Inspiration
In recent years, mental health has been rising significantly across all demographics. In 2022, the CDC stated that approximately 11.3 percent of individuals older than 18 experienced feelings of anxiety, worry, or nervousness regularly. Whether it be stress, anxiety, or something else, it is important to take some time everyday to focus on your well-being. Simple interactive activities such as spinning a fidget spinner or taking deep breaths are proven to help your brain calm down and destress. We were inspired to create an app that allows users to engage in simple therapeutic activities to feel better mentally.
What it does
ZenZone provides users with simple, interactive activities to destress and manage anxiety. Users can take deep breaths or spin a wheel to feel better about their mental health.
How we built it
We build ZenZone using Java on the Android Studio IDE.
Challenges we ran into
Throughout the process of building ZenZone, we encountered several challenges. We had challenges compiling our code, linking pages, and adjusting different elements of the UI. As all of us were new to Android Studio, we encountered several challenges learning how to work the IDE and use different mobile app layouts. Aligning elements according to the phone screen was also a challenge we faced.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of creating an app aimed at improving people’s mental well-being. In the past two days, we were able to learn a lot about mobile app development and the different functionalities and capabilities of Android Studio. We were able to figure out how different methods and classes, such as TextView and Buttons work, and how to implement them in our code.
What we learned
From this project, we were able to learn more about mobile app development. We were able to learn how to use the Android Studio IDE and how to apply Java towards creating a mobile app. We were able to understand what goes into making a phone app.
What's next for ZenZone
We aim to publish ZenZone on the PlayStore, add more interactive activities that users can choose from, and improve the user inference and experience to make it more engaging. We want to add some games within our app as well, to improve the engaging experience.
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