Calcflow
Learning and science
maths visualisation
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
6 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interactive 3D projections could improve intuition for 4D geometry.
From 2 comments
Lately I've been wanting a VR tool that does interactive 3D projections of 4D geometry. It's already so counterintuitive, I'm curious if the additional information available when…
pault on HNI've hacked together some small VR visualizations for multidimensional data with particularly hard to understand structure and my experience with that was: 1. Moving through the…
gmueckl on HN
Great, neat tool; the VR exploration is intuitive.
From 3 comments
IMO, an AR implementation of visualization would be more interactive than a VR. Overall, great job.
sus_007 on HNVery neat tool indeed! Is there a binary I can download and run? I don't know what version of Unity you used so I don't really want to compile myself if I can avoid it :) EDIT -…
thenomad on HNI've hacked together some small VR visualizations for multidimensional data with particularly hard to understand structure and my experience with that was: 1. Moving through the…
gmueckl on HN
Objections
Unclear advantage of VR over a monitor for this.
From 2 comments
Sorry for the skepticism, but what’s the advantage of this being in VR? Seems like a 3D visualization that I can see on a monitor / iPhone just as well?
azinman2 on HNThis requires a VR headset? No mouse controls?
AlexDanger on HN
Custom license is not truly open source and smells of an ICO/blockchain tie-in.
From 2 comments
What purpose does the custom license serve? Of all the hills to die on for a project with source available on Github... > This project is licensed under the NANOME VR PRODUCT…
j_s on HNSo, a 3d graphing program, competing with the TI-84+ from the project's README... Is going to be notably tied to a custom eth token? That idea does seem to contribute to the…
AndrewCHM on HN
Requires a VR headset with no mouse or monitor support.
From 2 comments
This requires a VR headset? No mouse controls?
AlexDanger on HNJust wondering if it will or will not work with a mouse and a monitor. The application is still very relavent without VR.
AlexDanger on HN
Learning maths needs practice, not just visualization.
From 1 comment
I agree that the project is cool. But I just want to give the answer that always aught to be given whenever someone on HN says "I wish we had X when I was learning this stuff",…
tw1010 on HN
Requests
Support mouse and monitor use, not only VR.
From 2 comments
Just wondering if it will or will not work with a mouse and a monitor. The application is still very relavent without VR.
AlexDanger on HNI just posted on the main thread, but you can make your project work with mouse and keyboard as well as VR, as I have done with my project here:…
zubairq on HN
Walk/fly-through visualization of higher-dimensional data.
From 1 comment
From the readme it looks like the visualisation is off to the side in a self contained box. What I'd really want to do is have walk/fly through capability to visualise…
Libbum on HN
Low-latency updates and performance stress tests.
From 2 comments
The thing I most want from a system like this is low-latency update.
carapace on HNFrom the readme it looks like the visualisation is off to the side in a self contained box. What I'd really want to do is have walk/fly through capability to visualise…
Libbum on HN
Release on Steam or AR support.
From 2 comments
Very neat tool indeed! Is there a binary I can download and run? I don't know what version of Unity you used so I don't really want to compile myself if I can avoid it :) EDIT -…
thenomad on HNHow would AR make this more interactive? I haven't seen one AR device with an interaction model as good as VR. I also don't know why you'd want to set the real world while…
haydenlee on HN
Questions
How many data points before noticeable lag?
From 1 comment
From the readme it looks like the visualisation is off to the side in a self contained box. What I'd really want to do is have walk/fly through capability to visualise…
Libbum on HN
Why a custom license instead of a standard open source one?
From 1 comment
Thank you for taking the time to respond. Do you know why the project is released under a custom license, rather than something familiar? If this could be summarized in a few…
j_s on HN
How does AR make it more interactive?
From 1 comment
How would AR make this more interactive? I haven't seen one AR device with an interaction model as good as VR. I also don't know why you'd want to set the real world while…
haydenlee on HN
Alternatives named
4D Toys (Steam)
From 1 comment
Have you seen 4D toys (http://store.steampowered.com/app/619210/4D_Toys/)? Its definitely a toy and not a serious visualization tool, but it still might help you build some…
Impossible on HN
TI-84 graphing calculators
From 1 comment
So, a 3d graphing program, competing with the TI-84+ from the project's README... Is going to be notably tied to a custom eth token? That idea does seem to contribute to the…
AndrewCHM on HN
Jupyter notebooks
From 1 comment
Wow what a great idea, if you could interact with jupyter in tandem it might actually lead to more powerful data exploration.
tlarkworthy on HN