Inspriteful

Inspiration

Living in a hectic society, we have seen ourselves and others around us slip into bad habits of neglecting our health. Whether it be drinking enough water, involving daily movement into our routines, or getting enough rest, it's easy to lose motivation for taking care of ourselves. But what would we actually want to take care of? We found ourselves falling deeply in love with each others' little doodles and realized that these seemingly silly characters were the key: being a responsible caretaker for an adorable virtual companion is far more enticing than being responsible for yourself. With that came the idea of one's daily habits directly affecting the state of Inspriteful sprite companions.

What it does

Based on the user's daily logs of their sleep, hydration, and fitness habits, the appearance of their Inspriteful sprite companions decline or improve in health. Inciting our natural empathetic reaction to the sprite's conditions, the user is motivated to better their own behaviors. Additionally, maintaining healthy habits earns coins for the user, who can then unlock exclusive art to further foster a bond with their virtual companions.

How we built it

We used Replit's HTML, CSS, and JS foundation to build Inspriteful. We hand-drew our sprites using Pixilart.com, a free web-based pixel art program.

Challenges we ran into

This was our first experience building an app that wasn't based on simple block code--in fact, it was some of our group members coding outside of blocks at all. A lot of our time was spent tackling formatting issues.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're extremely proud that we were able to create an uplifting app filled with character without fancy code. No matter where our team members came from, we came together to bring our visions to life. Creating Inspriteful was truly an artistic process.

What we learned

We learned the importance of task delegation and communication, as well as the hard truth that jumping into a new project with limited experience under our belts would be a frankly brutal experience. Yet through it all, we supported each other and made it out the other side with a product we are proud of.