Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, stickers, BGs. Talk like IRL • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by remotelyyours » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:07 AM UTC

nickelcitymario wrote: post #135

I'm digging the idea of spacial audio, but for my 2 cents I do not enjoy the interface. It seems to encourage a lot of loud geocities/MySpace-era visuals. I'd be interested in a top-down 2D space (like a million games, but just for example: Among Us) with spatial audio. That'd be pretty interesting. Judging by what my kids like to play, I could see a place in the market for a 2D virtual world with this kind of featur…

I get it. We wanted to have this to really help people customize the space the way they like. Gather has a different interpretation of it and more in line with what you are looking for.

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

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Post by ironmagma » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:08 AM UTC

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

True, but the addition of stickers and GIFs makes it much closer to real life where there are dozens of visual and physical cues as to your headspace.

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

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Post by Kortaggio » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:14 AM UTC

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?)…

A few more for your list:

https://happyhour.ianwdavis.com/

https://here.fm

https://hopin.to

https://icebreaker.video/

https://makespace.fun

http://mcparks.us

https://metaversehq.com/v/room

https://mixaba.com/

https://party.vipshek.com

https://sine.space/vr/

https://slashtalk.com

https://spatial.chat/

https://squadapp.io/

https://tivolicloud.com/

https://town.siempre.io

http://vircadia.com/

https://virus.cafe

https://wavexr.com/

https://welcome.topia.io/

https://www.airmeet.com/

https://www.banger.digital

https://www.brella.io

https://www.highfidelity.com/

https://www.huddlehq.io/

https://www.ivent-uk.com/

https://www.joinglimpse.com

https://www.kitely.com

https://www.muze.nyc/

https://www.sansar.com/

https://www.somniumspace.com/

https://yorb.itp.io

https://zonko.chat/

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

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Post by remotelyyours » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:41 AM UTC

avrionov wrote: post #110

remotelyyours wrote: post #2

I built a video calling app which is the antithesis of Zoom. It's called Reslash. You can play with everything - backgrounds, gifs, stickers. You can recreate a bar lounge, classroom, office, 80s party and more. It also has spatial audio - just move closer to talk to people, like you do IRL. Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zwXL7ZJra4 You can sign up here: https://reslash.co I would love to get your feedb…

I really like that you are working on something original and different. Wish you luck. What is the tech stack behind the product? Do you use WebRTC? Something home-build.

Thanks! You're right. It is webrtc and react.js.

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

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Post by remotelyyours » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:43 AM UTC

CivBase wrote: post #105

So it's basically Discord channels, but I change channels by moving around an avatar? That's neat, but I'm not sure it's really "the antithesis of Zoom". I don't even think Zoom is the right product to compare against. Why should I use this over Discord?

It is so much more fun! If you use discord for gaming, then the experience would be similar. However, if you use it with crowds, it'll be much easier to have multiple, spontaneous conversations within the crowd without getting into multiple threads/rooms. It is also a lot more visual. So, you can customize the space and really set the mood with this.

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

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Post by remotelyyours » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:44 AM UTC

darepublic wrote: post #154

People get louder as you go near to them? Interesting.. I think I would end up hanging around a corner somewhere in the virtual space

We'll come and find you haha

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

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Post by jccalhoun » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:48 AM UTC

vyrotek wrote: post #11

Nice work. It looks like a fun new take of The Palace Chat!

My first though too

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

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Post by jccalhoun » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 12:57 AM UTC

Interesting. As others have noted, it is similar to the old palace chat. I have been thinking about how to give web conferencing more affordances than just a video window and a text box.

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

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Post by serf » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 1:12 AM UTC

vyrotek wrote: post #11

Nice work. It looks like a fun new take of The Palace Chat!

it's just missing the Dollz and DBZ characters blasting scripted macros everywhere to ruin the experience of others through audiovisual spam.

man I loved The Palace. I wrote a ton of IPTSCRAE as a youth for it -- both server side and client side.

The Palace quickly taught one why it was a bad idea to allow clients to draw programmatically. Many a rooms ruined by script kiddies that got taught how to ruin every bodies day with an array of seizure inducing redraws.

That said : Man, we're moving backwards in a lot of ways on software. The Palace didn't have rich media embedding and webcams, sure -- but the server software was free for anyone to run , with many large broadcasting groups hosting many hundreds of people at once.

I understand the need for a marketing plan and idea -- but it feels weird when a brand new pay offering can handle less traffic for more money than a solution from the 90s.

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

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Post by snowisgone » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 1:12 AM UTC

remotelyyours wrote: post #2

I built a video calling app which is the antithesis of Zoom. It's called Reslash. You can play with everything - backgrounds, gifs, stickers. You can recreate a bar lounge, classroom, office, 80s party and more. It also has spatial audio - just move closer to talk to people, like you do IRL. Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zwXL7ZJra4 You can sign up here: https://reslash.co I would love to get your feedb…

Super sick. I've used this with my friends. How long was development?