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Genies 2.0 — Digital clones that look and think just like you
Genies are the most intelligent and dynamic avatars on market. We use 3D motion picture quality and advanced artificial intelligence to create digital clones to look and think just like you. Genies are a medium that people can understand in the new generation.
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@akashrnigam @rrhoover This year has been insane. During our beta last year, we wanted to test the thesis if people like the PERSONALITY and the AESTHETICS of our avatar. Once we got that affirmation, we decided to build out the platform for what we think is going to be the next wave of communication: communicating through your digital identity. Nowadays, teens don't use iMessage or anything formal to talk to one another. They look for passive, indirect ways to grab each other's attention. Human interaction is never going to dissipate and the mediums of which we communicate is going to continuously evolve - we believe the foundation is set for avatars.
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@akashrnigam @rrhoover @akash_nigam how do you quantify that people like the personality and aesthetics of your avatar? What counterfactuals have you considered?
Can you give some other examples of "passive, indirect ways to grab each other's attention", and explain how Genies 2.0 supports those methods?
Thanks!
@akashrnigam @rrhoover @akash_nigam that's all we use is iMessage and Snapchat bitmoji sometimes. I'm curious as to how you plan to get everyone to adopt this because snap/bitmoji users are your target demographic..
@akashrnigam @rrhoover @akash_nigam @edisonjoao6871 Synchronous communication. Kids chat synchronously all the time on all platforms - iMessage, Snap etc. You want to be close to each other. You *need* to be close to each other. Using a genie is the most comfortable, yet most expressive way to chat like this (i.e. you could be on the toilet yet you still feel like you're showing "face" :p)
@akashrnigam @rrhoover @akash_nigam @chrismessina We don't believe one can quantify art. We look for reactions :) -
Regarding your 2nd point about attention, that's pretty much what drives IG/Snapchat teen behavior these days. Get attention (indirectly) from the people you care about. Kids are experts in this without even realizing it. Sending a snap, posting a story, posting an actual post, liking a post etc. are all ways to indirectly get attention from the 3-5 people you actually care about getting attention from.
We built behavior into Genies where you can let everyone know you're online or just one person. Ping your crush with no worries - they have no clue how many people you pinged.
App wants all your contacts (or app wipes your avatar) and sends invites right on click w/o asking permission. I feel tricked into giving them my contact list 😤
Pros:Cute app
Cons:Data hog!
Why do you need my phone number? Access to my contacts? AND notifications enabled to create an avatar.
@zee Notifications are optional! Contacts are required because app isn't usable without at least one friend on it :)
I can see why @JakePaul invested. That's not an insult, by the way.
@akashrnigam @jclintandrews @genies_
We saw how much people enjoyed the beta version of Genies and invested the last 6 months of work into making this company a one stop shop for all of your avatar needs. Our platform and SDK today provide users and technology companies with all dimensions of the ideal avatar.
Honestly, I'm not that impressed with the ability to create an avatar that matches me. The design aspects leave much to desire to make an avatar that looks at all like me. The eyes are just WAY too big. Why? And every face I made looked Asian. Why can't any of these types of systems make an avatar that looks like a European/American/Caucasian mutt? Not to mention with SO many design options the wheel makes it frustrating to cycle through the different options.
@dangarion it's the shape of the eyes. I agree with the Asian look. Maybe they'll consider reshaping the eyes to make them more natural. I don't mind the size of the eyes though, but the shape needs to be tweaked.
Still stuck at the splash screen + I definitely don't want to share my contact with the app, I just want to invite one or two friends. Iguess this would need way more work for me to use it.
I've had it for a few days, alone.😏 Now I have 2 friends who've joined. 😁One of them is in the UK (I'm in the US) and only his phone number shows up and not his name, and I can't include him in a group. When I send him messages, I get a notification error message.
Otherwise, I’m enjoying it. 😎
@isidor_pollak agh, you flatter me. But really, it is you. An exquisite choice in typeface, indeed 🧐
It kept restarting on my iPhone. Maybe a later version would be better.
Pros:Cute
Cons:Very buggy
I'm stuck on the screen I mentioned above. Looks like very obvious bug. I'm surprised this flow is not tested properly before you post on PH.
Pros:Looks fun (from screenshots)
Cons:Installing flow:
Install -> Download 427MB (!) -> Requested contacts -> Deny -> Skin color choose -> Requested contacts and I'm stuck.
My flow had an extra step.
... -> Request contacts is required to continue -> Uninstall
NEVER force your users to share private information that isn't strictly required to use your app. I don't want to give you all my contacts list just to use an avatar builder, and I never will.
This app is nothing more than a data grab. After spending tons of time making my avatar it asked for my phone number to create an account, then it wanted to send me notifications and then it wanted full access to my Addressbook. After granting all of that, it found no friends and wouldn’t let me use any functionality. This is pure garbage. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
@carl_shaver i didnt got so far, when it started asking access to my contacts and notifications just to use it was the end for me, the avatar looks good though
@carl_shaver @neeph Promise not our intention! We chose contacts over usernames based off user testing and the app isn't usable without at least one friend on it (reason for contacts requirement). :) Notifications are actually optional btw!
I am slightly horrified at the thought that I customized a Genie, allowed you to send me notifications, AND look at my jillion contacts. Oh AND it won’t allow me to log in. So this fun little thing I was doing with my kids is now essentially inoperable and you have at least collected my contacts if not yet contacted them. I’m feeling dizzy...
honestly sucks now. Akishh, I cant even use it unless I have a friend. Messed up. The reason I had it originally was because my friends could have been celebrities. I don't have other friends and now cant even use the app.
What about this in the privacy policy:
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