hackathon : smile all day
the challenge
olson hosts a hackathon event multiple times a year to encourage its employees to team up and create a project using some of the new technologies we have available to us.
our team decided to use browser-based facial and emotional recognition technology.
hackathon : smile all day
the solution
we harnessed the technology to create a desktop experience that serves up smile-inducing content to help reverse the effects of SAD.
hackathon : smile all day
the fun
the site takes the user through 5 levels of hilarious content and records your reaction as you watch. at the end of the experience, the site generates a gif of your reaction for you to share on various social media platforms and support the cause.
hackathon team
agency - olson
creative director - Ryan Theisen
creative director/writer - Derek Pletch
designer/art director - Brooke Ekelund
developers - Charley Pugmire + Ross Teichner