Is there a demo/video of this I just want to see before trying?
There are a few on the website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x70-RB9dFs&feature=youtu.be
and more on https://rally.video/hosting
Launch HN: Rally.Video (YC S20) – Dynamic video platform for social groups
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#82Cool product! I've actually been working on something somewhat similar (WIP: https://cyberparty.io/ ). Have you considered or tried playing background music to get more of a bar atmosphere?
We have! We should also chat if you want - ali@rally.video
Re: Launch HN: Rally.Video (YC S20) – Dynamic video platform for social groups
#83Looks very cool and I want to try it out for some workshops I help run, but I'm struggling to create an account on Firefox––it doesn't seem to be working for me.
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#84I looked at it a bit and am pretty stoked. Not sure how the reliability will work across different internet speeds and countries but will definitely try. Main desire: ability to name tables. In running workshops, sometimes each table will have a theme and then people who want to talk about that theme can join the table. Would make it easier for people to know what is being discussed at a table before joining. One fac…
Named tables would also lead to tribal separation, which may not be the best.
I'd say could lead to tribal separation, which does happen sometimes at in-person events: people sit with their friends.
However, I think having the ability to take the stage and speak to all participants can help to reduce that, by requesting people to try to mix it up a bit, sit with someone new.
Also, I think the dynamics would be different based on who gets to name the tables. If just the host of the room, then maybe more control. If table hosts can name their table, maybe it has a higher likelihood of people sticking with people like them.
Even if it does lead to tribal grouping, sometimes that's not a bad thing. For example, if I'm running a session where I want people to reflect deeply about some topic, sometimes it's nice to have the built-in trust that comes from being of the same group.
I could talk about this stuff for days :-)
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#85Looks very cool and I want to try it out for some workshops I help run, but I'm struggling to create an account on Firefox––it doesn't seem to be working for me.
Can you try chrome? We were working on Firefox until their most recent update.
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#86This is cool! I imagine this might be too far off your intended use case for now, but Rally feels really close to the perfect solution for live performances. Rather than breaking off into tables, you could use your "ambient sound" feature to lower the sound of all the audience members, so that you can enjoy the response of a crowd without drowning out the performers.
Makes me think about how some live events will sell tables to groups of people. Imagine attending a live concert with your own private table. Maybe not as fun but who knows?
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#87Hey Ali! This ticks a lot of boxes I've been looking for from a workshop perspective. Without a chat window available it's not possible for my content though. Is chat coming to the platform any time soon?
Chat is coming very soon. It won't be the same chat as all the other video applications. Chat streams tend to make it hard pay attention to the conversation so we purposely didn't add chat just yet.
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#88yes it could be very useful
Re: Launch HN: Rally.Video (YC S20) – Dynamic video platform for social groups
#89I looked at it a bit and am pretty stoked. Not sure how the reliability will work across different internet speeds and countries but will definitely try. Main desire: ability to name tables. In running workshops, sometimes each table will have a theme and then people who want to talk about that theme can join the table. Would make it easier for people to know what is being discussed at a table before joining. One fac…
Named tables would also lead to tribal separation, which may not be the best.
What if the table names were generated automatically instead of allowing you to specify them? That way the "lupiform" table is talking about Javascript while the "wortle" table is all about cooking.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
Named tables would also lead to tribal separation, which may not be the best.
What if the table names were generated automatically instead of allowing you to specify them? That way the "lupiform" table is talking about Javascript while the "wortle" table is all about cooking.
I think that would work as long as the table names were somewhat ephemeral. Otherwise, people would eventually form identities as lupiforms and wortles and you'd end up with the same tribal conflicts.