Ecochum (Climate changemaker HACKathon 2023) 

The challenge: 

"Can you (together) create next key solution to our climate change dilemma?"

It can be locally-focused, it can be globally-minded. It can be an art concept, a new machine, a code-heavy app, a proposal for an event, a plan to conserve an ecosystem, an education campaign or more. It can be a business, a non-profit concept or anything in between. It can be many things. As long as it's built with the planet and its people in mind, working to address the climate crisis in its own unique way.

The submission: 

4-minute video.

The prototype is available here https://yic.vinamrasharma.com

What I learned:

This hackathon wasn't specifically tech related but I was eager to participate as the theme was climate change which is what I feel passionate about. I was very lucky to participate it despite the age limit.

Since all the participants were keen on environmental issues, it was very interesting and meaningful to talk with them and also to learn these facts on the workshops. 

I committed to the team as much as my schedule allowed. Since we come from different backgrounds, my position was solely as a designer unlike my last hackathon which was only for designers. Thus hearing perspectives from my teammates with engineering backgrounds were definitely informative and eye-opening for me. Also working with a teammate with a background in psychology helped a lot in color choices and behavioral psychology.

What's next:

This project was entered into a different Hackathon and it won Top 40 award. We update it and will slowly move the project forward.