CPT EMERGENCY HELPLINE! (CYBERPUNK TRACK)
Inspiration
Our web application is inspired by everyday violence. We wanted to craft a website that would allow the many communities of the country to be able to take matters into their own hands when it comes to reporting crimes. Kinda like vigilantism.
What it does
The app allows civilians to post crimes that they have witnessed on our web application in a way to warn others while also notifying authorities of threats and their possible last known location. Once a crime is witnessed, the user can upload a description of the criminal and their vehicle along with any photos that may have been taken. Once the user hits submit, the information is posted on a timeline for a certain amount of time but is also stored in google databases for future use and/or extraction.
How we built it
We put the website together utilizing html, css, and javascript. We also used Visual Studio Code 2 for our compiler and Google Firebase as our cloud database of choice. We had help from prompt engineering when it came to understanding syntax and used W3schools.com as a way to brush up on certain codes like input commands and the drop down functions displayed when entering a specific crime and race.
Challenges we ran into
My team was able to successfully store data from our web application onto the google cloud platform but was unsuccessful with retrieving the data once it was uploaded. This was our biggest and only obstacle. Due to the time limit, we were unsuccessful with finding a loophole but enjoyed every second of brainstorming ideas to overcome.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We’re proud of how far we were able to get in our first hackathon and also proud that we were partially able to get the cloud storage up and running. The team chemistry was also A1 and our bond with one another grew stronger with each obstacle we overcame.
What we learned
We learned how to better structure out HTML and how to keep striving despite the negative odds. We also learned how to communicate and trust one another!
We may continue to work with the app to overcome that last obstacle and see what we can create moving forward. The app has potential to be a useful tool. Second Track
Inspiration
A big inspiration for this project was the social inequality after covid. The rising unemployment rate was a major reason on why we chose the save the world track and having the theme of sustainability
What it does
We wanted to make a website with an easy ui so it can help people and communities thrive. The site has many web pages filled with information on many common needs. Things like shelter, food, healthcare and job resources are all included in the website. Many things that you could need we have it covered. We implemented a chatbot to help make the ui experience easier.
How we built it
We utilized Notepadd++ to write out code. Our languages we used were HTML, CSS and JavaScript. To write the code in Notepadd++ we went through trail and error with assistance of openAI. Then we integrated our code into GitHub to try to get it running and usable.
Challenges we ran into
With LifeLine we ran into problems with the code. Alot of the challenge was relearning the code itself. Some of the formatting was difficult when trying to make the website more presentable. Like the chatbot for example we had to relearn a lot of the things to make a chatbot functional. We started from nothing to a full website with functional webpages on it. This was time consuming with there being some syntax errors that showed when we tried to make the webpages functional.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
As we built our application, we developed our project management skills, being able to work in a team with assigned roles promoting collaboration and team building. Despite our lack of coding skills, we succeeded in creating a functional web-application in a timely manner. Under the circumstances, we continued to learn new skills and implement them into our project.
What we learned
We learned the front-end and back-end of web-development including implementing AI Chatbots and refining our multi-layered coding skills.
What's next for LifeLine
We would love for LifeLine to run more openly on a domain and develop the prototype further with a location-based service and a more advanced AI Bot that stores links and resources from the website itself as well as the Internet to personalize the UX. We'd like to include additional resources to educate the general public about how to navigate and prevent sudden crisis. Our mission is to promote social equity by providing comprehensive support to those in need. To achieve this, we aim to expand our reach through a web and mobile platform that offers essential resources, empowering individuals to rebuild their lives and regain stability
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