week 3

     This week, we completed our projects: we designed the interface of our game, coded for the GPS, pulse oximeter, and pedometer, projected our design onto our tiny watch, and completed our poster. While we may have had many setbacks, especially with the code, we were able to overcome them. In order to have everything completed before Thursday, we decided to split the workload. 

    Monday through Wednesday, we started on our code and poster as we both took turns doing it. While we thought we were getting ahead, it was difficult not to overshare our ideas and knowledge about asthma as our poster became too wordy, and the picture was difficult to decipher. Because of this, we had to delete, rewrite, and add words so it would have a small number of words and be big enough to read from a distance. On the other hand, we were also struggling with combining all of our adrunio code. Combining the GPS, pulse oximeter, and pedometer was difficult, as we also had to create it so it would fit into our app. Our app, Sage, was designed to track the user's blood oxygen levels, steps taken, and the location, so it would notify our user if their SpO2 levels are lower than 94%, asking them to take a break. We also wanted our app to have an emergency contact, where the user can put somebody's contact or the ambulance in case an asthma attack were to occur. This will only happen if the tiny watch picks up that the user's SpO2 level is at 92% or below, as the healthy levels are between 95-100%. However, we do understand that blood oxygen levels aren't always going to be relevant to asthma attacks, which is why we wanted to incorporate a notification when the user's SpO2 level is below 92% with a timer if the SpO2 is inaccurate. 

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