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meetingglass.com

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Great idea! Wouldn't this work better as a web app tho? So there's less friction, no install required, you could either require a signup or have a shareable URL.

Thank you! I thought about making a web app but it was impossible to implement some of the features I had in mind. Feel free to check the app out! It takes a minute to install. No registration is needed to use the app.

Hey students! I need your feedback.

I've built an app that allows you to do homework and study together with your classmates via live video.

Unlike Discord's study rooms, you are behind a virtual frosted glass that makes you feel comfortable being on the live video.

Use it to never do homework alone! Hang out with your clasmates together when studying, help each other while doing homework. Studying alone sucks, so don't.

Please check it out and tell me what do you think!

That blur is a really nice touch! As a lonely but somewhat private person I would have no trouble using this app!

Thank you! Feel free to try it! I'd love to hear your feedback on the app.

Will let you know once I boot into windows (but I'll still need a test partner right? or is there a bot on the other side?)

Yep, you'll need a test partner. Invite a friend. :-)

Or use this ID to talk with me :-) ZZQJroGuuEK7XVE4qUdw5g--6NSCH9UtEYg+ixjX1+YaVg==

Thanks :-). I'll video chat with you when I boot into Windows this weekend.

Okay, great! I'll try to be live for as long as possible. See you there, then! :-)

So I was really eager to try it out myself, and I did boot into windows but I'm stuck at https://imgur.com/a/HdrYsdZ for 2 hours and even after reboot somehow the situation remains same ... :-(.

Anyway, good luck. I hope your product succeeds because it such a thoughtfully nice touch and might be useful for people like me.

Wondering if you'd be creating a Linux port anytime, maybe on steam if piracy is an issue ...

It seems, you've an issue with Microsoft Store in your Windows. Too bad. I'd love to hear your feedback on the app. Thank you for the kind words! Maybe you'll try downloading the app again in the future... That'd be great! Even though creating a Linux version of the app is almost the same effort as cretaing a new app from scratch, I hope I'll do that one day.

I'd love to use it too! Looking forward to an android/linux version, or to having a better luck with Windows :-)

Love the idea! The blur and only video for those with camera on make this feel a lot less invasive

Blurred only to the other users but not to the devs, right?

According to the EULA, video streams going through the video server are not kept or stored anywhere. The video server only performs simple stream broadcasting to connected colleagues. Video streams themselves passing through the video server are unblurred. That's how it works for now. Streaming blurred video to the server is a possible future improvement. This would require simultaneous streaming of two streams (with and without blur) when, for example, 2 colleagues out of 5 unblurred themselves for each other. The idea now is to see how attractive the concept is to people in general.

Thank you! Feel free to try the app. I'd love to hear your feedback.

wonder how this is different to other online meeting call tools ?

You don't have the possibility to use the frosted glass in online meeting call tools.

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