
Challenges we ran into
We, at some point, found ourselves focusing on the carbon footprint calculator feature and took a lot of time on it and stalled other features which cost us some sleepless nights to catch up.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Submitting a solution. It may not be complete but we are proud to have created this. Considering we've never met and this was our first time working together, everyone really put their best foot forward.
What we learned
Some of us had never worked on a web app from scratch and they got hands on experience on that. Focus on the problem and not on the solution. Make sure your solution is practical. Users should not have to make adjustments to fit your solution; it should be easily integrated.
What's next for Carbon Sprint
After GoL, we would like to build this product and take it to the market as it would be a game changer not just for climate enthusiasts but for anyone who wants to change the narrative on greenhouse gas emission. For a more personalized feel, we want to work on a mobile app version of our solution and integrate automatic carbon footprint calculation instead of users having to enter the data manually.
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