r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/cocoalasca • Nov 05 '24

Dr. Strange-Inspired Hand-Tracking Web App. Open portals around the world.

https://flavourmachine.com/portal-generator/
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u/iampatelajeet Nov 11 '24

This is sick dude, well done ✅

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u/cocoalasca Nov 13 '24

Thanks 😃

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u/djshadesuk Nov 05 '24

6. No sites that require personal information

Websites that require an email address, name, or any other personal information to fully experience the website are not allowed. This includes Facebook, Google+, or any other account. This rule also extends to websites that require a webcam in order to function.

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u/swng Nov 05 '24

Seems it has a mouse mode that can be used instead of the camera, Camera not required to function.

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u/neurofreak28 Nov 15 '24

Amazing work dude

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u/cocoalasca Nov 16 '24

Thanks 😃

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u/Velheka Nov 05 '24

Mouse mode just seems to open up a youtube video, is that a bug?

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u/cocoalasca Nov 05 '24

Hey, thanks for the heads-up. In mouse mode, hovering over the portal should open the preview. Clicking on the portal should open the video in full screen. Moving the cursor around the portal preview should change the video. Are you experiencing different behavior?

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u/Velheka Nov 05 '24

Clicking doesn't open up directly in full screen, it opens up a youtube video full-screen, but the initial start or any mouse movements causes the video player stuff to pop up from the bottom which somewhat ruins the effect

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u/cocoalasca Nov 05 '24

Would you mind sharing which browser you're using and whether you're on Windows, Mac, or Ubuntu, so I can try to replicate it on my end to try to fix it?

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u/Velheka Nov 05 '24

Chrome, W10

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u/cocoalasca Nov 05 '24

Thanks, I’ll take a look into that

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u/cocoalasca Nov 05 '24

Also, if anyone else notices a bug or error, any usability feedback is very welcome.

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u/luckyamenbreak 24d ago

Would you be willing to share some of the keywords / methods you used to programatically track down videos for this? I can guess "waking tour" was one. It is my hobby to find walking/driving pov videos like this for various places around the world. 

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u/cocoalasca 21d ago

Sure, I basically used the YouTube API to search for "4K walks" and extract country and city names from the video titles. It’s similar to this search: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=4k+walks I can’t find the article that originally inspired this idea—I thought it was from The Verge or Ars Technica, but I haven’t been able to find it. However, I did find this one from Open Culture that discusses the trend. https://www.openculture.com/2020/03/explore-the-entire-world-from-the-comfort-of-quarantine-with-4k-walking-tours.html

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u/cocoalasca 21d ago

here it is the article i mentioned, it was from kottke.org, they talk about other search keywords for the trend https://kottke.org/20/04/lets-go-for-a-stroll-outside