The Last One

Hi again. Let’s start from the beginning. We wanted to create an app that will solve an issue many students have; Their motivation to study. Many students would rather do something else like watching YouTube or something instead of working on an assignment. Our solution to this problem was to “gamify” studying. That is why our app gives users coins for their time studied and we also have a leaderboard system which would bring some competition and thus increase their motivation. We made a rough prototype of our idea and presented it at the trade fair. Next up let’s go over the feedback we received.

It was brought up that giving the users coins based on their time spent studying was kind of bad because it wouldn’t promote those who got their stuff done quickly. This was a good point and there needs to be some changes for example giving coins for each task done. That would bring more complexity to our app which we don’t want so there is some refining to do for sure.

People liked our prototype because it was an interactive one where you could press buttons and see what happens. We had decided to make our prototype digital from the start and it was kind of a last-minute thing I decided to make it interactive because I thought it would be cool and it seems like it was a good idea.

As for our pitch, see for yourselves.






What is surprising is that over 90% of the people who listened to our pitch thought it was at least somewhat effective (that, or they were too nice when giving the feedback). Those 2 who thought it wasn’t effective or ineffective were probably among those who listened to my first pitch. I was nervous and failed to pronounce some words and I was overall it was kind of embarrassing. The later ones went well and were actually quite fun. Overall, this was a nice experience and helped me overcome my stage fright a bit.

 

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  1. CodeGirl13. joulukuuta 2022 klo 9.10

    Wow, this is a good idea! I would use this kind of application. Looks like people liked your pitch and prototype. Well done!

    VastaaPoista
  2. Lauri14. joulukuuta 2022 klo 2.45

    Definetely an interesting idea for an app. If you can figure out the details, I think this could have a lot of users.

    VastaaPoista
  3. LS15. joulukuuta 2022 klo 4.17

    Good idea for an application. I'm sure many students could find this useful.

    VastaaPoista
  4. The Academic Odyssey16. joulukuuta 2022 klo 6.07

    Your application idea seems interesting. I also liked the addition of the feedback picture.

    VastaaPoista
  5. Jussi16. joulukuuta 2022 klo 6.58

    Creative thinking, good work!

    VastaaPoista
  6. Saturday Coding16. joulukuuta 2022 klo 9.37

    Excellent idea!

    VastaaPoista
  7. Rosa19. joulukuuta 2022 klo 10.43

    Great post, I think your app is interesting! It seems that the trade fair was a success for your team.

    VastaaPoista
  8. V.K22. joulukuuta 2022 klo 12.30

    Great post. Your application seems very interesting.

    VastaaPoista

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