CONWAY, Ark. (April 7, 2022) — Hendrix College computer
science professor Dr. Mark Goadrich and his students have recently released Good
Vibes, a new app for iOS and Android that helps users track their moods and get
inspired.
Good Vibes users can input their mood throughout the day,
track their mood history, and see the mood of the last fifty users. Each time a
user enters their daily mood, they receive an inspirational quote to motivate
them. The app also contains other helpful well-being resources. Learn more here.
“It has been a wonderful journey working with these students
through the complete cycle, starting with a project idea in a mobile
development course last year, building the UI and backend framework, learning
the details of Flutter and its widget system, and finally multiple iterations
of testing and debugging,” said Goadrich. “I’m so proud of their work and hope
people find it useful!”
“Working on Good Vibes was a great experience,” said Andrew
Eveld ’22, a computer science major. “Working as a team to create a production
ready mobile app brought us all some amazing learning opportunities.”
“I thought that the beta testing process and the process of
getting Good Vibes approved by the Google Play and App Store were both exciting
challenges for us as a team,” said Eveld, who has also interned with Acxiom
Corporation and PNC Bank as a Hendrix student. “I’m excited to see people’s
response to this app that we have all worked very hard on for the past year.”
Eveld’s classmate Andrei Stoyanow ’22 agreed.
“Being
able to work on a project that was originally a class project from a group of
students like myself and build it up to a fully-fledged application that anyone
has access to is an amazing experience,” said Stoyanow, a computer science
major. “It’s a lot of fun to work with classmates and learn new things while
making a product that you want people to enjoy, a perfect bridge connecting my
experiences in school to the work force.”
The app’s development and launch was supported by the Julia
Mobley Odyssey Professorship, which Goadrich currently holds.
Holding the Mobley Odyssey Professorship also helped Goadrich
form Disco
Tray Studios, a community-focused software development
initiative at Hendrix (“Disco Tray” is a reference to a beloved Hendrix
community tradition in the campus dining hall). The group was formed in July
2020.
This project aims to empower students in developing
interactive educational games, apps, and websites for social good and provide
opportunities for students to execute and complete longer-term software
development projects that support the technological needs of the local
community.
In addition to Goadrich, Disco Tray Studios collective
members include:
- Ian
Campbell ’23
- Connor
Escajeda ’23
- Andrew
Eveld ’22
- Ivy
Jackson ’21
- Lucy
Lyon ’23
- Vi
Nguyen ’22
- Innocent
Nsabimana ’21
- Jonathon
Qualls ’24
- Griffith
Samore ’21
- Andrei
Stoyanow ’22
Other Disco Tray Studio projects include My Life
in Months, Astronomical
Bodies, ChemSim, Climate
Goes Political, and @itsmaya.
About Hendrix College
A private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix
College consistently earns recognition as one of the country’s leading liberal
arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools
That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.