iTest: The Online Extraocular Eye Exam was inspired by the need for medical information during times that the information is not necessarily accessible. Due to covid-19, many individuals are not able to recognize and address other medical concerns as quick as before the pandemic happened, and so our team wanted to make a series of specialized tests to test for possible underlying neurological conditions. It tests for these conditions by providing a series of eye-tracking tests, as issues with vision may signal a much greater problem. As for the creation of the website, our team built it using Qoom, as it gave us all the resources necessary to make the website (while also supplying a free domain for a week).
For the challenges we faced, all of us were beginner coders when we first came together to brainstorm ideas for the project. Our ideas were there, however, we were uncertain of which software platforms to use in order to bring our idea to reality. We each kind of knew a distinct language from the rest, but none we could all collaborate on right from the start. However, after doing some research, we found Qoom, a website building platform that incorporates three languages: HTML, CSS, and Javascript. We fell in love with its features, but we had to quickly learn how to use all three languages in Qoom. From there, we faced many challenges with syntax errors, colour overlaying, function errors, and many more. But, by asking mentors for help and working hard together, we overcame those challenges in the end and developed the website: iTest.
The accomplishments that we're proud of are the sheer amount of code we learned during this hackathon, from searching up random jquery features to add into our website, and reaching out to mentors to gain tips that we'd never known. And above all, we're proud of the project we were able to put together in two days. Also, this was our first hackathon, so we'll definitely be looking forward for more.
After this hackathon, iTest: The Online Extraocular Eye Exam will be completely coded, after a good night's rest. We are in the process of planning out more vision related tests to add to the site, to grow our knowledge of web design, and to learn more about Extraocular movement and how they relate to neurological conditions.
Lastly, as a team, we wanted to thank you, the organizers of tecHacks, for providing us such an enjoyable first hackathon! It
Log in or sign up for Devpost to join the conversation.