UW Mind Hub

Title_Screen
Login_Page
Options
Chat
Chat
Praise
Vent
Chill
Music
Places
Places_Timer
Places_Ideas
Create
Journal
Mood_Calendar
Letter
Settings_Credits

Inspiration

We originally brainstormed many ideas for the campus track, ranging from a scheduling tool to connect student’s calendars, creating a virtual map, and even calculating calories for food on campus. All very different things, with one thing in mind: wellness. We wanted to dive deep into the mental health and wellbeing of students.

What it does

Our application provides three features for users to choose from: Chat, Chill, and Compose.

Chat - Two separate sections of the chat option, one section is praise, where users can throw random praises at each other and receive praises as well. The other one is vent, where users can write down what bothers them, and watch it go into the trash. Then, after choosing an option, the app provides an anonymous chatting option, where users can answer questions about what they like or dislike and get paired up with other users that have the same interest.

Chill - The chill option also provides two sections, one section is music, where the user can choose a genre of music and listen to it while writing down ideas that come into their minds. The other section is travel, where the user can “travel” to different locations and hear sounds from that location, just like actually traveling to the location.

Compose - The compose option has three sections, one section is write, it allows users to write down and record their thoughts and feelings, this section provides a small section called calendar, which is a section provided to users who don’t have enough time to write a full entry, but still want to record their emotions. The other section is called letters to strangers. This section is where users can compose a nice letter to a stranger, and another random user will receive this letter as a heartwarming present of the day.

How we built it

We looked to some meditation and journaling apps for inspiration, and chose to implement minimalist designs with pastel colors to fit our theme. We also split up the general work into 2 groups- graphics and implementation.

We decided for the app to adopt a calming color scheme of light purple, and bright yellow, for it is the color scheme of UW and produces a heartwarming effect of community, and relaxes the soul. With a choice of soft shapes and cute icons, this app helps students connect with each other and relieve stress.

Challenges we ran into

Some challenges we faced were deciding where to add more details and figuring out the most user-friendly options while designing the platform. We tried to keep the design minimalistic while making sure that the user will understand all the features of our application.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of how users using our application could throw random nice words and letters at each other like a sudden gift and recieve equal amounts of support from their peers. We are also proud of the warm atmosphere of our project that we are able to create.

What we learned

We learned how to build a product from a problem to an idea to completion. We also learned how to use figma,and most importantly, teamwork.

What's next for UW Mind Hub

The next step for UW Mind Hub is extending to arrange advising sessions or meditation sessions for students, and extending our chat feature to include more intresets. Possibly adding a new feature where you can choose lock your journal or choose to destory it.