That was really fun! would be cool to freeze frame on the blink before disconnect. I couldn't shake the feeling I was just looking at videos until a girl with a nose ring seemed to echo my attempts at not smiling
A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
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Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
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Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think this is likely an issue with the way that I am (trying to) set up the (ideally) peer to peer video connection. One thing you could try is to switch to a mobile device using data if you're having trouble matching with folks from your wifi; it's possible that firewalls are causing problems. but i also definitely have more work to do to pair people in a more intelligent way so that video is likely to actually wo…
Whoa Peer to Peer connections with strangers is scary stuff that almost no one would volunteer for. I get the bandwidth reasons to do it but everyone should know this is peer to peer before connecting and know the risks of being hacked/stalked as they expose their IP to strangers. I would put a huge disclaimer about it, which I didn't see on your site.
Huh, I (naively, I guess, although this seemed largely true of my playtesters) thought that folks would assume that this was how it worked. The site does mention that it uses WebRTC although it certainly is not a "huge disclaimer" right now. I am going to see if I can rejigger the site to just always use my TURN server for now.
I'm also happy to chat more (here, or you can email eieiogames@gmail.com).
Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
The video feed showing the stranger's face doesn't seem to be working, but the inputs taken from my own camera (blinks) do. Is there a way to fix that issue on my end?
I think this is likely an issue with the way that I am (trying to) set up the (ideally) peer to peer video connection. One thing you could try is to switch to a mobile device using data if you're having trouble matching with folks from your wifi; it's possible that firewalls are causing problems. but i also definitely have more work to do to pair people in a more intelligent way so that video is likely to actually wo…
If you don't want to potentially cause people to get into serious trouble I would caution you to do anything that reveals the IP address or any other information about the participants. I've run a cam site (ww.com/camarades.com) for close to two decades and the privacy of your participants should be your very first and top concern.
Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think this is likely an issue with the way that I am (trying to) set up the (ideally) peer to peer video connection. One thing you could try is to switch to a mobile device using data if you're having trouble matching with folks from your wifi; it's possible that firewalls are causing problems. but i also definitely have more work to do to pair people in a more intelligent way so that video is likely to actually wo…
Whoa Peer to Peer connections with strangers is scary stuff that almost no one would volunteer for. I get the bandwidth reasons to do it but everyone should know this is peer to peer before connecting and know the risks of being hacked/stalked as they expose their IP to strangers. I would put a huge disclaimer about it, which I didn't see on your site.
It's WebRTC. It's all over the web and well implemented. What are you exact concerns? IP isn't GPS
Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think this is likely an issue with the way that I am (trying to) set up the (ideally) peer to peer video connection. One thing you could try is to switch to a mobile device using data if you're having trouble matching with folks from your wifi; it's possible that firewalls are causing problems. but i also definitely have more work to do to pair people in a more intelligent way so that video is likely to actually wo…
If you don't want to potentially cause people to get into serious trouble I would caution you to do anything that reveals the IP address or any other information about the participants. I've run a cam site (ww.com/camarades.com) for close to two decades and the privacy of your participants should be your very first and top concern.
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Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#37Ha, I went to submit a 'Show HN' about this and someone had beat me to posting it :) I've been hacking on stranger.video for the last couple of weeks. One big design goal was to build something omegle-like that I'd be a little more comfortable using (thus there's no audio, no text chat, video is limited to faces, video cuts if it can't find a face, if you don't like what's on screen close your eyes and it disappears,…
It's a great idea. It pretty directly re-humanizes the web.
Some marketing to consider...
Both "staring" and "strangers" gives it a disconcerting vibe, amplified by the dark background and the naked request to enable the webcam.
What about "See someone" or "See someone seeing you" or "See someone seeing you for a second", with a blue sky to start?
Then instead of emphasizing staring, just say something like "blink to leave".
Thus: "The webcam will show only your face, and then you will see someone seeing you. Blink to leave."
Also, in the detailed explanation, you might add that it is peer-to-peer, and no images are captured or stored anywhere else.
The "buy me coffee" link makes the site seem... incentivized, I guess. If you instead add that prompt to the information panel about you, I think you would still capture the appreciative few without putting off the many now triggered by pervasive tipping (kind of like early google text ads vs yahoo banner ads).
Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#38heh, I had thought of an aversion therapy where if you failed to lock eyes with someone you get this shock.
Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#39Ha, I went to submit a 'Show HN' about this and someone had beat me to posting it :) I've been hacking on stranger.video for the last couple of weeks. One big design goal was to build something omegle-like that I'd be a little more comfortable using (thus there's no audio, no text chat, video is limited to faces, video cuts if it can't find a face, if you don't like what's on screen close your eyes and it disappears,…
It's a great idea. It pretty directly re-humanizes the web. Some marketing to consider... Both "staring" and "strangers" gives it a disconcerting vibe, amplified by the dark background and the naked request to enable the webcam. What about "See someone" or "See someone seeing you" or "See someone seeing you for a second", with a blue sky to start? Then instead of emphasizing staring, just say something like "blink to…
I definitely clicked off for this reason, the vibe and lack of explanation. Was wondering if this is some kind of biometrics capture ploy.
Re: A game about staring into the eyes of a stranger
#40so it's literally a staring contest. which is great. it would be better, though, as an eye contact contest. first to look away "loses" and then disconnected. also needs to be gamified. when you connect you first see the stats of the other party. so you know what you're up against and try to beat them.