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augmented reality wall art preview
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
12 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 10 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 7 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and fast to use
From 1 comment
Thanks, worked very simple and fast. Great that you published this for free on the app store. One small feature request: it would be useful to change between metric/imperial…
huskyr on HN
Free to use
From 1 comment
Thanks for making it free!
busia on HN
Objections
Lighting and realism look uncanny
From 2 comments
AR camera shots often have an uncanny valley appearance. It would be cool if there were an option to have the initial simulated image ‘annealed’ with a generative adversarial…
mensetmanusman on HNI think the uncanny valley thing is because the superimposition does not take into account the lighting conditions of the room.
10000truths on HN
Name is awkward
From 2 comments
Why are we trying to “-fy” everything?
2muchcoffeeman on HNI don't like the name. I think it is awkward, and that "-ify"'ing everything will soon be an anachronism, like trend of the 2010's with restaurants and stores named "Noun &…
SavantIdiot on HN
Placement is hit or miss without LiDAR
From 1 comment
This is off to a great start! A few initial UX suggestions: - Most users are probably just looking to see how a single copy of something looks on their wall, so instead of…
mortenjorck on HN
Requests
Frames and matting options
From 2 comments
Cool project! I have a pretty extensive niche art collection at home, and this sort of thing would be really useful. If I could suggest one important addition... It would be…
jw1224 on HNAs someone who custom builds a lot of picture frames, the ability to add frame + mat ratio to the image would be great. Those can more than double the linear dimensions (4X+ on…
scrooched_moose on HN
Metric and imperial unit support
From 2 comments
Thanks, worked very simple and fast. Great that you published this for free on the app store. One small feature request: it would be useful to change between metric/imperial…
huskyr on HNPlease add option for centimeters or a inches to centimeters converter
ajimix on HN
Better placement adjustment for non-LiDAR phones
From 1 comment
This is off to a great start! A few initial UX suggestions: - Most users are probably just looking to see how a single copy of something looks on their wall, so instead of…
mortenjorck on HN
Questions
Why the minimum target is iOS 15
From 2 comments
Is there a reason your minimum targeted iOS version is iOS 15? Are you using any APIs/features that are only available in the latest iOS?
sci_prog on HNios 15? why
butuzov on HN
Whether the app is useful versus printing photos
From 1 comment
Genuine question: does it really help ? This is a real problem to solve, but the issue being in the physical world, it seems to me having rough prints of your photos* and…
makeitdouble on HN
Alternatives named
IKEA Place app
From 1 comment
Like Ikea does?
AceJohnny2 on HN
Amazon Android app AR preview
From 1 comment
Amazon has this feature on at least their Android app. I've tested out the virtual shelf next to the already assembled shelff and it's a pretty good preview of it.
JCharante on HN
Houzz app
From 1 comment
The Houzz app does this.
chrischen on HN