slouchy

Slouchy uses your webcam to check if you're slouching and alert you if you are.

Requirements

You need to install the following system-wide:

• Python 2.7
• Qt4 and PyQt4
• OpenCV 2 or 3
• OpenCV-Python

Debian Dependencies

On Debian-based distros the below apt-get should work:

apt-get install python2.7 python2.7-dev libqt4-core libqt4-dev opencv-data libopencv-core2.4 libopencv-dev python-opencv

pip2 install -r requirements.txt

Mac Dependencies

python macPreInstall.py

OR

brew tap homebrew/science

brew install python qt pyqt opencv

pip install -r requirements.txt

Using

Tweak slouchy.ini to your liking.

Run python2 slouchy.py

Sit upright in front of your webcam.

While sitting upright, right click on the Slouchy icon in your system tray and choose setup.

Slouchy will now alert you if you're slouching

License

This software is released under the GNU GPL version 3 except for the haarscascade_frontalface_default.xml and haarcascade_eye.xml files which are released under the Intel License Agreement For Open Source Computer Vision Library

Disclaimer

This software is not intended to diagnose, cure, or prevent diseases in any way. No warranties are made or implied for its efficacy. It's simply a little program the author wanted and decided to share.