Informatics Capstone 2023 / BetterLivin
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Informatics Capstone 2023 \ Team 13

BetterLivin

BetterLivin is a site focused on helping individuals lower or eliminate their use of addictive substances in order to improve their health and overall well-being. Users have the ability to track and store their alcohol and/or nicotine consumption, create personal goals, locate nearby help services, and much more! It's time to live better with BetterLivin!

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Our Project

Our team has created an easy-to-use website that allows users to measure their alcohol and nicotine usage. The site gives users graphics to track their progress and offers encouragement as they work towards leading better lives. Our mission is to better enable consumers to comprehend their behaviors and to make wise choices regarding their health and wellness.

Our website allows users to monitor their alcohol and nicotine use as well as access pertinent information about the subject. We think that information is power, therefore by informing our customers about the negative impacts of nicotine and alcohol, we can help them make wiser decisions. Additionally, users may set and monitor their own objectives on our website, which serves to inspire and push them to keep making progress.

We are aware that overcoming addiction can be challenging and occasionally calls for expert assistance. We have a function on our website that displays the locations of nearby support services because of this. We think that by making this information readily available, we may assist individuals in obtaining the assistance they require to defeat their addiction and lead better, happier lives.

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Big Points

  • Log nicotine and alcohol consumption history and visualize your progress using charts.
  • Locate nearby addiction help services.
  • Create user specific goals to help you stay on track of quitting.
  • Personalized articles that provide knowledge on nicotine and alcohol information.

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BetterLivin Final Video

This video shows a thorough description of how we planned a user to navigate our website. We tell the listener a story of our site and why we implemented certain features for the user. The video will give the user an idea on how to use our system, at least how we planned it to be interacted with. While the team describes the why of the site, we show all of our features.

Team Members Email the Team

BetterLivin has 4 members.

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Nick Christensen

Nick is an Informatics major with a cognate in Human Centered Computing. He is from South Bend, IN. After graduation, Nick plans on working as a business analyst.

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Brett Gregory

Brett Gregory is an Informatics major with a cognate in Business. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, he now resides in Bloomfield Hills, MI and enjoys spending time with friends and watching sports. Upon graduation, Brett intends to pursue a career as a Business Analyst.

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Nick Maestri

Nick Maestri is from Westchester, NY with a major in Informatics. He loves traveling, day-long adventures and watching football and baseball. His favorite sports team is the New York Yankees. For the next couple of years, Nick will be living in Phoenix, Arizona working at Infosys.

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Nick Schutz

Nick Schutz is an Informatics major with minors in Business and Financial Literacy. He plans to use his knowledge and expertise to open up his very own firework franchise. As a dedicated individual, he plans on making a positive impact in his future endeavors.