PAWsitivity

Inspiration

The dozens of dogs, cats, and other animals that are looking for a forever home
Dogs and cats are cute
Cats are cuter, though
End-of-semester desire for inspirational quotes from cute animals

What it does

Dogs and cats randomly wander into your home to meet you and remind you to de-stress and enjoy your day
Tapping a dog or cat visitor pulls up their information card
The information card links to actual dogs and cats in shelters that look like the your little virtual visitor
If you get attached to any one (or more!!!) of your visitors, you can access adoption information right through the app
If you can't afford or aren't ready for the commitment of caring for an animal, the app allows you to donate money to a local animal shelter or, should the shelter provide the service, sponsor the animal that has caught your heart so it can continue to live in safety in the shelter

How I built it

Much work in Adobe Illustrator
Hours of toiling in front of Xcode to interpret Objective-C into Swift
No small amount of elbow grease and good, old-fashioned magic
Sheer brilliance
The power of the rising sun

Challenges I ran into

Losing 2 hours of work due to a crashing app (and forgetting to save)
Operating at 1/2 capacity due to late teammates
Slow Xcode updates
General glitches.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Graphics, graphics, graphics. Also, developing an app that supports a cause we all believe in while at the same time makes us happy because of the cute characters.