I'm basing that entirely on the GIF on the /start page, though, because I have no idea what this is, and none of the links I tried actually explain anything at a high level. From this and the previous Lobsters thread, it may be some kind of ceiling-mounted visual and projection system? Maybe?
Much like Dynamicland, there's too much missing that the result becomes meaningless.
In the case of Dynamicland, there's simply not enough discussion/demonstration about the technical details, etc. for someone to get a sense of what the system is and is not capable of. In the case of Folk Computer, there's too much technical detail, and not enough information to get a sense of how this is used collaboratively or "live".
The kinds of ways people are interacting with this and building things reminds me a lot of collaborative editing in Resonite (don't have a better link that describes exactly how, sorry. Their "features" link there kinda does, but it's very press-release-y and doesn't get at how/why it works...)
LuminantJess | 7 hours ago
This looks incredibly cool!
I'm basing that entirely on the GIF on the
/startpage, though, because I have no idea what this is, and none of the links I tried actually explain anything at a high level. From this and the previous Lobsters thread, it may be some kind of ceiling-mounted visual and projection system? Maybe?More details would be appreciated.
fanf | 7 hours ago
It’s inspired by Bret Victor’s Dynamicland; you might get a better idea from previous discussions https://lobste.rs/search?q=title%3Adynamicland&what=stories&order=newest
alexandria | 13 minutes ago
Much like Dynamicland, there's too much missing that the result becomes meaningless.
In the case of Dynamicland, there's simply not enough discussion/demonstration about the technical details, etc. for someone to get a sense of what the system is and is not capable of. In the case of Folk Computer, there's too much technical detail, and not enough information to get a sense of how this is used collaboratively or "live".
eyesinthefire | 6 hours ago
their example page has some videos that show it more clearly, but you're right, I'm not finding much that talks about the philosophy.
fanf | 16 hours ago
previously
eyesinthefire | 6 hours ago
The kinds of ways people are interacting with this and building things reminds me a lot of collaborative editing in Resonite (don't have a better link that describes exactly how, sorry. Their "features" link there kinda does, but it's very press-release-y and doesn't get at how/why it works...)
thangalin | 2 hours ago
Bret Victor has a related presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wa3nm0qcfM
matthewcroughan | 17 hours ago
Have really been wanting to set this up at my hackspace, is there a clear guide that shows how you could set this up?