Inspiration
As students, we all relate to the experience of procrastinating and putting off tasks. Working with friends can help to keep everyone focused and accountable, but we wondered if we could recreate something similar with an AI companion, available 24/7 for any task you're approaching.
What it does
The Study Buddy Chrome extension watches you as you study, just like a real person by your side. It analyzes your current tab, and evaluates if you're staying on task. It guides you through each task in your entire study session, setting a timer for each one, and optionally allowing you to record yourself as you go. It keeps track of your performance live in the integrated website.
How we built it
We built our extension with WXT and React, and our website with React. We set up the communication between the two with the local browser storage, when both of them are running on Chrome.
Challenges we ran into
Midway through our project, one of our members had to leave and was no longer able to continue participating. We were also learning new technologies as we went, including developing Chrome extensions and connecting software live for the first time.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We're proud of making a final product that feels genuinely useful, and meeting many of the visions we had for it. We managed to coordinate different components of the project and put them together in a way that felt amazing to see come to life.
What's next for Study Buddy
We are interested in expanding Study Buddy into a fully-functioning full-stack app that helps users keep on track throughout their everyday lives, and helps to address the impacts of procrastination. With more complex AI interactions and real website blocking, we hope adding these new features will make the app more effective and customizable.
