Our Hackathon project was about the conservation and protection of the (local) Eastern Spadefoot Toad. We decided upon frogs and toads, because we all like frogs and toads, and they contribute to a huge part of the ecosystem. Our team was already familiar with Python, so we decided to make a Python program.
Our program works by first introducing what it is. Then, an input slot will appear along with a menu. We added delays to make it possible to read the text at a more comfortable pace. It will ask you what you want to learn:
1) All the frogs & toads in MA
2) List of endangered frogs & toads in MA
3) Cool facts about frogs
4) The sources used to create/back up the content of the program
5) Why frogs are so important to the ecosystem
6) Our Google Site!
7) (Off-topic) Just for fun, we added in a section for cool Turtle designs.
For 1-6, it will then type in and show you the information. Of course, we added in a lot of delays because at times, it was a lot of text. Also, we use rows of underscores, dashes, and equal signs to split different parts for the sake of reading more efficiently. In 1, 2, 4, and 6, there are also various links to websites for more information and to spread awareness to the viewer.
For option 7, it will ask you what design out of 4 you want. Then, it will play the design using Turtle.
Also, we created our own Google Site containing information on Massachusetts' frogs & toads! The link is over here: https://sites.google.com/site/frogwebsite/home There are several pages to this Google Site.
Originally, we were going to make Turtle art. But that did not really fit any of the submission categories. So we decided to make a frog program instead. But we had already spent 2-3 hours on Turtle, so we implemented the best drawings into the new project as an off topic option. We were going to add in a HTML file for more info, but due to technical difficulties, the file cannot be recovered in time by 9:15. We also were going to use a Pyglet window originally, but could not understand and piece it together in time.
In the future, we hope to make this program more professional by adding/using Pyglet to use the Pyglet window, click detection, and font/size. We would also like to make it into an application. Also, make it more accessible by hopefully putting a download link or online version on the internet (with more information on frogs and toads as well!)
This project was created by Jeffrey Lam, Jong Park, and James Hutchinson; (Team) The Pickleseed Republic
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