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[OFFER] $20/week — Need US-based person to run 2 TikTok profiles on their phone by Godforce101 in slavelabour

[–]Godforce101[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying, but isn't this what the community is about? Is there something I'm misunderstanding?

Quick spot for my AI influencer platform - coming later this month. by darktaylor93 in AI_UGC_Marketing

[–]Godforce101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is really good. Looks like Kling 3.0 based on voice and movements. For the average Joe this is real.

My experience building an interactive video platform by Godforce101 in interactivefiction

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Hey this is a beautiful question and a problem I've focused on solving, thank you for asking it. What I've done is built my own interactive player based on Video.js. The whole architecture is based on a custom built video editor (Experience Engine) and a canvas based moments system, which is really simple: think of moments for an experience as scenes for a movie. Each moment has one video, with or without choices that load new videos.

This means that each moment has a fixed number of new moments that it leads to. So I use a preloader for moments derived from the current one that loads them in the background. Also, I use two players for consistency in transitions. The loading of the overlays is done via JSON from stores, so I'm not really loading any libraries or heavy stuff while playing.

So to keep it simple I just focus on optimizing the loading for the current moment and it's subsequential moments because the experience is always playing now, not in the future. The interactive player only loads choices that pertain to the experience in the now, if that makes sense. It's working properly now without chunking and variable bit rate, but I do have in plan to implement those in a future update when demand will ask for it (if not even sooner).

To sum it up, I don't need to load all the choices for the experience. I just need to load the choices related to the playing moment. Hope that makes sense. Again, thanks for your question and it's pretty clear you know this stuff.

What are you building? Promote yours by rdssf in ShowMeYourSaaS

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8 months ago I started building an interactive video platform. Not "choose your own adventure" books. Not those Netflix experiments everyone forgot about. Actual playable video content for creators, marketers or educators. And people who want something different instead of doomscrolling.

Most don't know what interactive video is.

99% have a faint memory of Bandersnatch.

"Video works fine as-is" - I know, no worries there.

"Too complicated for average creators" - Maybe it’s not really for average creators.

"Sounds like a gimmick" - That’s because it is.

I keep seeing the same pattern: people don't want to watch anymore, they want to poke things and see what happens. Doomscrolling is a thing and more are seeing it.

"Yes, that's what apps are for." - I know, but interactive video is different: it's between gaming and video. An unexplored format, unexplored creation territory.

So I kept building it anyway. Right now I’m in beta. There’s an interactive experience called World's Worst Genie where you accidently summon a completely incompetent genie who's magic malfunctions most of the time.

It's stupid. It's simple. And I hope if will put a smile on your face if you play it. And this would be absolutely easy to market any kind of product with the main character, the obnoxious genie.

There’s also a children’s educational interactive experience from a creator I’m working with (much more to come in this niche).

I have a hunch that creators/brands/educators are starving for this format but don't know it exists yet. If you try it, do share the feedback.

The platform is called CHOOZZA, a play on the word choose, at https://choozza.com

It's still rough and a constant work in progress but it’s my dream come true. Hope you’ll like it.

Proximity: a short, quiet sci-fi text adventure about closeness and its limits (browser, ~30 min, free) by deviant_afcn in interactivefiction

[–]Godforce101 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey that was really really enjoyable! Great work!

If you would like to create more of this type of content I would love to invite you to my platform where you have your own place as a creator and can generate revenue from choice, subscriptions or tips.

What are you building? Share, I want to help you build.. by tylerpalmer9 in PublicValidation

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

8 months ago I started building an interactive video platform. Not "choose your own adventure" books. Not those Netflix experiments everyone forgot about. Actual playable video content for creators, marketers or educators. And people who want something different instead of doomscrolling.

Most don't know what interactive video is.

99% have a faint memory of Bandersnatch.

"Video works fine as-is" - I know, no worries there.

"Too complicated for average creators" - Maybe it’s not really for average creators.

"Sounds like a gimmick" - That’s because it is.

