Sparky

Sparky is an app that helps bridge the gap between Alzheimer’s patients and their memories through visual sparks. The app helps patients stay close to loved ones.

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Inspiration

As a few of our members have worked with Alzheimer's patients, we know how hard each day can be for both the patient and their family. Seeing this grief first hand has made us really passionate about creating a way to make life easier for those mentally losing their own. Alzheimer’s is detrimental to people’s memories, so we wanted to focus on helping patients and their families stay connected to help fill in the memory gaps.

What it does

Because of this, we decided to create an app that allows family members to upload photos identifying and reminding patients of their loved ones even when they can’t constantly be around. This app will allow any family member or friend to upload a picture that can be seen by the patient and other members with access. Think of it as a family-based social media app that allows Alzheimer’s patients to digitally store their memories, constantly remind them of each memory, and help them organize short and long term memories so they can always reminisce about those they love.

How we built it

We built the app using Google's Flutter framework and Google's Firebase database service

Challenges we ran into

This was the first time that any of us used Flutter, so there was a steep learning curve involved. Also, integrating firebase with the application presented some challenges.

What we learned

We learned how to build a multiplatform full-stack mobile application.

What's next for Sparky

Polish the application with alert dialogs, more image interactivity, and improved design aspects.

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