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SHOW HN2012

70points
21comments
#338of 1,677 in 2012
Top 21%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 3 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.

Execution: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean design that conveys the site's purpose

    From 3 comments
    • The design looks nice, and conveys the purpose of the site really well. Well done! Some of the copy on the front page could probably do with a revision. The use of capitals when…
      Cogito on HN
    • Beautifully done! You should set the viewport width to 960px so that mobile phones see the whole page on page load rather than a zoomed in corner.
      mattsjohnston5 on HN
    • You need to update your tutorial page to reflect the new design. Other than that, this looks really cool. Good work, guys.
      rlt3 on HN
  • Interesting concept

    From 3 comments
    • The design looks nice, and conveys the purpose of the site really well. Well done! Some of the copy on the front page could probably do with a revision. The use of capitals when…
      Cogito on HN
    • Interesting concept and I like the design. My only suggestion is to consider drawing in users a little more before prompting them to give personal info via the Google sign in.…
      codyromano on HN
    • My feedback, for what it's worth, is that I clicked "try it out" and got 2 minutes into the white dot test before closing the tab. I really didn't feel engaged with it and even…
      CKKim on HN

Objections

  • Test is tedious and not engaging enough to finish

    From 1 comment
    • My feedback, for what it's worth, is that I clicked "try it out" and got 2 minutes into the white dot test before closing the tab. I really didn't feel engaged with it and even…
      CKKim on HN
  • Google sign-in required and asks for personal info too early

    From 2 comments
    • Interesting concept and I like the design. My only suggestion is to consider drawing in users a little more before prompting them to give personal info via the Google sign in.…
      codyromano on HN
    • I like the basic idea; but don't quite understand what the Google Connect is needed for... ?
      sftueni on HN
  • Typos and copy issues on the front page

    From 3 comments
    • The design looks nice, and conveys the purpose of the site really well. Well done! Some of the copy on the front page could probably do with a revision. The use of capitals when…
      Cogito on HN
    • I hate to be "that guy", but you have a minor typo on the home page. "How does coffee affects your reaction time..."
      metatation on HN
    • Looks awesome. I found 'experiemnt'.
      briggers on HN

Requests

  • Add other login options besides Google

    From 1 comment
    • Yeah it's not great that it's the only option- we'll hopefully add other logins soon.
      sinak on HN
  • Publish the metrics and analysis

    From 1 comment
    • The design looks nice, and conveys the purpose of the site really well. Well done! Some of the copy on the front page could probably do with a revision. The use of capitals when…
      Cogito on HN
  • Add a link to the public code repository

    From 1 comment
    • The design looks nice, and conveys the purpose of the site really well. Well done! Some of the copy on the front page could probably do with a revision. The use of capitals when…
      Cogito on HN

Questions

  • Who funds the project and what drives it

    From 1 comment
    • The design looks nice, and conveys the purpose of the site really well. Well done! Some of the copy on the front page could probably do with a revision. The use of capitals when…
      Cogito on HN
  • Why Google sign-in is needed

    From 1 comment
    • I like the basic idea; but don't quite understand what the Google Connect is needed for... ?
      sftueni on HN

Alternatives named

  • Brainturk cognitive games

    From 1 comment
    • I have been working on games to track and improve cognitive performance http://brainturk.com
      palguay on HN

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