So while scrolling my feeds I came across an app that on the surface looked pretty attractive. I won't name it here, but when I installed and tried it out it became pretty apparent it wasn't only made purely by AI but also run purely by AI. It barely even worked correctly.
But it wasn't a bad idea and based on the reviews it at least appeared on the surface to be something people want. But, it's hard to tell in this age of AI where a product can even go so far as to create thousands of fake reviews.
So, the idea was simple: what if your Orc Barbarian for Dungeons & Dragons had a Twitter account? What if you could designate a place for you and your friends to RP via social media without real world politics, brands, and whatever else interrupting your immersion?
I know, people already have their workarounds for this. Just use discord, or twitter, or a Facebook group, Tumblr, whatever. But the problem is that these are all purpose tools and are still bogged down with ads and in some cases, atrocious UI.
I'm a freelance developer but I have designed some platforms that are used by hundreds of thousands of users, transferring terabytes of data over the span of a day, in the blink of an eye. All painfully done solo except for a cyber security expert who helps me to keep my services secure.
My version would involve precisely zero AI, zero ads, zero real-world anything and would serve only the purpose of providing users a safe space to play their characters when they can't PLAY their characters.
This idea hasn't gone anywhere other than my own head yet so I'm still brainstorming most of the features, but so far it would work largely the same as other social media apps with a single caveat (for now); you would be restricted to playing whatever character you're using at that moment in the world you created them. This is to maintain full immersion and prevent things that would break it, such as your D&D character finding a One Piece character replying to their post about slaying Tiamat.
I've estimated based on my current schedule this would probably take me just under a year or so before I can push to production, but it there's not enough interest I may just pass on the idea.
So what do you all think? Scrap or no? Anything I'm missing? Anything I didn't mention you think such a service would need?
This is interesting. I wish you good luck with your project
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I could agree, this does actually sound like a good idea!
Go for it!
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Hello! Call meTana orGato. My pronouns are She/Her. I am a teenager. I have Autism and anxiety. And, you would probably call me a trans something, I dunno. Pansexual pancake, and ace I will mother you if you are being stupid. ALL HAIL MERLIN! [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] = [roll][roll:-6]+[roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll] I have adopted Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, and (Secretly) Foalin.
Nebularoace they/them call me Foalin “No doubt I’ll tire of this eventually, but for now… I am content.” -Murtagh ALL HAIL MERLIN! [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] = [roll][roll:-6]+[roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
fellow follower of JEFF!!!! and a fan of BotW titles include:Beastmaster Extraordinaire,Wizened Beholder of the West Wind,Salvatore's Secret Archivist, Bladesong Smith
Co-cult leader of the cynophobia cult
Archivist of the kingdoms and Crowns thread, Percy Jackson thread, Mechanicus and Realm of Dragons,MDDTG,The Academy threads Admin of the Academy
If we're gonna have a convo, then we should move it to LCW
alright
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fellow follower of JEFF!!!! and a fan of BotW titles include:Beastmaster Extraordinaire,Wizened Beholder of the West Wind,Salvatore's Secret Archivist, Bladesong Smith
Co-cult leader of the cynophobia cult
Archivist of the kingdoms and Crowns thread, Percy Jackson thread, Mechanicus and Realm of Dragons,MDDTG,The Academy threads Admin of the Academy
So while scrolling my feeds I came across an app that on the surface looked pretty attractive. I won't name it here, but when I installed and tried it out it became pretty apparent it wasn't only made purely by AI but also run purely by AI. It barely even worked correctly.
But it wasn't a bad idea and based on the reviews it at least appeared on the surface to be something people want. But, it's hard to tell in this age of AI where a product can even go so far as to create thousands of fake reviews.
So, the idea was simple: what if your Orc Barbarian for Dungeons & Dragons had a Twitter account? What if you could designate a place for you and your friends to RP via social media without real world politics, brands, and whatever else interrupting your immersion?
I know, people already have their workarounds for this. Just use discord, or twitter, or a Facebook group, Tumblr, whatever. But the problem is that these are all purpose tools and are still bogged down with ads and in some cases, atrocious UI.
