Inspiration
I was inspired by the many events and movements currently occurring in today's society, such as the Black Lives Matter movement. I have encountered racism, thus I could all deeply empathize with victims of various crimes. However, I realized that some people cannot/do not empathize with victims. I 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. I also wanted people to be incentivized and even excited to learn about activism, hence the games, quiz, and points.
How I built it
With me having a beginner level of coding, I decided that a simple website with HTML, CSS and JavaScript was ideal for our solution. Despite being a beginner, I 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 me 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 I ran into
As I was a beginner, I naturally faced many challenges. It was difficult to work on a new platform which was Glitch. Since, I didn't have much coding experience in the past at all. Despite that I pushed through and learned many new things from the workshops and searching things up on my own.
Accomplishments that I am proud of
I am very proud of the home page, as that is one of the main features to attract those with unjust behaviours. Additionally, I am very proud of the points system in place, as there were a lot of complications trying to pass variables between different files.
What I learned
I 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. I learned more applications of JavaScript, especially for the games and point system.
What's next for clickbait-activism
There are many things I could add to clickbait activism. One feature would be to add a pop-up video on the homepage, to directly confront the user. I 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, I would also start social media accounts that would use the same clickbait strategy. I would have better prizes that would be more appealing to inspire users to keep learning, maybe with the help of sponsors.
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