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Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by dewey » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 12:47 PM UTC

OmarShehata wrote: post #14

vjk800 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There should be a sort game like this. Like it shows me a mostly dark map like in video games and as I move around, the maps gets revealed (within 100m radius or within algorithmically determined visibility radius or something). The game would be to open new areas on a map like you would on a video game.

Zenly (recently went bust) did this! https://blog.mapbox.com/clear-the-fog-with-zenly-fc7778b06c3... > Zenly’s location tech works in real time to uncover the map as you cover more ground. Zenly’s location tracking runs in the background, updating automatically as you check out new neighborhoods and take road trips. (it's very social though I think, more "compete with friends!" than "explore your neighborhood & find…

There's also https://fogofworld.app, which does this since 2012 and has a big community of people using dedicated "tracking phones" or other gadgets to be as accurate as possible.

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by danielvaughn » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 12:52 PM UTC

"I wasted so much time trying to get this done in a few hours." Alternatively, I've wasted a lot of time going down rabbit holes, trying to create the best design that will save me from headaches down the road. I still haven't figured out that balancing act.

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by erremerre » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 12:52 PM UTC

mnky9800n wrote: post #2

SCENE 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…

isn't there any AI we can feed this to have a little sketch in video form?

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by nullserver » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 1:11 PM UTC

famahar wrote: post #8

I 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.

Seems like you would enjoy geocaching

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by radlad » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 1:16 PM UTC

vjk800 wrote: post #11

famahar wrote: post #8

I 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.

There should be a sort game like this. Like it shows me a mostly dark map like in video games and as I move around, the maps gets revealed (within 100m radius or within algorithmically determined visibility radius or something). The game would be to open new areas on a map like you would on a video game.

A bit different but when I was cycling during the pandemic, I got into https://wandrer.earth where the goal is to bike every street in your area.

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by 0_____0 » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 1:24 PM UTC

erremerre wrote: post #23

mnky9800n wrote: post #2

SCENE 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…

isn't there any AI we can feed this to have a little sketch in video form?

i fed it to a biological neural network that was eventually able to return a fuzzy but satisfying render to my sensorium

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by pavel_lishin » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 1:31 PM UTC

> I will rush less. I wasted so much time trying to get this done in under a few hours.

It's so hard to work on things when you only have a few hours a day to focus on something.

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by wyldfire » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 1:39 PM UTC

erremerre wrote: post #23

mnky9800n wrote: post #2

SCENE 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…

isn't there any AI we can feed this to have a little sketch in video form?

There was an AI doing nonstop video streaming of Seinfeld episodes for a while there. Not sure if it was taken down but it did get in hot water for a bit when it had the cast say some inappropriate things.

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by c0wb0yc0d3r » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 2:02 PM UTC

danielvaughn wrote: post #22

"I wasted so much time trying to get this done in a few hours." Alternatively, I've wasted a lot of time going down rabbit holes, trying to create the best design that will save me from headaches down the road. I still haven't figured out that balancing act.

For me, I have just been going with my first instinct and moving on. I am trying to complete more of the projects I start, and I have found that I just accept I might cause myself trouble later, I will work on it then.

Re: Notes on making a multiplayer "doing nothing app"

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Post by famahar » Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 2:04 PM UTC

toldyouso2022 wrote: post #16

famahar wrote: post #8

I 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.

Can you link the app? I can't find it

Woops. The app I actually meant was called Geohash Droid. Derive app is a similar concept about exploring your surroundings but with activities and tasks. Both are great.

https://deriveapp.com/s/v2/