Show HN: Selfie Ticket

#1

Post by timae » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 3:21 PM UTC

Show HN: Selfie Ticket
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Re: Show HN: Selfie Ticket

#2

Post by mattgreenrocks » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 3:44 PM UTC

Great idea! Turns out selfies do have uses :)

Re: Show HN: Selfie Ticket

#3

Post by gailees » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 3:53 PM UTC

We need this for hackathons. Why do they need to take a selfie rather than just using their facebook profile picture?

Re: Show HN: Selfie Ticket

#4

Post by Dewie » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 3:57 PM UTC

OT: The style of that presentation video seems pretty typical for technological gadgets and apps. Does it have a name?

Re: Show HN: Selfie Ticket

#5

Post by timae » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 4:01 PM UTC

Dewie wrote: post #4

OT: The style of that presentation video seems pretty typical for technological gadgets and apps. Does it have a name?

Some have used the phrase "explainer video" but I don't think that's quite right in this case. I can tell you (I'm the CEO of Ticketleap) it was the brain child of our super talented @bobhoranjr

Re: Show HN: Selfie Ticket

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Post by timae » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 4:04 PM UTC

gailees wrote: post #3

We need this for hackathons. Why do they need to take a selfie rather than just using their facebook profile picture?

Hackathons, yes. The selfie aspect makes it a fun/ceremonial part of the experience of the event. 1 day before, you get the email, you take your pic, and you get excited for the event the next day.

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Post by debt » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 4:05 PM UTC

They should have some closed caps on that video for deaf people. Also it sounds like the narrator is talking down to me.

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#8

Post by emhart » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 4:07 PM UTC

Love this idea, lots of fun and a lot friendly than most event ticket experiences. Does it fallback gracefully to a non-selfie/non-phone ticket if someone doesn't wish to, or isn't able to participate?

Re: Show HN: Selfie Ticket

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Post by timae » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 4:12 PM UTC

emhart wrote: post #8

Love this idea, lots of fun and a lot friendly than most event ticket experiences. Does it fallback gracefully to a non-selfie/non-phone ticket if someone doesn't wish to, or isn't able to participate?

Thanks! Yes, fallback is the traditional barcode ticket.

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#10

Post by ceejayoz » Fri, Feb 21, 2014, 4:13 PM UTC

gailees wrote: post #3

We need this for hackathons. Why do they need to take a selfie rather than just using their facebook profile picture?

Most of the folks on my Facebook feed have a picture of their kid, somewhere they've gone, a comedian, etc. Probably 40% have a reasonably good quality image of themselves.