[jonjacky]

I followed the original post to the project at

https://historical-moviemap.inneuro.ai/

It's a fascinating idea and the web site looks very nice. BUT it isn't clear how to use it. How do I see what the movies are? The page shows a world map covered with numbered spots. I thought the spots might be links to information about the movie set at that time/place, but clicking the spot just magnifies the map and replaces the numbered spot with more numbered spots. Oh wait, I tried it again and now information about movies pops up. Why didn't it work before?

I think people might have looked at the page, tried to use it, got frustrated, and left.

The page needs some explanation of how to use it. Besides the spots what is the meaning of the slider at the top? It might be some kind of timeline but what does it do?

Also, the HN crowd might not be the best audience for this. Have you tried announcing this project in forums about movies, or history? (I don't know where these might be, but surely they exist).

To appeal to HN readers, you might add more about the technology that runs the site, how you built the site, etc. That could be the text in the Show HN post or could be linked to the page itself.

Congratulations on getting this far, and good luck!

[Ldorigo]

Thanks a lot for the feedback, this is what I was hoping to get. After working on something for too long the UX becomes so obvious that it's hard to imagine it from the perspective of someone seeing it for the first time. I'll work on the onboarding. And try to find some history subreddits where I can share this. Thanks for the encouragement!