Inspiration
Constant sitting is detrimental to the health of many people. To solve this problem, our team created the Chrome extension DeskTimer to remind people to take breaks.
What it does
DeskTimer consists of three timers - a water timer, a posture timer, and a stand up timer. The user can input times to countdown from, after which they take a corresponding break.
How we built it
We used HTML/CSS for the front end, with Javascript for back end.
Challenges we ran into
We realized that Javascript is single threading, so we couldn't get all the timers running at the same time.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
It works.
What we learned
DeskTimer is Megan's first time working with HTML and Javascript.
For both Megan and Lucy, this was their first time creating a Chrome extension.
What's next for DeskTimer
We look forwards to implementing the pause and stop buttons, as well as reading up on Chrome extension storage and Chrome extension pop-ups. We will add a cups-of-water counter and sounds to alert the user in the future.
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