BrainTripping
Games
language model comedy
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
18 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 3 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Idea: 8 for, 1 againstDesign: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive, a unique idea
From 4 comments
BrainTripping is a lot of fun, but what I love about is that it's one of those ideas that is completely unique. Something I've never heard of before and then get to experience…
conesus on HNTotal blast! Love how each selection can take the sound bytes into a whole new direction. Well done!
jontang on HNI laughed at the premise alone, but seeing the submissions and trying it out myself was a blast. Great work on this. I'd almost like to see an X vs. Y poetry slam.
mnicole on HNI have been playing with this for a few weeks now and I've had some really great conversations with people I don't know, using the vocabulary of people who are not me. Surreal…
obliojoe on HN
Graphics and illustrations praised
From 4 comments
Really nice! Amazing graphics. Did you do them too?
slig on HNQuirky idea, gave it a little whirl. Really love the feel of the website; the graphics are awesome! Nice work.
jawr on HNThat's a really interesting project. And I love the graphics!
tunnuz on HNNice work on this! The illustrations are superb -- Sort of reminds me of the "Fake steve jobs", "Fake Grimlock" and that whole set of cool meme-generating twitter feeds. Seems a…
yakshaving on HN
Useful for getting writing flow going
From 2 comments
I enjoyed the way that the "intelligence" of it left a lot of room for ones creativity. Nice game/tool when one is in need of a little something to get the writing flow going!
dwerthen on HNWow, great work! It takes a lot of effort to think and write in character (phrases, vocabulary, and most importantly mood). I've had a lot of fun tweeting as the old-timey…
delano on HN
Objections
Coming up with interesting things to say is hard
From 1 comment
This is really fun, but coming up with interesting things to say is hard independent of whose brain you are using.
rdl on HN
Text input system and adlib typeahead seem overdesigned
From 2 comments
Nice work on this! The illustrations are superb -- Sort of reminds me of the "Fake steve jobs", "Fake Grimlock" and that whole set of cool meme-generating twitter feeds. Seems a…
yakshaving on HNThis rules. I don't like the text input system.
mdonahoe on HN
Tutorial does not work on iOS
From 1 comment
Tutorial doesn't work in ios
yycom on HN
Requests
Connect to Facebook friends
From 1 comment
I want something like this but hooked up to my facebook friends.
reddickulous on HN
Select expressions for tone of character
From 1 comment
This is really fun! I kind of would like to be able to select a few different "expressions" from the character I choose to emphasize the tone of what they say.
minikomi on HN
Let users add themselves and feed their own text
From 1 comment
Would be cool to allow people to have themselves added + feeding the site text written by them. Oh, and you need Gandhi on there.
comatose_kid on HN
Questions
Is it a Markov chain for suggestions?
From 1 comment
Great! Are you using a markov chain for the suggestions? Is it a "dissociated press" kind of thing?
_pferreir_ on HN
Which OCR software was used?
From 1 comment
Mind sharing what OCR software you used? I'm working on project which has just this need. Thanks!
rufugee on HN
Alternatives named
Forum2000 (named as a similar resurrection)
From 1 comment
Nice resurrection of Forum2000! Props. http://randomfoo.net/junk/200402/xalton.forum2000.org/matrix/forum_hof_questions.html…
rhizome on HN
Mark V. Shaney Markov text generator
From 1 comment
Are you using only the previous word as the input for the chain? I wonder if it would be better to use something like the previous 2 words. I think that's how Mark V. Shaney…
_pferreir_ on HN