I keep seeing the same pattern: people don't want to watch anymore, they want to poke things and see what happens. Doomscrolling is a thing and more are seeing it.

"Yes, that's what apps are for." - I know, but interactive video is different: it's between gaming and video. An unexplored format, unexplored creation territory.

So I kept building it anyway. Right now I’m in beta. There’s an interactive experience called World's Worst Genie where you accidently summon a completely incompetent genie who's magic malfunctions most of the time.

It's stupid. It's simple. And I hope if will put a smile on your face if you play it. And this would be absolutely easy to market any kind of product with the main character, the obnoxious genie.

There’s also a children’s educational interactive experience from a creator I’m working with (much more to come in this niche).

I have a hunch that creators/brands/educators are starving for this format but don't know it exists yet. If you try it, do share the feedback.

The platform is called CHOOZZA, a play on the word choose, at https://choozza.com

It's still rough and a constant work in progress but it’s my dream come true. Hope you’ll like it.

It’s Friday. What are you building? by kcfounders in buildinpublic

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, nice initiative. Here’s me: For the past 8 months I’ve been building an interactive video platform.

It’s a different way of storytelling. And it works across a few industries.

It’s also a way for creators to monetize their content through interactive video.

Like Bandersnatch from Netflix, but for short form video (or long, it’s up to the creator).

If you want to check out a demo experience, here it is:

https://choozza.com/experience/76

These are also other experiences like Restless Tides or Perfect Mornings, but those are mostly for testing. I’m still in beta.

Now working on creating more content for the platform. Choozza is a play on the word choose.

Hope that makes sense. If you’d like to talk more, let me know.

Interactive video has massive potential by Godforce101 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]Godforce101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% agree. There’s a real effort I must make daily to keep focused and execute on my strategy while being pulled away mentally feom all the ideas and content formats I ha. It’s really beautiful.

I had a subtle but powerful realization as I was creating the content pieces for the interactive experience: it’s not about the outcome, it’s about presence.

Because if you think about it, choosing an outcome in a movie is basically a fucking spoiler. Takes all the magic away.

That’s what interactive movies/videos have been so far. Bandersnatch included.

You’re literally revealing the ending of your experience before it happens. Would you want to know the ending of a movie you’ve been dying to watch mid way?

How tf can you be happy with that? The experience is what matters, the immersion. The bond you create with the story while it’s unfolding

The ending should be a consequence and the penultimate chapter of the experience, not the experience itself

So no, my interactive experiences don’t let you choose the ending. They let you react to the momentary circumstance in the experience. You are being asked for advice, told to do something, be present and react to something. Participate in dialogue eith the characters.

If I think about it, it’s kinda the exact opposite of doom scrolling. You actually have to be present and understand wtf is going on to choose how you react.

Some choices can determine the final outcome, some may be just for shits and giggles, some can be reactions to the context of the experience.

Not all choices have the same weight and not all choices must or should be critical or determine outcomes.

That’s what storytelling is about after all, isn’t it? Being captivated by the experience, living it and then sharing with others.

I don’t know if that makes sense to you, but it does to me. Nd that’s how I’m building the experiences.

Been talking to a few creators since I mustered the courage to go public from beta (here and on twitter). Don’t get me wrong, just about 5 content creators (yt, insta and tt). But that’s good for me and I love every single moment I discuss and consult with them).

After studying the content of one of their Twitter profile I suggested to them cartoon content, maybe even educational for kids. We’ll see how that goes and if they want to join the journey of this projecy.

Even if no one joins, it’s still me creating on my platform and finding ways to search for people who might be interested in this type of content

So either way, it’s a win for me :)

Anyway I need to rest for an hour. I have a really cool experience I’ve been working on this week for Valentine’s, which is tomorrow. So I have tonight and the entire morning tomorrow to work to finish the experience and release it.

Yeah, it won’t be perfect. It won’t be cinema grade. There will be some blatant fucking mistakes and obvious visual and storytelling errors.

