Smile!

You're on camera! Everyone could always smile a little more. This Chrome extension reminds you to smile before browsing social media. ML makes sure you won't get through unless you flash a genuine smile... :D

What it does

We hope that by reminding people to smile before logging on to social media, everyone can become happier over time.

How we built it

We built the machine learning portion of the hack on python using sklearn's Olivetti faces dataset to determine whether or not a person was smiling. The front end is a Javascript application written using the Chrome extension platform.

Challenges we ran into

Since it was many of our first times at a Hackathon, beginning the process was daunting. The inexperience added to the complexity of making different platforms interact with each other.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Training a machine learning model was incredibly rewarding. Above all, we were proud of the fact that we were able to create a product from an interesting idea despite lacking a lot of technical experience.

What we learned

Working with APIs is a painfully dull and mind-numbing process if they are not well-documented.

What's next for Smile!

Integrating the ML model better into the chrome extension would make the application more accurate and more effective for people who need the reminders.