Guppy

Inspiration

Social anxiety for many is an issue that plagues their day to day lives. Due to the lingering effects of COVID-19's mass social isolation, people everywhere find it hard to reconnect. Impromptu is a method of speech that challenges one to form meaningful presentations on the spot, often a major exercise in mock trial preparations. This is where we came up with Guppy, the virtual speech companion. Guppy trains you to become a master at the art of communication. The act of impromptu speech presents itself in job interviews, wedding toast, keynote events, or just plain talking with your friends! We wanted to find a project that any one of all ages can benefit from, including use in education, corporate, social, and personal environments. We want Guppy to help reunite the world!

What it does

Guppy uses AI to create randomized prompts for the user to read and respond to, providing a new medium for practicing speech and communication.

How we built it

We used conda, python, and most importantly, openAi.

Challenges we ran into

We initially had a larger vision but overestimated the amount of time we had to fully execute our plan. As it was half of our first hackathons, the plethora of new knowledge being thrown at us was a bit overwhelming.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We all met for the first time today and are proud of effectively communicating to solidify a product design that appeals to all of us.

What we learned

As first time hackers, we learned new technical skills such as developing a front end, using canva, and implementations of new AI technology.

What's next for Guppy

In future iteration of Guppy we defiantly want to integrate Hume Ai's API into our project to better gauge confidence, tone, and expression. We also want to integrate motion detection and video to track eye movement, posture and mannerisms. Another key thing is making Guppy more tailored towards specific audiences such as younger children, or hardened professionals.