Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"
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Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"
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#2SCENE JERRY'S APARTMENT
JERRY
so the app does nothing
ELAINE
get out!
JERRY
no really, the app is about doing nothing
GEORGE
Jerry did I tell you my parents moved back to del Boca vista? If anyone is doing nothing it's them!
ELAINE
so what do you do with the app if it does nothing
JERRY PRESSES A BUTTON ON THE APP AND IT CHIMES. KRAMER BUSTS THROUGH THE DOOR LOOKING CONFUSED.
JERRY
well it's made that a lot more predictable.
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#3Whereas I like the idea, isn’t being able to communicate with others the antithesis of „doing nothing“? We’re actually NOT doing nothing anymore, but doing something besides sitting and waiting?!
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#4Whereas I like the idea, isn’t being able to communicate with others the antithesis of „doing nothing“? We’re actually NOT doing nothing anymore, but doing something besides sitting and waiting?!
The idea is sweet, but I agree, by communicating you're no longer "doing nothing". Then again, mindfulness can also be cultivated by just focusing on one single task at a time.
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#5I would love to be able to subscribe via RSS to your blog !
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#6Whereas I like the idea, isn’t being able to communicate with others the antithesis of „doing nothing“? We’re actually NOT doing nothing anymore, but doing something besides sitting and waiting?!
It puts me more in mind of the multiplayer aspect of Journey; you see other players, but you can't really do much with them other than follow them around and see where they're headed to e.g. find secrets. But you can talk to them using chirrups and controls like jumping and running around. I found it wholesome as fuck, and most others that have played it will have their own experiences running into a random stranger, or eventually having to say their goodbyes, or losing them, etc.
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#7SCENE JERRY'S APARTMENT JERRY so the app does nothing ELAINE get out! JERRY no really, the app is about doing nothing GEORGE Jerry did I tell you my parents moved back to del Boca vista? If anyone is doing nothing it's them! ELAINE so what do you do with the app if it does nothing JERRY PRESSES A BUTTON ON THE APP AND IT CHIMES. KRAMER BUSTS THROUGH THE DOOR LOOKING CONFUSED. JERRY well it's made that a lot more pred…
Love it! :)
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#8I love the idea. The world needs more kind apps. There's another app I'm using called derive which just pins a random place on a map within 10km of me and I have to go there. That's it. No extra bells or whistles. The interface is super minimal and it's made by one person as a hobby. It encourages exploration.
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#9By "chirps", I was expecting bird sounds, which I think would be charming.
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#10Whereas I like the idea, isn’t being able to communicate with others the antithesis of „doing nothing“? We’re actually NOT doing nothing anymore, but doing something besides sitting and waiting?!
It puts me more in mind of the multiplayer aspect of Journey; you see other players, but you can't really do much with them other than follow them around and see where they're headed to e.g. find secrets. But you can talk to them using chirrups and controls like jumping and running around. I found it wholesome as fuck, and most others that have played it will have their own experiences running into a random stranger,…
> wholesome as fuck
I mean. Sure.