ChaosOp

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1. 31.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   Fair enough, thanks for the feedback. it was my attempt to test whether it would make it even more easier to start up the games and then also think of translating the small in-game tips as well
2. 32.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   I just sent an email to you!
3. 33.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   That's a good idea and something I've already toyed around a bit. Currently I'm having problems with iOS devices randomly crashing out due to some obscure memory limitation. I need to find a way to work around that and then c
4. 34.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   Yes it does work with actual controllers as well! I've tested it with Xbox and Joy-Con controllers but any controller that you can connect to the central screen should work. Let me know if you have any problems connecting and I'll
5. 35.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   Nice to hear you had fun! The parking games are some of the most divisive games we have, either people love them or hate them with a passion. Some have even sent me messages that they'd like to pay just to skip the parking games altoge
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   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   Thank you for the kind words! AirConsole's original idea was to replace your dedicated gaming consoles with the web, hence the name "AirConsole". I don't want to do that, because I don't think the web is ready for t
7. 37.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   For sure only one out of the party should ever need to buy anything in order to play. I think the model could work but there should also be some way to test drive the games before buying, otherwise it could be very hard to know which indivi
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   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   Ah right, I see what you mean. For that specific purpose I remember seeing some other software like Virtual Gamepad and Remote Gamepad that should let you use your phone as controller for Steam games. Haven't tested those out myself th
9. 39.▲
   by ChaosOp 10mo ago

   Thanks! Should be fun family time, unless there's a lot of competitive sprits running in the family, then it just might cause chaos :D
10. 40.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thanks! What game was it if you don't mind me asking?
11. 41.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Haha, I also have a background in law (in addition to the programming) and I've found that a stark context switch from e.g. reviewing contracts to writing code keeps the brain quite young! Or then it just deteriorates the brain faster
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    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Exactly this! Translating the games themselves is not a big deal as that can be automated (although the quality of LLM-translations is not always the best) but when it comes to user generated responses given in a quick timeframe, that'
13. 43.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    This is in the plans! Currently working on 3rd party game development SDK and the pipeline to support uploading your own games to the platform
14. 44.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thank John! Def. give Gametje a try as well, great games and even greater guy behind it :)
15. 45.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Yup, I've thought exactly same before starting the development of Gaming Couch. Jackbox was the go-to easiest (in terms of accessibility and funniness) for my friend groups but had it's shortfalls which I'd thought I could fi
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    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Somehow I've totally missed pokemon stadium minigames even though I did play a lot of pokemon back in the day. Or maybe my memory is just not what it used to be. Either way, thanks for mentioning them and hope you have a great gaming s
17. 47.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thanks! The community ratings & games is something I've been thinking of as well. I wrote a more detailed reply of the system I've envisioned above :)
18. 48.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    It's not open source but in the future once the 3rd party game development SDK has been published, community contributed games can be a reality. The way I've been thinking it could work is that developers can upload their own game
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    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Yes, few options on the table but nothing set in stone yet. I want to keep the it accessible to as many people as possible, which is why I've been thinking of a 'free'-tier with some advertisements. Though I realize it can&#x
20. 50.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    I've tested it to work on newer LG TV's but at the moment since the games have not yet been super optimized, it will most likely be somewhat laggy if the TV doesn't have enough computing power. Something to work on for the fu
21. 51.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    This is interesting, thanks for sharing! Need to try it out
22. 52.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    This is something I've been thinking of as well. There's actually a demo implementation with few games that support fully remote gaming but the problem I've been running into is some memory limitations on iOS devices causing
23. 53.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    You are able to mix gamepads and smart phones! Though there is a limit that you can only connect a maximum of 4 gamepads to a single session due to limitations with the JS gamepad API. Would you be interested in also beta-testing our upcomi
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    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Haha, so true! But even if the general idea is the same, there's always a million smaller choices to make it more unique :) I can def. see that a completely LAN-based approach would have its own audience that want to play fully offline
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    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thanks! I actually loved the song quiz that was available via the first version of Amazon Echo that worked using voice commands. No idea if that's available any more though. If you like more quiz like games, I can recommend Kahoot &amp
26. 56.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thank you all for the messages, will be going through them in the coming hours! Was a bit surprised to see this bounce on the front page, but I guess it came from the second chance pool :)
27. 57.▲
    Show HN: Gaming Couch – a local multiplayer party game platform for 8 players(gamingcouch.com)

    437 points by ChaosOp 10mo ago|121 comments
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    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thanks! Yes, or at least it will be in the future as we have not yet publicly released our SDK's for 3rd party devs :) What sets us apart from AirConsole is our strict niche focus on real-time action party games and social couch gaming
29. 59.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thanks! In case you'd like to give any feedback, there's a link to my Discord server on the footer of the frontpage :)
30. 60.▲
    by ChaosOp 10mo ago

    Thanks, you're absolutely right! The plan is to make individual game pages with little gif/video trailers and brief explanation of the different games but this is just something that I haven't yet gotten around to do :D