Caf-Fiend

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Inspiration

As a college student, it can be hard to find the energy to get through your classes/activities without the urge to down some liquid power. Although the caffeine rush helps some people focus, too much caffeine can have detrimental effects on their health. Caf-Fiend can help avoid that! Caf-Fiend is a website that helps students like us ensure that the amount of caffeine we are consuming is healthy. Through showing caffiene intake history coupled with daily limits/goals, Caf-Fiend can help you reach your health goals. Whether you are a heath nut who wants to keep track of the amount of caffeine you are ingesting or a tired student who needs caffeine to survive, Caf-Fiend can help you manage your caffeine intake and educate yourself about your drinking habits.

What it does

Caf-Fiend is your ultimate caffeine companion, seamlessly merging augmented reality (AR), artificial intelligence (AI), and user input to help you manage and monitor your daily caffeine consumption with precision. Caf-Fiend not only provides real-time tracking but also offers personalized guidance, ensuring that you stay well within recommended daily caffeine limits for a healthier, more balanced lifestyle. Beyond daily tracking, Caf-Fiend lets you log your caffeine intake by the week, month, and year, granting you invaluable insights into your long-term health and wellness patterns. With its user-friendly interface, Caf-Fiend equips you to navigate your caffeine history effortlessly, empowering you to take charge of your caffeine habits, whether you're a coffee aficionado, a tea lover, or an energy drink enthusiast. In today's fast-paced world, Caf-Fiend stands as your steadfast wellness partner, guiding you toward responsible and sustainable caffeine consumption, so you can lead a healthier and more caffeine-conscious life with confidence.

How we built it

To develop Caf-Fiend, we first used Figma to design the basic layout we wanted for the interface. Then, we created the actual website using HTML and CSS as well as a database to search through to find how much caffeine is in a certain drink.

Challenges we ran into

We previously intended to build an iOS app but we ran into several different issues regarding downloading Flutter which began consuming a large amount of our work time. In the end, we decided to build a website that complimented our strengths and was within our knowledge base. Additionally, we ran into several problems regarding Git and GitHub, especially with merging, pulling, and pushing to and from our repositories.

Accomplishments we are proud of

We are so, so proud of the product we were able to produce! Although we did not end up going with our original plan of utilizing AI and AR, we were able to create something on both the front and back ends that we are happy with. We were able to overcome our confusion and complications with GitHub sharing/overloading files over the hours we spent at this hackathon and also learned how to navigate Figma to create visually appealing sites/apps.

What we learned

We learned a lot about Git. Through struggles with merging files, sharing repositories, and even downloading Git as a program, we learned how to effectively solve our problems and share our files using one main repository.

What's next for Caf-Fiend?

In the future, we would love to implement a scanner interface utilizing AI API’s so that users can scan the drink they are drinking and receive information about the caffeine levels in the drink through that method to supplement the keyboard function in the website. We would also love to make this into an app so that users can keep their caffeine intake graph on a widget on their homescreen, making their intake more accessible and easier to view.