Check-In Chicken Chrome Extension

This extension will help users study, as well as help keep their mental health positive.
Check-In Chicken!

Inspiration

Given the circumstances of the world right now, mental health is steadily being ignored. This is especially bad with students. So we developed a relatively unobtrusive way of checking in with yourself, your mental health, and the world, all while being productive!

What it does

We developed a chrome extension that helps you stay on task for certain set "focus times" and gives you free time for timed breaks, as well as a "mental health vibe check" in order to provide needed reassurance and helpful tips to a productive and healthy work environment. Check-In Chicken is made to help you be productive, but not at the cost of your mental health.

How we built it

Using resources such as Google Developer, we created the chrome web extension.

Challenges we ran into

The Pomodoro-style timer was difficult to implement, as it features two distinct timers cycling through each other to monitor work-time and break-time. This challenge was highlighted the inability for chrome extensions to store data meaningfully without the use of database. Learning the structure of how chrome extensions work, as well as how to make them efficient was difficult, as none of us had developed one before. The check-in implementation was also difficult to implement, as we wanted to check-in on the user occasionally without disturbing their workflow, and providing them with meaningful mental health support. Developing the UI/UX to be approachable and friendly, while also capable and straightforward was a challenge as well, but one we believe we overcame.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Developing the UI/UX to be approachable and friendly, while also capable and straightforward was a challenge as well, but one we believe we overcame with our mascot Gappy. None of our team-members have worked with Chrome Extensions before, with most of our experience with standard web apps. The Pomodoro-style timer was surprisingly complex to develop within the confines of Chrome Extension's capabilities, so developing a working timer was a really big win for us.

Photo/Logo found here. We claim no ownership of the photo: https://www.pinclipart.com/pindetail/hRwxTo_clip-free-corgi-clipart-cute-chibi-chibi-chicken/

How to install Check-In Chicken chrome extension in chrome Browser

You can Follow the below Step By Step procedure to install the Check-In Chicken Chrome Extension to your Chrome Web browser.

• Step 1: Go to the Chrome webstore https://chrome.google.com/webstore or download the extension Check-In Chicken Chrome Extension Download from https://pluginsaddonsextensions.com
• Step 2: Now search for the Check-In Chicken in Chrome Webstore Search and click on the search button.
• Step 3: click on the Check-In Chicken Chrome Extension Link
• Step 4: in the next page click on the Add to Chrome button to Download and Install the Check-In Chicken extension for your Chrome Web browser .