Quizvid-19

Inspiration

COVID-19 is a serious issue in the world today. Current efforts to solve and alleviate the severity of COVID-19 is being done but not much people know about the actual facts of COVID-19. In our opinions, the key to solve this issue is to get more and more people to know about the true facts of COVID-19 and what they can do to help. After doing hours of brainstorming and research, we found out that if we could get not only adults but also children to know more about COVID-19, it could possibly alleviate the severity of COVID-19 in the world today. Thus, we created our app with a slight twist to it: we filled the app with different interesting games for you to learn more about COVID-19, which is presented in a subtle and gentle way to help children understand. There is, of course, also information which you can read if you prefer it that way.

What it does

Our COVID-19 app has several sections. Firstly, there is a quiz which you can do to test out your carbon footprint and see how many Earths it would take if everyone lives like you. In the quiz, it asks you few simple questions about your daily lifestyle. After you have completed the quiz, you get to know a cool fact (if everyone lived like you, how many earths it would take) that might serve as a motivation to what you can do to help alleviate the severity of climate change! (Note: we decided to include this feature in our COVID-19 app to raise awareness about not only COVID-19 but also climate change!) Secondly, there is a short quiz on COVID-19 which tests your knowledge on general information on COVID-19. This quiz allows you to learn from your mistake and gain more knowledge on the basic facts of COVID-19. Thirdly, there is a place for you to learn more information on COVID-19. Even if you think you know everything about this issue, there is always more to learn! In this section, you can choose to either read facts or generate facts. Both ways are great ways to learn but it all depends on you and how you learn best! Fourthly, there is a place where you can learn about how you can help. This section is also divided on to two sections, a fun game or a short passage to read. The game is where you have to answer true or false questions of what you should do to contribute to alleviating the severity of COVID-19 while also playing a game. The game is mischievous so get ready! Also, there is an instructions page before the game starts. Additionally, there is a place for you to learn how the ongoing pandemic (COVID-19) has affected the world. There are lots of interesting and very surprising facts and diagrams that we have created ourselves so make sure to look and read through that! Specifically, the diagrams and text compare aspects of the world before COVID-19 and during COVID-19. Last but not least, there is a tab for collection of games relating to COVID-19. These creative games are fun and are meant to motivate people.

How we built it

How we built this app is through a variety of steps. Firstly, we had to think of ideas to code for and what to include in our app. Secondly, we had to actually code. This step was of course, the most important step, so it took the longest. Over the days of the hackathon, we spent hours working together as a team and programming to make an app that can make a change in the world.

Challenges we ran into

Challenges we ran into along the way were ample. The progress of programming is never easy; a bug in your code can lead to potentially hours of searching for the source of the error. When we started coding for this app, we were first stuck because we had no idea what to code. Then, in order to resolve this issue, we looked around Google for global issues and noticed just how big the problem of COVID-19 is. Thus, we, without a doubt, chose COVID-19 and started working on what to include in our app. We decided that the best way to approach climate change is with a twist: we decided to fill the app with fun games and exciting quizzes to inspire people to join us in the battle against climate change. Over the days of the hackathon, we also sometimes had trouble coding. Sometimes, we as a team would have no idea how to continue. To resolve that, it required preservation, teamwork and resilience. We battled through the obstacles and spent long hours figuring out what to code and how to go about the app. All in all, though we definitely ran into loads of obstacles along the way, it was still a great learning experience.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

In the process of creating this app, there has been times where I feel proud of succeeding but there has also been times where I felt down for not being able to do something. However, I always made sure to know that failure brings you to success! Specifically, we are proud of the collection of games tab. In this tab, there are four games that allows people to interact with the app while also learning more about this issue. The first game is the fun fact generator. This can teach people about COVID-19. The second game is the destroy the virus game. In this game, the player have to try to get the image of the virus to touch the balls while also answering questions about what you can do to help. This is an excellent way to let the player learn about COVID-19 while not feeling bored. The third game is the draw the virus game. This game is directed to children as they are allowed to have fun, be creative while learning. The last app is the catch the virus game. This app is similar to the catch-the-mole game.

What we learned

From creating this app, we have learned that COVID-19 is a much more urgent and serious issue than we thought it was. From researching about COVID-19 to incorporate into my fun fact generator to making games that motivates people to do something about COVID-19, it really upsets me to know that so many people are still in the hospital, battling the virus.

What's next for Quizvid-19

After creating this app, we, as a team, have decided to publish it to the internet so that the public can use it to learn more about COVID-19 in a less boring and more exciting way. Instead of having facts thrown at them, they have the opportunity to learn through games and interact with the app. We are still trying to find more ways to get more people to use this app!

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