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Re: Show HN: Free 3D virtual office in the browser

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I tried signing up and I got a collection of most useless error messages, such as Unauthorized, Forbidden, Email is in use and so on. The Email is in use one does not seem so useless, but it really is if you get it when you try again with the same email address after getting one of the other messages...

Thanks for the feedback. Any other details you feel ok sharing about how you signed up? Was this using oauth?

No, email signup, using both fake and real email addresses.

Re: Show HN: Free 3D virtual office in the browser

#33

I tried signing up and I got a collection of most useless error messages, such as Unauthorized, Forbidden, Email is in use and so on. The Email is in use one does not seem so useless, but it really is if you get it when you try again with the same email address after getting one of the other messages...

Thanks for the feedback. Any other details you feel ok sharing about how you signed up? Was this using oauth?

BTW sorry for the snark in my original comment, but I got slightly annoyed I have to admit.

Re: Show HN: Free 3D virtual office in the browser

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One of authors here. As a kid, some of my most meaningful relationships and experiences were forged through online gaming (UO anyone?). A big part of this wasn’t necessarily the game itself, but was instead the sense of place and community afforded through the shared environment. As an adult, many of my most meaningful relationships have come from my work environment. When working remotely or in a distributed setting…

Congrats on the launch. I have to ask though... how do you plan to differentiate? As I'm sure you are aware, there has been at least 25 (likely more) of these exact same web-based, 3D spaces platforms for remote work as an interactive alternative to Zoom. All launched since COVID, all offering pretty similar value propositions. Why should anyone use this over a competitor?

I've tried a bunch of solutions like this and think the answer is that Spot.xyz is the richest (but still simple) experience.

Here's my summary:

* The world is easy to move around in and manipulate, which is rare for a 3d space (as opposed to Mozilla Hubs for example)

* Video chat showing up on peoples heads is much nicer than in a separate section like Gather.town

* Hear people per-room, rather than just volume attenuation is a better solution for larger meetings

* The screen sharing on a wall is such a nice and intuitive way to glimpse content from afar but still be able to full screen it

That said, my team is on Gather and we will stick, largely because we have team members on slow laptops and the 3d world of Spot makes the fans spin.

Re: Show HN: Free 3D virtual office in the browser

#39

I tried signing up and I got a collection of most useless error messages, such as Unauthorized, Forbidden, Email is in use and so on. The Email is in use one does not seem so useless, but it really is if you get it when you try again with the same email address after getting one of the other messages...

Thanks for the feedback. Any other details you feel ok sharing about how you signed up? Was this using oauth?

Hi, not who you asked but I didn't want to sign up.

I'm replying because a video overview would go a long way to explaining/demonstrating your idea. Not everyone wants the ordeal of signup to see what it's gonna look like.

Hope this helps.

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