Challenges and Help Received:

I did not have any experience with circuits. So when I had the plan to connect the sensors and buttons onto the board. I did not know how they are supposed to connect to each other. I even broke a sensor due to erroneous circuiting. Jesse was very helpful that he taught me how basic circuit work and other things like organizing board. When I first wired the circuits myself, there was a short circuit issue. Jesse also helped me to pinpoint the problem in order to correct it. 

For the programming part, although had experience in programming, I did not know how to use cloud functions, variables, and translate algorithm that would work correctly on a photon board. Through the learning process, I learned those skills.