Seasonal Pickings

Reviews for one of the recipes featured on the app
A screen-grab from the game within the web app
Pick a recipe
Pick a recipe (shows description when hovering on recipe)
Specific details for a recipe (ingredients, cooking instructions, etc...)
An example of an about page for one of the farms featured on the web-app
Shows map of local farms who make and sell the local produce used in the recipes featured on the web-app
An example of the recipes which you can "shop" for in the web-app game
The sprites used for character animation within the game
A screen-grab from the game in Construct

Inspiration

"Seasonal Pickings" is a web-application that aims to promote healthy eating habits and the use of locally-sourced food. Locally-sourced food supports local farmers, reduces carbon footprint, and provides more nutritious options for consumers. We believe the app has the potential to make a difference in promoting healthy eating habits and supporting local businesses.

What it does

The app includes a game that challenges children to identify and locate seasonal produce for recipes, with real recipes provided for parents to use. It also showcases local sellers of locally sourced food, making it easier for families to make sustainable decisions.

How we built it

We split into a game-development, design and data collection, and web-development team. For game-development we used Construct3 which is a HTML5-based game making software. Design used Vectornator, an iPad app. Web-development involved a React-based front-end, paired with a JSON server for the back-end. We combined all three elements to create one web-app, collaborating when needed throughout the night, and bringing all the elements together at the end of the Hackathon.

Challenges we ran into

Spelling the word 'potato' as 'potatoe' was a small issue. Data structures were complex within the Construct3 environment. Finally, hosting the website was a challenge due to the RestAPI server as it presented difficult dependency issues.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

As a team of three, we are proud that we completed an ambitious project that provides a solution to an interesting sustainability problem. We added extra functionality at the end (review functionality) that we had initially not scoped for.

What we learned

We learnt a lot about locally-produced vegetables, and different sustainable food businesses that operate around Bath. We also furthered our understanding of web and game design when under a strict time limit.

What's next for Seasonal Pickings

We are excited to expand the game to include the other seasons, expand the game area, and increase the geographic reach of our brand. We are looking forward to bringing out new, fun recipes for the seasons to come, and receiving feedback from our knowledgeable stakeholders.

Built With

Submitted to

Bath Hack 2023
- Winner Rocketmakers - Tech For Inclusive Communities, Keychron Keyboard (x4)

Created by

I worked on the game development. I used Construct3 to create a user-friendly game in which players shop for recipes at local shops. The recipe and local shop information was loaded from the same JSON data used by the React Web-app

Helen Harmer
I worked on some of the design elements (drawing buildings, characters, and backgrounds), and I was responsible for the research behind the project (e.g. rationale and recipes).

Laura Wiltshire
Fraser Dwyer