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It might not be relevant to its goals, but it is definitely relevant to its success (which, I would assume, makes it relevant to its goals). For example, the pe

It might not be relevant to its goals, but it is definitely relevant to its success (which, I would assume, makes it relevant to its goals). For example, the person you're replying to seems less likely to use it because it looks unpolished. There are a lot of people that will initially be turned away like that. That hurts its chance of success. "Good looking" is far from the most important thing in a web site like this. But it is hard to argue it isn't relevant.

C1sc0cat 7y ago
Doesn't seem to hurt twitch - The twitch UI looks like a toddler was given free rein with all the crayons.
- sandov 7y ago
  Twitch doesn't look unpolished though. I don't like it, but its flaw isn't being unpolished.
- imustbeevil 7y ago
  The first thing you see when you go to twitch.tv is a live stream and a list of other live streams. Once you view a stream the only things you see are the video player, details about the streamer, and chat. Not sure what you imagine could be better, but if you want to know what really bad UI looks like, check out Mixer.
- Grue3 7y ago
  At least on twitch I'm able to watch somebody's video if I wanted to. Which seems like a very basic functionality you'd expect from a video website.
  - abdoufma 7y ago
    That's because it's not really a "video website", it's more like a patreon for video creators. Floatplane has made a very conscious decision not to influence the user's decisions on consuming content; there's no algorithm, recommended videos, or trending page. you just have access to the videos of people you want to support.
abdoufma 7y ago
I see there's still a lot of confusion regarding what Floatplane actually is; It's not a video platform in the traditional sense, instead it's a platform for supporting your favorite video creators, while getting access cool perks (no ads, higher video quality, exclusive content ...etc) there's no algorithm, recommended videos, or trending page. In that sense -as others have mentioned-, it's functionality much closer to a 'Video Patreon' than it is to say, a youtube alternative (AAMOF they've explicitly mentioned that several times) When seen through that lens, it becomes apparent that "looking good" isn't really all that relevant, I mean, would the way patreon looks prevent you from supporting your favorite creator? probably not. PS: Of course I get that good UI/UX is a must these days, my point is that they probably have much higher priority (not to mention mission-critical) tasks on their to-do list right now.

C1sc0cat 7y ago

Doesn't seem to hurt twitch - The twitch UI looks like a toddler was given free rein with all the crayons.

sandov 7y ago
Twitch doesn't look unpolished though. I don't like it, but its flaw isn't being unpolished.
imustbeevil 7y ago
The first thing you see when you go to twitch.tv is a live stream and a list of other live streams. Once you view a stream the only things you see are the video player, details about the streamer, and chat. Not sure what you imagine could be better, but if you want to know what really bad UI looks like, check out Mixer.
Grue3 7y ago
At least on twitch I'm able to watch somebody's video if I wanted to. Which seems like a very basic functionality you'd expect from a video website.
- abdoufma 7y ago
  That's because it's not really a "video website", it's more like a patreon for video creators. Floatplane has made a very conscious decision not to influence the user's decisions on consuming content; there's no algorithm, recommended videos, or trending page. you just have access to the videos of people you want to support.

abdoufma 7y ago

I see there's still a lot of confusion regarding what Floatplane actually is; It's not a video platform in the traditional sense, instead it's a platform for supporting your favorite video creators, while getting access cool perks (no ads, higher video quality, exclusive content ...etc) there's no algorithm, recommended videos, or trending page. In that sense -as others have mentioned-, it's functionality much closer to a 'Video Patreon' than it is to say, a youtube alternative (AAMOF they've explicitly mentioned that several times) When seen through that lens, it becomes apparent that "looking good" isn't really all that relevant, I mean, would the way patreon looks prevent you from supporting your favorite creator? probably not. PS: Of course I get that good UI/UX is a must these days, my point is that they probably have much higher priority (not to mention mission-critical) tasks on their to-do list right now.