Show HN: Pop.com – Video Calls, in 3D

Post by ffhhj » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 12:29 PM UTC

oliv__ wrote: post #33

It's a cool idea but after trying it, I feel it needlessly incorporates all the constraints of the real world into the virtual world. Why should I waste time clicking my mouse to move to a certain point in virtual space when no-one is really there anyways? Isn't the whole point of virtual meetings that you don't have to physically be there to attend? Walking around in the void to hear others only makes my personal ex…

Post by asyrafql » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 1:20 PM UTC

Post by hairofadog » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 3:24 PM UTC

vincentmarle wrote: post #81

sbarre wrote: post #3

Your homepage doesn't explain anything about what I should do when I land on it. What's a space? What's going to happen if I create or join one? Why would I want to do this? Or is this intentional and you're soft-launching or just doing some testing? edit: I clicked create a space and you immediately ask for access to my camera.. but there's no explanation of why you're asking for it, or what I'm getting out of it. I…

I gave access to my camera and everything, but I didn't understand what this product does until I saw this screenshot in another thread: https://i.imgur.com/VVt0zCU.jpg I think it would be really helpful if you could see your own avatar.

Post by wolfpack_mick » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 10:29 AM UTC

m4lvin wrote: post #69

gfodor wrote: post #12

Cool! I think this kind of avatar embodiment is the future. I'm working on one that doesn't use the camera, but audio lip syncing to provide a good experience. https://jel.app Also if you want an OSS alternative to any of these commercial tools, check out https://hubs.mozilla.com

+1 for hubs, I only found it recently and was positively surprised when trying it out the first time. It is missing the webcam-video-on-avatar function though, or it is well hidden?!

Post by parisianka » Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 1:34 PM UTC