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In 2023, applicants were tasked with creating a Swift Playgrounds app project on the topic of your choice to showcase their passion for coding. Here’s how Jaskaran describes his winning submission.

Hidden in our pulse is a metric called HRV. HRV is very special because it is an indicator of both your mental and physical well-being. My Playground App ‘Varia’ lets you measure your HRV using your iPad’s camera. It then guides you through two activities you can do to increase HRV: -Intentional Breathing, using Sound to analyze your breathing and help bring it on cue. -Timed Exercise, using Motion sensors for activity recognition.