I'm a freelance developer but I have designed some platforms that are used by hundreds of thousands of users, transferring terabytes of data over the span of a day, in the blink of an eye. All painfully done solo except for a cyber security expert who helps me to keep my services secure.
My version would involve precisely zero AI, zero ads, zero real-world anything and would serve only the purpose of providing users a safe space to play their characters when they can't PLAY their characters.
This idea hasn't gone anywhere other than my own head yet so I'm still brainstorming most of the features, but so far it would work largely the same as other social media apps with a single caveat (for now); you would be restricted to playing whatever character you're using at that moment in the world you created them. This is to maintain full immersion and prevent things that would break it, such as your D&D character finding a One Piece character replying to their post about slaying Tiamat.
I've estimated based on my current schedule this would probably take me just under a year or so before I can push to production, but it there's not enough interest I may just pass on the idea.
So what do you all think? Scrap or no? Anything I'm missing? Anything I didn't mention you think such a service would need?
This is interesting. I wish you good luck with your project
fellow follower of JEFF!!!! and a fan of BotW titles include:Beastmaster Extraordinaire,Wizened Beholder of the West Wind,Salvatore's Secret Archivist, Bladesong Smith
Co-cult leader of the cynophobia cult
Archivist of the kingdoms and Crowns thread, Percy Jackson thread, Mechanicus and Realm of Dragons,MDDTG,The Academy threads Admin of the Academy
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I could agree, this does actually sound like a good idea!
Go for it!
Hello! Call me Tana or Gato.
My pronouns are She/Her.
I am a teenager. I have Autism and anxiety. And, you would probably call me a trans something, I dunno. Pansexual pancake, and ace
I will mother you if you are being stupid.
ALL HAIL MERLIN! [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] = [roll][roll:-6]+[roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
I have adopted Golden, Salem, Wes, Aspen, and (Secretly) Foalin.
that sounds amazing!!!!!!!!!
Nebularoace they/them call me Foalin
“No doubt I’ll tire of this eventually, but for now… I am content.” -Murtagh
ALL HAIL MERLIN! [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] + [roll]1d4[/roll] = [roll][roll:-6]+[roll:-5]+[roll:-4]+[roll:-3]+[roll:-2]+[roll:-1][/roll]
Hello all! I am Golden_Axolotl_Dragon's familiar, after a little conversation...
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Sounds really cool!
You guys are awesome and mean so much to me. And mean so much to each other.
Sounds like a pretty good idea to me. Go for it!
Heya everyone! I'm EJO, DDB's resident immortal rat who appears randomly roughly once every week.
I'm not active much, but always up to talk when I am.
I'm known as CptKurn nearly everywhere but here.
From 5:00 to 7:30 pretty much every day I'm playing either Overwatch, Dead by Daylight or Stellaris
Do not ask me about anything I like because I WILL waffle on for half an hour.
I'm British so I'm not active at the same time as most of y'all
This does indeed sound pretty cool!
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
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GIBBY!!!!!!!!!!!
fellow follower of JEFF!!!! and a fan of BotW titles include:Beastmaster Extraordinaire,Wizened Beholder of the West Wind,Salvatore's Secret Archivist, Bladesong Smith
Co-cult leader of the cynophobia cult
Archivist of the kingdoms and Crowns thread, Percy Jackson thread, Mechanicus and Realm of Dragons,MDDTG,The Academy threads Admin of the Academy
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Hi!
If we're gonna have a convo, then we should move it to LCW
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
Locations are dead, the Temple of Potassium has fallen but its ideals live on
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, firstborn child and liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer (Drummer), the Endless Maws (Isis), the Mad Murderer (PJ), more on my extended sig
alright
fellow follower of JEFF!!!! and a fan of BotW titles include:Beastmaster Extraordinaire,Wizened Beholder of the West Wind,Salvatore's Secret Archivist, Bladesong Smith
Co-cult leader of the cynophobia cult
Archivist of the kingdoms and Crowns thread, Percy Jackson thread, Mechanicus and Realm of Dragons,MDDTG,The Academy threads Admin of the Academy
Extended sig