flat.social - Spatial 3D online meetings with natural audio
Show HN: I built a new version of my fun spatial 3D online meeting app
flat.social transforms online meetings into playful spatial 3D worlds where you move around, bump into others, and chat with spatial audio that gets louder as you get closer. It solves the grid fatigue of traditional video calls by enabling spontaneous conversations, games, and collaboration. Host virtual events, remote team offices, or online classes with customizable maps and branding. No install needed, works right in your browser. Spin up a room in under a minute and bring back the joy of casual networking.
It's a digital cocktail party in a creative playground that's built like a multiplayer game.
- coldblues
Performance is poor with frequent stutters.
I think we peaked at https://www.gather.town/
The only on-par open source solution is https://workadventu.re/, but it is impossible to self-host to the point that one would think they're doing it on purpose so that you pay them for hosting.
- jackb4040
Those videos of the actual webcam feeds are AI-generated, right? If I were you I would at least use the videos of real people from the original demo, if not try to have another live demo. Maybe not the highest priority but it does affect the first impression of the product and whether people assume it's a vibecoded mess under the hood or not.
Anyways, is source available anywhere?
- dangond
As someone who has seen and used (and disliked) many similar pieces of software, something about this feels much better and natural (I think it's that your avatar is just a circle with your video on it). Great job on nailing the feel of it!
- folder
Really lovely concept. I think your welcome map is too complex seems like that should be simplified for a good first experience for more devices. I'd like to be able to rotate around the map but seems like it's fixed in one direction. I picked up 5 balloons and started to fly but i couldn't get down.
- hmokiguess
I don't know man, I think I am not the right audience for this. I think online meetings are fine as is, I want to spend less time on them and more time connecting in real life.
I have been working remotely for a decade now, with fully remote teams, and we never felt the need for a deeper bonding in the form of work meetings that are more casual.
That said, if we want this kind of experience, online gaming already gives us that. I see lots of members of the team hanging out by discord and in gaming platforms.
Looks cool, but I don't want it. That's just my opinion.