Reslash
Consumer and social
video calling
SHOW HN2021
266points
229comments
#138of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
30 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 22 critical, out of 75 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 15 for, 7 againstDesign: 5 for, 8 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Spatial audio and proximity idea is interesting
From 3 comments
When I talk IRL I don't use GIFs or stickers, and the only background is whatever is behind me. I like the idea of moving around to decide who you talk to; it is the premise…
evanb on HNPeople get louder as you go near to them? Interesting.. I think I would end up hanging around a corner somewhere in the virtual space
darepublic on HNReminded me of the potential in proximity chat online outside the realm of video games where it’s most prevalent today.
rxsel on HN
Fun visual and personalization
From 3 comments
I went in expecting to hate it, but I ended up actually liking the idea. Since I'm looking at this from a work perspective, a whiteboard would be nice!
hliyan on HNThis is very good. :-) The zooming user interface is a nice touch. It would work well for meetups where you can see lots of people and move from group to group by dragging the…
gjvc on HNNice job - demo video literally made me smile. Seems something like this might be neat for virtual attendees of Meetups and other conferences (e.g., for pre- and…
theodpHN on HN
Objections
Too many competitors (Gather, spatial.chat, here.fm, wonder.me)
From 4 comments
I was interested in building something like this when COVID-19 first hit. I think it's still a space with a lot of potential, but there are now a huge number of competitors. I…
woah on HNSimilar products to this exist - wonder.me, and gather.town.
JBorrow on HNSeems to be knockoff of https://spatial.chat/ . How do you differentiate?
Muralis on HNThis is a shameless copycat of here.fm. I've been using here.fm for several months and it is awesome. I'd highly recommend you check here.fm out before supporting a company that…
econti on HN
Gifs and stickers are distracting; not like real life
From 2 comments
Its cool, I especially like that presentation example. However, animated GIFs and stickers would drive me insane. I already can't stand animated stuff in slack as it is, so…
dkersten on HNWhen I talk IRL I don't use GIFs or stickers, and the only background is whatever is behind me. I like the idea of moving around to decide who you talk to; it is the premise…
evanb on HN
Unclear pricing and feature list
From 1 comment
This is cool, but you might want to adjust the feature lists in your pricing section! Since items are crossed out on the free plan, it would make a lot more sense for both lists…
chadlavi on HN
No text chat
From 1 comment
Really cool but why is there no text chat? Edit: I communicate with my friends IRL primarily through text so having to use audio only is definitely a detractor for me.
fooddood on HN
Requests
Text chat
From 1 comment
Really cool but why is there no text chat? Edit: I communicate with my friends IRL primarily through text so having to use audio only is definitely a detractor for me.
fooddood on HN
Pricing clarity and free tier fixes
From 1 comment
This is cool, but you might want to adjust the feature lists in your pricing section! Since items are crossed out on the free plan, it would make a lot more sense for both lists…
chadlavi on HN
Show own avatar when joining
From 1 comment
I joined and couldn't see my own face or bubble. I clicked around trying to figure that part out but didn't get it. I saw other people could easily publish content to the board…
johnnyg on HN
More games like board games or pool
From 1 comment
Very nice! Has a chess game too! If you could add some lighter board games or 2d pool I might spend some time on it! What can you tell us about security and privacy? Can you…
lrossi on HN
Questions
How is security and privacy handled, can rooms be locked?
From 1 comment
Very nice! Has a chess game too! If you could add some lighter board games or 2d pool I might spend some time on it! What can you tell us about security and privacy? Can you…
lrossi on HN
Why not just use Discord?
From 1 comment
So it's basically Discord channels, but I change channels by moving around an avatar? That's neat, but I'm not sure it's really "the antithesis of Zoom". I don't even think Zoom…
CivBase on HN
Alternatives named
Gather
From 1 comment
Similar products to this exist - wonder.me, and gather.town.
JBorrow on HN
here.fm
From 1 comment
This is a shameless copycat of here.fm. I've been using here.fm for several months and it is awesome. I'd highly recommend you check here.fm out before supporting a company that…
econti on HN
spatial.chat
From 1 comment
Seems to be knockoff of https://spatial.chat/ . How do you differentiate?
Muralis on HN
wonder.me
From 1 comment
Similar products to this exist - wonder.me, and gather.town.
JBorrow on HN
Discord
From 1 comment
So it's basically Discord channels, but I change channels by moving around an avatar? That's neat, but I'm not sure it's really "the antithesis of Zoom". I don't even think Zoom…
CivBase on HN
The Palace Chat
From 1 comment
Nice work. It looks like a fun new take of The Palace Chat!
vyrotek on HN