Airdraw
Creative
gesture drawing
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
14 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Execution: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and intuitive to use
From 4 comments
Okay that's really fun. Awesome interface. Works on latest FF on Win 10.
pockybum522 on HNSurprisingly intuitive :)
nilsherzig on HNI had a lot more fun with that than I expected great work! I found my finger maneuvers not crisp enough to do anything with real detail. One idea I immediately had was to use a…
ryen on HNThis is a delight to play with; thanks for sharing! One slight UX suggestion: Consider a "start" button before making the camera request. Permission prompts are blocking modals…
mortenjorck on HN
Objections
Gesture tracking is hard; erase gesture and drawing below shoulders lose tracking
From 2 comments
pretty cool, main thing is you really want to do all your drawing above your shoulders. Below your shoulders you start rotating your hand and it loses track.
keithnz on HNpeace + pinky finger is quite difficult for me to do, i would prefer a different gesture for erase if possible
1317 on HN
Stuck on model loading when camera permission is off or on some browsers
From 2 comments
Waited 20 seconds - stuck at “model loading.” Closed the page. iOS 17.2 with safari.
endisneigh on HNNot the OP, but in Chrome, with my camera permission disabled (i.e. set to "Don't allow sites to use your camera"), I also just get that "Model loading" forever. Once I turned it…
solardev on HN
Interface seems complex and purpose unclear
From 2 comments
Nice. The interface looks still complex to use to me
geniium on HNI acknowledge the effort you put into this, but I'm curious about the practical application or purpose behind it.
alwinaugustin on HN
Requests
Start button before camera permission request
From 1 comment
This is a delight to play with; thanks for sharing! One slight UX suggestion: Consider a "start" button before making the camera request. Permission prompts are blocking modals…
mortenjorck on HN
Keyboard shortcuts for modes and shapes
From 1 comment
I had a lot more fun with that than I expected great work! I found my finger maneuvers not crisp enough to do anything with real detail. One idea I immediately had was to use a…
ryen on HN
Sign language recognition for translation
From 1 comment
my father is deaf and mute, particularly the Pakistani sign language, one particular utility i see this can be really useful for is if the model can be trained on detecting…
kashifzaidi1 on HN
Questions
What is the practical application?
From 1 comment
I acknowledge the effort you put into this, but I'm curious about the practical application or purpose behind it.
alwinaugustin on HN
Alternatives named
ConnectHear sign language work
From 1 comment
Azima Dhanjee at ConnectHear (I believe it's a Pakistan based startup) has done some groundbreaking work here.
neeleshs on HN
AbleP aint
From 1 comment
I was building something really similar here https://ablepaint.dreammachine.one/ !
Hewlberno on HN