Portal Spaces
Productivity
vr collaboration
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
8 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 9 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 5 for, 6 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Eye contact and presence in VR feel better than video calls
From 2 comments
> The other "big" issue (anecdotally) is lack of visual cues to know when it's likely to be OK to start and stop talking This is something that is much better in vr. Eye contact…
sleepybrett on HNI played with a demo of a similar system awhile back. It's weird to say this, but eye contact matters.
sleepybrett on HN
Shared whiteboard useful for retrospectives and planning
From 1 comment
I’ve been using Portal Spaces a couple weeks. The shared whiteboard excites me a lot. We’ve been able to cast Real Time Boards to it, to have focused conversations during our…
nooron on HN
Objections
Demo video does not show a real meeting in progress
From 3 comments
Your demo video completely undersells the potential here. The hook for this product is an emotional one, a way to understand and better connect with remote colleagues, and…
JonAtkinson on HNThis. I want to see a meeting in progress. How would a stand-up be run using this? Show people :)
ashhimself on HNInteresting play to include the hardware. I can tell you put alot of work into this, it's a shame that the demo video doesn't reflect that. Really need to redo that with some…
dyeje on HN
Requires Oculus Go headset and VR gear
From 2 comments
Just as a note to the original poster: I looked at the page and thought to myself, "Show me what it does. How does it compare to, say, Sococo? Is there any way I could use it…
armagon on HNAny plans to include compatibility outside of Oculus Go?
hessproject on HN
Name clashes with Facebook Portal and Spaces
From 1 comment
Seems like an unfortunate name choice when used besides Facebook/Oculus hardware. "Portal" is the name of Facebook's home video call device. "Spaces" is the name of Facebook's VR…
jackbrookes on HN
Async communication may suit remote teams better than live meetings
From 2 comments
I think a more useful thing is simply asynchronous standup videos. There should ideally be little reason to have a standup live in real time, as most questions or collaboration…
debt on HNIf you must have stand up meetings, why not have them over e.g. chat or Slack or IRC or the like? That way you get a record of what's going on that people can refer to. What's…
m0zg on HN
Requests
Show a real meeting in progress in the demo video
From 2 comments
This. I want to see a meeting in progress. How would a stand-up be run using this? Show people :)
ashhimself on HNI was thinking the same thing, I turned it off after 10 seconds. It really needs a voice over and a much better video production quality.
fuddle on HN
Support for headsets beyond Oculus Go
From 1 comment
Any plans to include compatibility outside of Oculus Go?
hessproject on HN
Face and expression tracking
From 2 comments
Determine the best stuff to compress without losing engagement and you've got it. As others have said, faces probably matter a lot. It would be nice to have face tracking through…
slfnflctd on HNThis would work even better in AR if everyone's facial expressions and other nonverbal cues could be included. Also speech recognition or something should replace that pointer…
karmakaze on HN
Bandwidth check and graceful degradation for poor connections
From 1 comment
If you can make this a tolerable experience on the Oculus Go, it should only get better from there. After using several VR setups (including the Go), I think it might just hit…
slfnflctd on HN
Questions
What does it offer beyond free apps?
From 1 comment
My team and I have been using the Go to hold meetings and other collaboration efforts. What does this product offer that I can't already get from the free apps?
bluepirate on HN
How many people can join one meeting?
From 1 comment
How many people can the platform support in one meeting? Would be very useful for >2 teams (instead of having multiple screens, could have just one environment with multiple…
rittenbt on HN
Is a Facebook account required?
From 1 comment
Are you required to have a Facebook account?
fuster on HN
How does it compare to Sococo and does it work without VR gear?
From 1 comment
Just as a note to the original poster: I looked at the page and thought to myself, "Show me what it does. How does it compare to, say, Sococo? Is there any way I could use it…
armagon on HN
Alternatives named
Sococo
From 1 comment
Just as a note to the original poster: I looked at the page and thought to myself, "Show me what it does. How does it compare to, say, Sococo? Is there any way I could use it…
armagon on HN
Dog Head Simulations
From 2 comments
Looks like https://www.dogheadsimulations.com
oedenfield on HNDefinitely one of our competitors. We think the market is open enough for multiple players in the VR collaboration space :) Hopefully we will drive each other to build better…
kdzapp on HN
Slack, email and GitHub for async updates
From 2 comments
Email, GitHub, and Slack?
hartator on HNI like the idea of a remote vr standup. But, as a manager of a remote team our main struggle right now is handling asynchronous communication and time zones difference. Any tool…
vvoyer on HN