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Commently
Originally made to remedy disabled YouTube comments, Commently enables people to comment on any webpage, enabling them to find community and have good times wherever they go, all over the internet.
Prize(s):
HackNC Entertainment Track, Infosys Best Junior HackerTeam:
Aan Patel, Yufei Dong, and IreneOriginally made to remedy disabled YouTube comments, Commently enables people to comment on any webpage, enabling them to find community and have good times wherever they go, all over the internet.
Find My Study Spot
Use this website to find the perfect study spot! This website provides ratings for study spots based on accessibility features, COVID precautions, and more to find a place fit for your concerns.
Prize(s):
HackNC Social Good TrackTeam:
Dheya Madhani, Vivian Deng, and Meghan SunUse this website to find the perfect study spot! This website provides ratings for study spots based on accessibility features, COVID precautions, and more to find a place fit for your concerns.
Reviewer.io
Reviewer.io is a digital open platform that allows users to ask questions and receive answers from professors and past students. Reviewer.io gives the necessary information for students to see if a course is an ideal course that fits their needs and requirements.
Prize(s):
Wolfram Award Best Hack for Education - Explorer, Top 20 HackTeam:
Mathew Chanda, Sankalp Boorugu, Ananya Gupta, and Harshal SutharReviewer.io is a digital open platform that allows users to ask questions and receive answers from professors and past students. Reviewer.io gives the necessary information for students to see if a course is an ideal course that fits their needs and requirements.
drizzle
drizzle uses a variety of instrumental samples and machine learning algorithms to generate calming Lo-Fi hip-hop music. It also provides beautiful images that match your time and weather.
Prize(s):
1st Place Overall, Wolfram Award, Best General Hack - Explorer, Top 20 HackTeam:
Ben Stewart and Brian Ruidrizzle uses a variety of instrumental samples and machine learning algorithms to generate calming Lo-Fi hip-hop music. It also provides beautiful images that match your time and weather.
PostureNet
PostureNet utilizes Machine Learning to improve your posture. It accomplishes this with the help of the Tensorflow and PoseNet frameworks to gather human posture keypoints, which it then runs calculations on to find specific areas of weakness in your posture.
Prize(s):
Best Health HackTeam:
Matthew Finley and David LuPostureNet utilizes Machine Learning to improve your posture. It accomplishes this with the help of the Tensorflow and PoseNet frameworks to gather human posture keypoints, which it then runs calculations on to find specific areas of weakness in your posture.
The Great Lampini
The lamp uses speech recognition to parse commands to turn it on or off, additionally it uses sensors and algorithms to determine statistics related to power consumption.
Prize(s):
The Wolfram AwardTeam:
Vincent Yang, Jamie Weathers, and Samy BencherifThe lamp uses speech recognition to parse commands to turn it on or off, additionally it uses sensors and algorithms to determine statistics related to power consumption.
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Guiding Questions
General
What are some problems in today's world? What can be improved / more efficient in my daily routine? Where can technology improve people's lives? What target audience or opportunity area do I want to focus on?
Beginners
What is a simple website or app that doesn't exist but people would find useful? What is a simple game that people would enjoy playing? How can I use what the workshops taught me to make a cool project?