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So, the only comments you are getting seem to be about pricing and sign-up. The reason you'd give somebody a free demo is so you can show what the product does

So, the only comments you are getting seem to be about pricing and sign-up. The reason you'd give somebody a free demo is so you can show what the product does. I get that it is GPU intensive, and therefore cost prohibitive if you got lots of traction, but as you have it now, you haven't provided enough proof of what you've done here. So, if you don't want to offer people the ability to upload and create their own 3D model, how about a video showing it being done, a few samples that are more than just a single photo of a face which is then applied to what looks like a fairly generic head. I don't have anything to view your model file with. Can you make a webviewer, or at least a video showing you rotating the model or SOMETHING. Also, you say $5/month but what would I do with that subscription? How many models am I going to create from a selfie? Why would I do that?

axg11 5y ago
I've made the service free for now - I'd like people to use it to get feedback on the models themselves. I'm also looking into adding a webviewer - that is a great point.
- pedalpete 5y ago
  Cool, if you're looking to get a bit more publicity, it might be cool for you to do a post on usage numbers of protected vs free. It's common that people try to do a "sign-up first" version, only to discover it is difficult to get interest. Though a web-viewer is great, even just a video capture showing you moving around a model would be a good start.
- bsenftner 5y ago
  It would be much better to generate a three.js compatible model and put that rendering on the download page. That .usdz file is useless to anyone outside of the iOS ecosystem. At least provide a more universal model format. If nothing else, put something to read on the site. This is selling an identity projecting product. The non-technologists it will attract will be people wanting to act out imagined realities with their identity. Simply descriptive prose of this giving customers the ability to be themselves and bring their friends, realistically, into other realities is a huge selling point. Use it.
  - axg11 5y ago
    Great feedback. I will improve the copy - as you said, it's currently aimed at technologists. It looks like three.js is able to load .glb files (a format I can easily generate with the current pipeline) so I will try to add a three.js based viewer.

axg11 5y ago

I've made the service free for now - I'd like people to use it to get feedback on the models themselves. I'm also looking into adding a webviewer - that is a great point.

pedalpete 5y ago
Cool, if you're looking to get a bit more publicity, it might be cool for you to do a post on usage numbers of protected vs free. It's common that people try to do a "sign-up first" version, only to discover it is difficult to get interest. Though a web-viewer is great, even just a video capture showing you moving around a model would be a good start.
bsenftner 5y ago
It would be much better to generate a three.js compatible model and put that rendering on the download page. That .usdz file is useless to anyone outside of the iOS ecosystem. At least provide a more universal model format. If nothing else, put something to read on the site. This is selling an identity projecting product. The non-technologists it will attract will be people wanting to act out imagined realities with their identity. Simply descriptive prose of this giving customers the ability to be themselves and bring their friends, realistically, into other realities is a huge selling point. Use it.
- axg11 5y ago
  Great feedback. I will improve the copy - as you said, it's currently aimed at technologists. It looks like three.js is able to load .glb files (a format I can easily generate with the current pipeline) so I will try to add a three.js based viewer.