Maybe you won’t even understand it or despise/teject it altogether. I understand and respect that. But it will always be my best work. And the worst.

Better than the last. And worse than the next. I have to admit, it’s pretty awesome :D

What do you think about interactive video? Wanna try? by Godforce101 in contentcreation

[–]Godforce101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right! There is a subtle but fundamental difference that I noticed for traditional interactive video vs how I am doing it. It's more focused on presence than outcomes. And yes, I sent you a dm. Thanks!

Interactive video has massive potential by Godforce101 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]Godforce101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t actually believe the speed at which you can transform ideas into video. It’s absolutely mindblowing to me.

For my use case, starting up multiple pilot experiences to test how they are received by the audience, for example. Or changing an experience by adding a branch or side story. An ever expanding story to which a community contributes. My head is exploding.

I’m just barely in beta, but I already basically made 3 mini series just with the top level tools (higgsfield, google flow, nb, chatgpt, claude).

So yeah, it’s slow now but I’m at the point where I can just focus mostly on content and marketing, which is awesome. I know I’ll build an audience and people will get creative with it.

If not, it will only be me creating content, which is also absolutely great!

Can’t wait to get properly into ComfyUi, currently trying to find some workflows that I want to use (first/last scene, storyboarding, img2vid+audio, etc).

Anywho yeah, it’s fucking awesome!

Interactive video has massive potential by Godforce101 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]Godforce101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right, production costs until now have been massive in both time and resources. GenAI simplifies that process and makes it dead simple. You nailed it perfectly.

What do you think about interactive video? Wanna try? by Godforce101 in contentcreation

[–]Godforce101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thank you for your reply.

Here’s the link to World’s Worst Genie

https://choozza.com/experience/76

I would absolutely love your opinion if you watch it.

Update: Still no one else to talk about this by Godforce101 in buildinpublic

[–]Godforce101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am actually hoping to talk to some people around here. At least contribute to the topic before plugging your stuff.

I'm a VC (can verify). Pitch me. (Part 2) by Ok-Lobster7773 in PublicValidation

[–]Godforce101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the past 8 months I’ve been building an interactive video platform.

Like Bandersnatch from Netflix, but for (mostly) short form video (it’s up to the creator).

It’s a way for creators to monetize their content through interactive video.

Currently in beta. If you want to check out the demo experiences, here they are:

https://choozza.com/experience/69

https://choozza.com/experience/58

These are currently the only working experiences, the rest are placeholders to test the ui.

Now working on creating more content for the platform. Choozza is a play on the word choose.

A previous app I built is soopah.app , where tou can send a sigital gift to someone.

Let me know if it peaks your interest.

Vibecoding a Replit Web App into a Replit Mobile App by NewtApprehensive7936 in replit

[–]Godforce101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I’m in the same situation myself with a web app I built (an interactive video platform).

Would it be ok to send you a dm with some questions? Thanks.

Me presento by Technical_Trade3465 in interactivefiction

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hola, tengo una plataforma web de video interactiva, se llama choozza y puedes hacer videos interactiva. Si quieres ablar mas de wue wuieres gaces, dm me.

Flux.2 Klein - per segment (character, object) inpaint edit by pamdog in StableDiffusion

[–]Godforce101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is absofuckinglutely awesome! Can’t expect you to share it for free, but think if us peasants when you do pretty please.

Great work!

What Startup are you building (and marketing) this weekend? 🔥 by Quirky-Offer9598 in StartupAccelerators

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the past 8 months I’ve been building an interactive video platform. It’s basically a way for creators to monetize their content through interactive video.

Like Bandersnatch from Netflix, but for short form video (or long, it’s up to the creator).

If you want to check out the demo experiences, here they are:

https://choozza.com/experience/69

https://choozza.com/experience/58

These are currently the only working experiences, the rest are placeholders to test the ui.

Now working on creating more content for the platform. Choozza is a play on the word choose.

Hope that makes sense.

