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Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by lksslr »

woah wrote: post #106

I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I made a spreadsheet and add to it each time I see one of these products come up on HN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5DXWtz4H7eIT5VbGYJE... There are currently at least 18 projects operating in this space. - The majority (maybe all?)…

i'm always sad when we are missing on such a list, eventhough I guess we tick most of the boxes you mention...

- parties/social events as focus

- 3d, but not trying to cater for corporate markets

- not a town at all

as you obviously spent some time thinking about this topic I'd really appreciate some feedback: https://laptopsinspace.de

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by grahamburger »

woah wrote: post #106

I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I made a spreadsheet and add to it each time I see one of these products come up on HN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5DXWtz4H7eIT5VbGYJE... There are currently at least 18 projects operating in this space. - The majority (maybe all?)…

Thanks for posting this list! As it happens I am working on organizing a conference in the coming months and I've been comparing a few similar platforms but there are several on your list and in the comments that I didn't know about.

If anyone has attended a conference recently using one of these platforms I'd love to hear how it went.

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by rl3 »

lksslr wrote: post #181
woah wrote: post #106

I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I made a spreadsheet and add to it each time I see one of these products come up on HN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5DXWtz4H7eIT5VbGYJE... There are currently at least 18 projects operating in this space. - The majority (maybe all?)…

i'm always sad when we are missing on such a list, eventhough I guess we tick most of the boxes you mention... - parties/social events as focus - 3d, but not trying to cater for corporate markets - not a town at all as you obviously spent some time thinking about this topic I'd really appreciate some feedback: https://laptopsinspace.de

>as you obviously spent some time thinking about this topic I'd really appreciate some feedback: https://laptopsinspace.de

While I'm not OP, I remember seeing this project at the end of April in Three.js Discord. It's neat to see where it's gone since. Bravo! :)

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by remotelyyours »

rozab wrote: post #117
remram wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if the spatial metaphor really brings anything. I think a few rooms, with proper tooling to signal activity and a way to preview (listen in before you decide to join, or better yet have it play a recent utterance from its beginning) would work wonders. Maybe the system could prompt participants to move to a separate room on sufficient activity, and remind participants to set a text subject once in a whil…

I agree with the need to preview whats going on. In real life spaces, we often decide to switch to a different conversation from hearing a snippet or zoning in to what's going on around you when you're bored of the current talk. In this system, I feel like it would be rude to bring yourself over to a group and then leave again when you decide you're not interested in the conversation. Perhaps being able to mouse over…

You're right. The interactions can a lot more "natural" than it is right now.

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by wsinks »

woah wrote: post #106

I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I made a spreadsheet and add to it each time I see one of these products come up on HN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5DXWtz4H7eIT5VbGYJE... There are currently at least 18 projects operating in this space. - The majority (maybe all?)…

Thank you for putting together the list! I've been watching this space for a bit, and got really excited with High Fidelity.

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by lksslr »

rl3 wrote: post #183
lksslr wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

i'm always sad when we are missing on such a list, eventhough I guess we tick most of the boxes you mention... - parties/social events as focus - 3d, but not trying to cater for corporate markets - not a town at all as you obviously spent some time thinking about this topic I'd really appreciate some feedback: https://laptopsinspace.de

> as you obviously spent some time thinking about this topic I'd really appreciate some feedback: https://laptopsinspace.de While I'm not OP, I remember seeing this project at the end of April in Three.js Discord. It's neat to see where it's gone since. Bravo! :)

cheers! glad to hear that :)

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by remotelyyours »

woah wrote: post #106

I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I made a spreadsheet and add to it each time I see one of these products come up on HN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5DXWtz4H7eIT5VbGYJE... There are currently at least 18 projects operating in this space. - The majority (maybe all?)…

I enjoyed this comment :) Just wanted to tell you that we're not funded :P

The 18 apps may have similar elements but are approaching this very differently.

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by remotelyyours »

grahamburger wrote: post #182
woah wrote: post #106

I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I made a spreadsheet and add to it each time I see one of these products come up on HN: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R5DXWtz4H7eIT5VbGYJE... There are currently at least 18 projects operating in this space. - The majority (maybe all?)…

Thanks for posting this list! As it happens I am working on organizing a conference in the coming months and I've been comparing a few similar platforms but there are several on your list and in the comments that I didn't know about. If anyone has attended a conference recently using one of these platforms I'd love to hear how it went.

We actually are working on a broadcast feature so that you can have speakers talk across rooms. And people can still interact with each other. If you will be interested in trying it out, let me know.

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by remotelyyours »

econti wrote: post #125

This is a shameless copycat of here.fm. I've been using here.fm for several months and it is awesome. I'd highly recommend you check here.fm out before supporting a company that rips off other people's work.

You've not seen our product.. We may have gifs like here.fm but our spatial engine is completely different. Plus, we've built it to handle crowds. You can have up to 100 people in a room. Here has a limit of about 12.

Btw, the real OG of this space is New Hive. It has been an inspiration of many such products.

Re: Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL

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Post by lscotte »

evanb wrote: post #31

When I talk IRL I don't use GIFs or stickers, and the only background is whatever is behind me. I like the idea of moving around to decide who you talk to; it is the premise behind jitsi-powered Work Adventure http://workadventu.re

Same for me. Other than an ASCII smiley here or there, if I can't say it with simple text as a complete sentence, I don't say it, and video chat backgrounds are annoying.
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