Twitch Paints
Creative
collaborative drawing robot
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun crowd-driven concept that guarantees art
From 1 comment
HA! Well, that's hilarious. I was just talking to @eliot at Hackaday supercon about making this with WaterColorBot and CNCserver at his suggestion, I guess if it's out there it's…
techninja42 on HN
Results from OpenCV work are good
From 1 comment
yeah. i definitely thought about doing it with the whiteboard. i got distracted by the opencv stuff, but i am very happy with the results.
joshu on HN
Objections
Absolute coordinates and chat-only input make drawing hard for users
From 2 comments
Abstracted color getters! This seems to be the biggest issue with users. You have to wet the brush and wiggle on the color to actually get anything on the brush. They can't seem…
techninja42 on HNI think it'd be cute to keep the absolute coordinate system, however create a simple web app which lets you point and click where you want it the brush go. For the Z coordinate,…
Syrup-tan on HN
Crowd input is prone to vandalism and trolling
From 2 comments
Wanna take bets on how long some bored hacker with access to a botnet takes over and paints dickbutt?
fake-name on HNit appears that lizardsquad are already on the case
specifictso on HN
Requests
Higher-level commands like shapes and auto re-inking
From 2 comments
Neat! I could probably do something similar with my 3D printer, although I'd make it more friendly - instead of using coordinates (i.e MOVE X0 Y0 Z0) I'd probably just do…
vdnkh on HNAnd joshu was too! Talked to him about drawing algos. He's too smart for his own good ;) Oh I would probably do something along the lines of adding simple shapes (Circle x/y &…
techninja42 on HN
Questions
What control setup would you use instead
From 1 comment
What setup would you do? Also, I was at hackaday too!
chrischen on HN
Alternatives named
WaterColorBot and CNCserver
From 1 comment
HA! Well, that's hilarious. I was just talking to @eliot at Hackaday supercon about making this with WaterColorBot and CNCserver at his suggestion, I guess if it's out there it's…
techninja42 on HN
Twitch Plays Pokemon
From 1 comment
> create a simple web app which lets you point and click where you want it the brush go A lot of the "fun" and challenge from these TwitchPlaysPokemon / TwitchInstallsLinux type…
nacs on HN