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cdjk | 11 months ago

This is awesome. I had the same feeling I had when I first played GeoGuessr. It's one of the first times I've seen what is obviously AI-generated video used in a super compelling way. I want to keep playing.

A few super nitpicky comments:

- I dropped my pin for "Seward's Folly" on Alaska. The videos were clear enough that I knew that's what it was, which made me excited. But then it said it happened in Washington, DC.

- It might be sample bias, but I've only gotten events after year 0 (and technically, it went from 1 BCE/BC to 1 CE/AD.

I'd love to play with this my seven year old, but some of the images are too violent. A "PG mode" would be awesome.

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reaperman|11 months ago

The Seward's Folly had an additional issue besides the fact that some of the locations were in DC and others were in Alaska:

The video of the signing in the White House shows Rutherford B. Hayes, not Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson was president in 1867, not Rutherford B. Hayes.

Your location estimate was off because you matched the 3-out-of-4 of videos showing Alaska / Russian Army / Tligits.

My time estimate was off because I matched the only video from the White House ...which was showing Rutherford B. Hayes in office.

maratc|11 months ago

The internal struggle of this project is that it's most likely to attract people interested in history, and these are exactly the people who are most likely to spot inconsistencies and dislike the experience.

Having said that, it's a first occurrence when I see AI-generated videos that provide something of a value.

samplank2|11 months ago

Thanks for the kind words and for the feedback! Good call about PG mode. We also want this to be usable in classrooms so that would definitely help.