This is Sprint 1 our amazing project. Looking forward to it changing lives around the world.
EmotiKidz is an innovative mobile application designed to help parents and caregivers understand a child's emotional state through facial expression analysis. The app utilizes computer vision and machine learning techniques to analyze real-time video feeds or static images of a child's face, detecting emotions such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, and disgust.
- Facial Expression Detection: The app uses algorithms to detect and classify facial expressions based on facial landmarks, leveraging libraries like OpenCV and models like AffectNet.
- Emotion Tracking: The app monitors the child's emotional state during interactions and logs changes over time, providing alerts and notifications when significant emotional shifts occur.
- Visual Feedback: The app provides a simple interface with visual cues, such as emojis or color-coded indicators, to help parents quickly grasp the child's emotional state.
- Emotion History: The app maintains a history of detected emotions, providing insights into patterns or triggers linked to a specific emotion.
- Integration into a broader platform: The app can be integrated into a broader platform that includes behavioral tracking and health monitoring, offering an extensive overview of a child's well-being.
- Sharing Emotional Data: The app allows parents to share emotional data with pediatricians for better-informed consultation.
- Support for Children with Special Needs: The app can be useful for children with autism or other communication challenges, helping to bridge the gap between their emotions and how they express them.
Accessibility: The mobile app format provides parents with the convenience of monitoring their child's emotions on the go.
Real-time Monitoring: The app can continuously monitor the child's emotional state and provide timely notifications and alerts.
Emotional Intelligence: The app can help children with special needs develop better emotional intelligence, leading to healthier social interactions.
Improved Communication: The app can help parents understand non-verbal cues from their children, aiding in better communication and emotional support.
The idea for EmotiKidz was inspired by personal experiences whose loved ones has autism and faces daily challenges in communicating emotions. The project aims to address the needs of families with children who have communication challenges, providing a tool to understand and support their emotional well-being.