Unmarvel

Inspiration

I was inspired to build this project for my brother. My elder brother could not go to college as he found it difficult choosing a career. Every time he enrolled, he would discover that wasn't were he fit in and would try another field. Eventually he got stuck with college and gave up on going to college altogether. This really hurt me. This solution was designed to help youngsters who are currently where he was a few years ago.

What it does

My solution provides a gamified interface for students to answer quizzes that will then enable them to have clarity on their career.

How we built it

I built this solution alone using bubble and Airtable as the backend and I currently have a few students using it. On the frontend there are a series of well-researched questions that the student has to answer and based on their answer they get a career recommendation.

Challenges we ran into

I was stuck while creating the backend as bubble has a limit to the number of records that can be on the free tier unless you upgrade. I had to find a suitable backend like Airtable which is more robust and offers more storage. I also had to optimize a lot for the frontend, limit the data calls just to improve the speed as bubble is not really a language optimized for creating games,

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I have been able to acquire over 100 students who have attested to the impact of the game to them. I also had a school buy it.

What we learned

I have learnt that challenges are a source of inspiration and what we learn from them is what matters most. Also the satisfaction that comes from helping people make better career decisions is unparalleled.