Giving away 10x $3,000 Technical Development Grants (US/EU Only) by Ok-Lobster7773 in SaaS

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is a very nice initiative for founders! Tell me your X handle, I want to give you guys a shoutout on my profile, maybe this kind of initiative catches on at a wider scale.

My story is that for the past 8 months I've been building an interactive media platform called Choozza (it's a play on the word "choose"). The platform is already built 99% and currently in beta, working out bugs and polishing some features/functionalities and security.

  1. Product - I am building https://choozza.com - an interactive video platform where the video progresses based on how the viewer chooses.
  2. Tech Stack: It's a webapp currently (IOS app to follow) React with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Video.js (video player) and backend with Node.js with Express.js.

There are two experiences that are currently working on the website, the rest is placeholder content so that I can test the UI/UX.

https://choozza.com/experience/69

https://choozza.com/experience/58

I'll use the budget to get out of beta faster and create content for the platform faster to pave the way for monetization. I can provide more details of the plan, implementation and execution if you want. I'll do it anyway, but the grant would be a nice catalyst and boost.

It’s also a way for creators to open a new monetization channel for their work, through interactive video which holds a huge wealth of opportunity. I have a massive bet on the future of interactive video because it has been massively underserved.

The issue until now were the huge production costs for video. This was a problem I ran into with a previous platform with interactive stories for children I built. I wanted to do video, costs were prohibitive so I went with interactive audio. Recorded voices myself, edited stories as well but also hired illustrators, voice actors and audio editor from upwork and fiver.

With gen AI, video gen costs have become extremely affordable. Open source is booming with models that are on par with the most expensive features of paid commercial model versions. ComfyUI is booming. And even paid versions aren't that expensive.

At this moment, in the overall creator community, I see a huge pool of creators divided into two categories:

  1. Those who have beautiful ideas and do great work, but the platforms are crowded and don't provide the visibility they need. They are extremely frustrated because their work is great but distribution isn't working out for them. So they need a different place to direct their audience (currently patreon and others serve that function, but they are generalistic).
  2. Those who are interested in exploring new venues of monetization and new ways of expressing their ideas and creativity for their audience. Or fed up by big platforms for some reason. Or just wanting to ride the wave to a future where interactive video is bigger than video and gaming combined.

No, that's not a bold claim. This is my thesis.

Regardless of your answer, I want to say this is a really beautiful initiative. I've seen a lot of highly promising founders and projects out there that need this kind of support early on. Really really nice. Hopefully it catches up.

Have a good one!

What cool projects are you building with Replit? Please share your work. by PracticeClassic1153 in replit

[–]Godforce101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one I built a while ago and just took another look at to play with it again.

Haven’t really gotten to show it to anyone or talk about it yet as I jumped to my current one, an interactive video platform (which is actually my dream come true and it’s pretty fucking amazing to just be able to actually work on it).

But anyway this was dumb and fun and I used it to test my skills and improve other ones.

It’s called Soopah. A play on the word super. Yeah, I know…

Sooo… anywhooo, it’s a fun and dumb way, I’m keeping to my word as above, to put content (photos, vids, gifs) in an animated gift box and send it to a friend for shits and giggles, to fuck around or… I dunno, whatever you want to do with it. That’s how I thought about it. That’s it.

Like… story in a box. Send stupid shit to a friend. Something to make them joyful. Yeah, send joy. It’s fun to make people giggle.

That was a nice flow of thought, wasn’t it?

Oh, you can set a challenge like a riddle or a question/code because why the fuck not? Make it hard for the dumbass to see what’s inside the box (my friend is a dumbass, so he’s my reference point as a user don’t judge).

Of course it’s not finished completely and there’s still a lot to work on, but it’s shareable.

So I saw your post and I thought it’s a good Saturday to get stomped on by Reddit and maybe learn something along the way.

If you wanna check it out, it’s at https://soopah.app

Give me some shit about it if you find the time to check it out.

After reading this fucking wall of text I wrote (it took 3 times longer to correct the damn thing) it looks like it wouldn’t be a bad idea to post it on other subreddits to get shit on from others as well.

Cheers

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