COVID Inc
Data
covid-19 data visualisation
SHOW HN2020
27points
9comments
#1,464of 3,028 in 2020
Top 49%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.
Design: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Tastefulness concerns about a game-style visualization of the pandemic
From 1 comment
A good amount of work has been put into this visualization for sure, and there are certainly significant overlaps with today's situation and that /game/. However, this misses the…
wyc on HN
Mobile site asks to rotate device and does not work
From 2 comments
It just says "please rotate your device", but that doesn't work.
hejdirk on HNYeah, I rotated my 34" monitor and nothing changed. ;-) It's just some stats by country (for COVID-19 infected/deaths), with a bit of animation over time. The rotation seems…
cs02rm0 on HN
Requests
Show case counts per capita
From 1 comment
My personal wish is that more of these data be presented on a per capita basis. It's great that Australia's numbers are low but Australia (my home country) has half the…
gumby on HN
Alternatives named
Plague Inc.
From 2 comments
For those missing context, there’s a video game called Plague Inc. that has seen an uptick of interest due to the corona virus. I haven’t played it personally but I believe this…
enumjorge on HNYes, it's precisely that. A recreation of Plague Inc.'s UI, but with real data.
TeMPOraL on HN