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Launch HN: Scena360.com – Immersive gathering platform
scena360.com
Hey HN!
Danilo, Anshuman and Daekun here, co-founders of Scena 360 and Software Engineering students at the University of Waterloo. Scena 360 lets you host more natural and private meetups in shared 3D spaces. In Scena 360, you can turn towards the person that you're talking to and have separate conversations around campfires without having to break into awkwardly-moderated breakout rooms.
Having completed several remote internships and study terms online, we realized how much 2D calls suck, as do most users that we have spoken to. We personally felt anxious keeping our webcams turned on and staring at blank screens, joining "virtual work parties" and "virtual conferences" without being able to casually talk to people. On top of that, we got fed up with malicious video conferencing software.
Imagine that you're in a workshop: Seeing the speaker give a presentation at the front of the room, while you're having a side-discussion with the person next to you about an issue. Turning to the mentor walking by to ask a question. Walking over to another group to strike a chat with them. Talking to a person with their video turned on or a customizable avatar (similar to Bitmoji, Memojis) instead of a blank, muted rectangle. Knowing that your talks are protected with end-to-end encryption. These experiences are made possible with Scena 360.
On top of the above, we plan on expanding the room capacity to handle much more than *10 people/room*, potentially hundreds of people per room.
Scena 360 is built using A-Frame, ReactJS & WebRTC. We'd be happy to answer any questions about our tech or product (example: how we keep conversations private).
We would love to hear your feedback. What do you dislike about 2D video conferencing?
- djoksimo 6y agoCome check it out here for free! https://links.scena360.com/pWwIZm https://links.scena360.com/pWwIZm.
- danicaz 6y agoI love using Scena for virtual meetings, especially formal ones. It's fun and the background noise also feels more natural than the deafening silence of z*m calls :)
- djoksimo 6y agoSuper happy to hear about your experience! We'd love to hear more about your experience: https://scena360.typeform.com/to/pFCwAtOZ https://scena360.typeform.com/to/pFCwAtOZ
- shrey13 6y agoReally amazing platform that me and friends like using! Immersive way to connect with friends and share presentations that go beyond Zoom / Gather
- dkkim6200 6y agoHey, Daekun here! Super happy to hear about that, and thank you for the endorsement!
- CatastrophiClam 6y agoBeing able to have private conversations in a large call is a game changer. Looking forward to what the Scena 360 team will build!
- djoksimo 6y agoThank you! We're super excited for the future of Scena 360!
- ianramzy 6y ago3D is a super dope twist to video call
- djoksimo 6y agoThanks, 3D always makes things cooler .
- nishanthooda 6y agoSweet!!
- djoksimo 6y agoThanks!
- mynamejeef 6y agoSpatial audio is a really cool feature!
- ypanigra 6y agoI think Scena's immersive nature is what makes it so much more effective in video conferencing. 2D video can be so taxing and Scena simply isn't!
- djoksimo 6y agoSuper glad to hear that!
- djoksimo 6y agoWe're watching the launch live together on Scena 360: https://imgur.com/gallery/a59hE7N https://imgur.com/gallery/a59hE7N
- kelvinzhang 6y agoCongrats on the launch! Super cool stuff
- azatezalo 6y agoThis is a really cool software! I had a great time engaging with my friends. Giving myself a funny nickname and avatar always give me a chuckle.
- MrPeep 6y agoFantastic piece of software. Your peer-to-peer features are excellent innovations regarding privacy. The audio-distance feature is also amazing. Key little details are what make a software like this great.
- evan_aboard 6y agoCongrats on the launch! Scena 360 is definitely a more unique approach to virtual meet ups. I don't exactly follow how the experience works jumping from accessing via laptop vs. accessing with a VR hardware? Do you just move your mouse to look around if sitting at a PC?
- djoksimo 6y agoThanks! Yup, users can simply click-n-drag across the screen and move around using their arrow/WASD keys, like in a video game. Users will soon be able to access Scena 360 on their VR headsets by either opening https://app.scena360.com https://app.scena360.com in their VR web browser (e.g. Oculus Browser) and then clicking the "Enter VR-mode" button to enter a fully immersive experience (turn head to look around, wave with virtual hands, etc.). The VR users would be able to interact with the desktop/laptop users (meet in the same room).