What is your team name? HackathonIsOurMiddleName
Please list your names and email addresses Jimmy Ellis jimmy.ellisx@outlook.com
What is the problem you are trying to solve? Education is always a problem and a solution. The pakathon education suite serves as a tool to end ignorance and begin understanding.
What is the solution? To say it gently, a computer education tool that literally uses the latest in technology Text To Speech Engines from microsoft corporation to read Pakistan facts to students while allowing them to play games as well.
Why will this solution be effective? This solution is very effective due to the fact that it is a computer program that effectively uses the latest technologies to teach.
Describe your technology and protoype? C# and the MonoGames/XNA framework were used for this project. The leap motion motion hand tracking control was used for this project and the Microsoft.Speech code library was used to make text to speech teaching and learning a reality.
The prototype is a game that uses the leap motion controller to educate about hackathon while reading important information about Pakistan to you.
Market fit and competition? This application fits in the market perfectly as an education tool for world history.
Who will it serve? The beauty of the Pakistan Education Application is that it can serve anyone who wants to learn true Pakistan information.
What is your competitive advantage? Our competitive advantage is that the leap motion controller is used so that people are allowed to play the games with their hands. Another competitive advantage is that microsoft corporation text to speech technology is being used to read information to students.
How will you implement this solution? The solution implementation can occur over the app market.
What are your projected costs and revenue? The projected revenue and costs are undefined until app release. The projected cost for the app is 3.00 dollars.
How will you market this solution? The solution will be marketed in the leap motion app store as well as the app stores it is released in.
What are your 3 milestones over the next 6 months? Milestone 1. Complete prototype. Milestone 2. Release full application. Milestone 3. :Market Application to world community.
Who is your team? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Jimmy Quincy Ellis is an educator and software engineer in Chicago, Illinois.
- Who are your advisors/who will you invite to be advisors?
The team advisors is the Pakathon staff of Chicago, Illinois.
- Did your team collaborate globally? Where are your team members located? The team collaborated locally with the Pakathon Chicago staff.
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