Inspiration
COVID-19 has affected every individual’s everyday lifestyle in one way or the other including personal and professional life, mental wellbeing, interaction with families, social life, etc. Some statistics from the World Health Organisation indicated that half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of age but most cases are undetected and untreated. At the same time, depression is one of the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents globally.
Focusing on the Mental Health issue, our team Ekspanyion, consisting of 3 members, Philip Lee Hann Yung, Lee Wai Yeong and Lee Jinhen, embarked on a journey of a lifetime to play our part in combating this issue by spurring our ideas via the SAP Cloud Track.
What it does
Several one-of-its-kind features have been implemented into this web application. These features include imagery meditation, a soothing music playlist, fun destressing videos, and videos for laughs! Users will find themselves immersed in a sanctuary of calmness. Everybody needs a rest from time to time. To enhance engagement with users, there is a point-based in-game reward system, in which users can exchange accumulated points for a cute plushie.
How we built it
Using PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, we have developed a web application that caters to the mental well-being of our users. Our app showcases many ways to release stress and find out more about your mental health. The integrated chatbot within our web app is developed using SAP's proprietary Conversational AI platform.
Challenges we ran into
a) Web development beginners b) MySQL server on GCP failed to interface with the GCP Compute App Engine c) The bot needs more training resources
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Building our first website from frontend to backend.
What we learned
We learned to work as a team in the ideation, web development process, and the difficulty of the realization of the solutions.
What's next for Happy Pals
a) Media resources can be obtained by partnership with govermental organisations that are in charge of mental health b) Add more features like games, proper tracking of the milestones, exercise buddies, improved chatbot logic c) Work hand in hand with mental health professionals to develop more relevant content and resources
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