It feels nice to have people working alongside you. I've had it described as a virtual coffeeshop where you see people in the ambient background
Let me know what you think!
This was an experiment in seeing how far I could get without using a traditional database
My first thought is that i am oddly intrigued - enough to try this. Also, someone made the comment of showing people nearby - i like this idea quite a bit. Again, no idea why.
I'm mildly hesitant to broadcast "to the world", as i'm not sure i have a desire for that. I'd love to broadcast with my coworkers / peers of some sort. It would be interesting to find methods to group users. (though, i imagine that's hard to do atm, given the small userbase)
Small note, should the "discuss on hacker news" link point to here? Because currently it points to http://news.ycombinator.com/newest
Made the fix for the link! Let me know if you run across other issues
I think it has to do with the low resolution cameras, and the slower update time.
I feel less of a sense of pressure.. less of a sense of being "on". Like, in a coffee shop i'm there, but i also don't expect people to be staring at me. With a good webcam stream, i have a sense of people staring (even if they're not)[1].
Lapface seems to be designed to inhibit this tension. Atleast, it does for me. Granted, i still have it, but not as bad. I'm excited to try it later today! _(who knows, maybe i'll have the same tension and end up hating it, haha)_
[1]: My coworkers and i sync up multiple times a week as a large group via audio, and some webcams. Sometimes i use my webcam, sometimes not - but when i do, i have that sense of being tense.