Hey amazing work. I attempted a 3D version of this in 2020 using playcanvas and Agora.io but ran into the realization that navigating a 3D world is not intuitive for non-gamers. Also, 2D is great because it lets you author new content 10x faster and be more performant than 3D. Really love how you implemented a physics engine to make it all that much more playful. Curious to know what your pipeline is to create the environments?
I agree with some other comments on here about trying to offload more processing on the client but for now I think you have a viable product to first find your market and then you can work to optimize later. No idea if its technically possible but I wonder if you could create a slack plugin to make it as few clicks as possible for remote teams to spin one of these up? Ideally you could render it in the slack channel but that's probably not feasible (unless you're able to pitch Slack/Discord on it?). Great work, good luck!
I recently introduced a "floor builder" which allows you to select different tiles that you would like to use in your flat. This might be something more serious with professional looking meeting rooms or more fun with a dinosaur and a swimming pool.
Elements pipeline - I render most of the elements in blender. I also need to tell the physics engine where the walls are for the new elements for blocking audio, video and movement.
As per offloading more work to the client - that's what I'm trying to avoid. I'd like to make flat.social as tech-inclusive as possible and make sure that it works on weaker devices. Processing audio, video and the game itself is already enough so when possible, I try to offload the work to the backend.
Also, Slack integration is pretty much ready but still in testing :) While I do not think that it's possible to render the app itself within a Slack channel, there are couple shortcuts that might be useful for teams/communities who want to organise recurring events with Slack notifications.
I think you have enough features so to me the challenge is finding how to make it feel like it already lives inside the applications people are already using for work (like Slack). Imagine a trailer that demonstrates how one command can launch this amazing adventure. Something like "Your next /happyhour awaits"
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Hey amazing work. I attempted a 3D version of this in 2020 using playcanvas and Agora.io but ran into the realization that navigating a 3D world is not intuitive for non-gamers. Also, 2D is great because it lets you author new content 10x faster and be more performant than 3D. Really love how you implemented a physics engine to make it all that much more playful. Curious to know what your pipeline is to create the environments?
I agree with some other comments on here about trying to offload more processing on the client but for now I think you have a viable product to first find your market and then you can work to optimize later. No idea if its technically possible but I wonder if you could create a slack plugin to make it as few clicks as possible for remote teams to spin one of these up? Ideally you could render it in the slack channel but that's probably not feasible (unless you're able to pitch Slack/Discord on it?). Great work, good luck!
Firstly - thank you!
I recently introduced a "floor builder" which allows you to select different tiles that you would like to use in your flat. This might be something more serious with professional looking meeting rooms or more fun with a dinosaur and a swimming pool.
Elements pipeline - I render most of the elements in blender. I also need to tell the physics engine where the walls are for the new elements for blocking audio, video and movement.
As per offloading more work to the client - that's what I'm trying to avoid. I'd like to make flat.social as tech-inclusive as possible and make sure that it works on weaker devices. Processing audio, video and the game itself is already enough so when possible, I try to offload the work to the backend.
Also, Slack integration is pretty much ready but still in testing :) While I do not think that it's possible to render the app itself within a Slack channel, there are couple shortcuts that might be useful for teams/communities who want to organise recurring events with Slack notifications.
Awesome thank you for sharing sounds great!
I think you have enough features so to me the challenge is finding how to make it feel like it already lives inside the applications people are already using for work (like Slack). Imagine a trailer that demonstrates how one command can launch this amazing adventure. Something like "Your next /happyhour awaits"