[fizzbatter]

Interesting project!

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

[jiggity]

You're right, having a more closed group with people you personally know would be interesting. There's something special about knowing what people you care about are doing at the moment

Made the fix for the link! Let me know if you run across other issues

[tommoor]

You should try Sqwiggle for this, pretty much what it's designed for :) https://www.sqwiggle.com

[fizzbatter]

There's something i like more about lapface, though. I'm not saying it's logical, just explaining my apparent preference.

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.