kind-words-chat

To open the website, click on the index.html file in the Webpages folder. This is the front page of the website.

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Link to project demo: https://devpost.com/software/reassure

Inspiration

We were mainly inspired by the game Kind Words on Steam. We also noticed the loneliness many people felt during the pandemic.

What it does

This app allows users to write messages to express their worries and more importantly, share words of encouragement.

How we built it

We built the app using JavaScript, Firebase, HTML and CSS. We mainly used HTML/CSS to design the frontend. To make the UI more responsive, we used JavaScript to manipulate the DOM. Firebase was used to store data about user posts and replies.

Challenges we ran into

The hardest part was about integrating Firebase with the front end.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Being able to create an app that's helpful during the pandemic. Our goal is to do our best to support people during such difficult times.

What we learned

• Javascript isn't type safe and this creates a host of issues.

What's next for Reassure

• Making sure that the users will not receive the same message twice in a row
• Adding support for multimedia uploads, such as photos and videos
• Using AI to ensure the positivity of user messages (look into sentiment analysis)