Development Log

Week 16 - Delivery

This was the week everything came together for the final delivery. We completed and submitted all of the required materials for evaluation: the project proposal, both …

Week 15 - Final Materials

With the prototype in good shape, this week turned almost entirely to the final deliverables. We began elaborating the materials the evaluation asks for: the final pitch …

Week 14 - Prototype Presentation

This week we brought the prototype to our mentors. After weeks of building, testing, and refining behind the scenes, we presented the working device in a focused session, …

Week 13 - First Prototype Showdown

With the first full version assembled, this week was its first real showdown. We brought every piece together and put the prototype through its first proper trial, …

Week 12 - Training the Model

This week our software side reached a milestone we had been building toward: we started training the machine learning model that turns biometric signals into a read on …

Week 11 - Breadboard & Bluetooth

This week was about connection, in both senses of the word. On the hardware front, we moved the prototype onto its first breadboard assembly and tested the Bluetooth link …

Week 10 - Sensors Assembled & Firmware Complete

This was the week the prototype truly took shape. We moved from isolated tests into proper prototyping, finishing the ESP32 firmware so the microcontroller could read …

Week 9 - Prototype Inbound & First Firmware

The components we had been waiting on finally arrived, and we collected the full set later in the week, turning a paper architecture into something we could actually …

Interview with Hugo Plácido, Professor at IST

"We usually have a different point of view from clinicians; we don't follow a standard. We use several metrics, and what we do is put everything into the algorithm and train it based on placing someone in a more fun or more boring activity."

Week 8 - Intermediate Evaluation & First App Steps

This week marked our intermediate evaluation, where we presented our pitch deck and defended the direction MindSight had taken so far. The feedback was constructive, and …

Interview with a Sector Leader from a Retail Company

"After the Covid-19 pandemic, people, society and companies became more sensitive to this topic of burnout, and it is now more discussed and talked about across every sphere."

Interview with Pedro Ramos from MindPartner

"That said, if you capture data on a person over long periods and calibrate it with short questionnaires and tests that induce cognitive stress, you may be able to reach a good degree of accuracy."

Interview with Rita Ochoa, University Professor

"I experience these kinds of episodes very often."

Week 7 - Market Validation with Mind Partner

We put the finishing touches on our intermediate evaluation pitch deck, sharpening our focus on the technical details of our solution. We also conducted an incredibly …

Interview at the LAPSO Psychology Laboratory with Sofia Frade

"It can help people find strategies to regulate stress, and provide useful information that lets them organize their work tasks around their peaks of focus and performance, and so on."

Week 6 - Calibration & First Code

With an eye toward our intermediate evaluation, we completely overhauled the visual identity and messaging of our pitch deck. On the technical side, we finalized our …

Week 5 - Hardware Planning & Public Sentiment

This week was all about sourcing materials. We sat down with our mentor, Marco, who gave us highly practical prototyping advice regarding battery life, form factor, 3D …

Week 4 - Corporate Realities & Data Strategies

With our new direction locked in, we compiled a comprehensive list of technical and functional requirements. We pushed forward with user research, interviewing a retail …

Interview with our technical mentor Marco Matos

"What I'd really like is some kind of feedback on the data, whether it's good or bad, and I'd maybe even consider some form of gamification built from that data."

Week 3 - The Great Pivot

Reflecting on our insights from LAPSO, we made a major strategic pivot. We shifted away from building a tool to assist psychologists in their work, and instead focused on …

Project Development Roadmap

Current Phase: Contacting partners (engineering and psychology areas) to secure testing locations. Next Steps: Acquire sensors -> Test sensor response for error and …

Week 2 - Deployment & Gamified Feedback

At the start of the week, we successfully deployed the first live version of our website. Deeper research into industry regulations revealed complex legal hurdles and …

Week 1 - Foundations & Reality Checks

We kicked off our project by redefining team roles, mapping out our initial system architecture, and diving straight into website development. Mid-week, we attended our …

Prior to Week 1

Prior WEEK #1 (October - January) Brainstorming and Idea Creation Idea Tuning and Validation thorugh meetings with stakeholders (MindPartner), knowledgeble sources …