Comments on: Collaborative drawing: Is there a “there” there?

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:13:51 +0000

I remember NetPaiter well, as well. I was just thinking about it the other day, for some reason.

By: abitofcode

abitofcode — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:15:32 +0000

The idea is not a new one but we now have broadband networks, powerful mobile devices, accurate touch screens, the app store and a huge take up of social networks. Using a computer is not the solitary experience it was in the 90′s.

We designed Sketchshare to allow us to work remotely when building apps, and focus on the idea rather than the technology used to deliver it.

My own experience during beta testing and since going live has been that when connecting with someone I’ve not met before the session tends to start out with handwritten questions and responses, followed by doodles and then after a while the audio is activated and a voice chat starts. I don’t tend to worry about my handwriting (though maybe I should).

There’s a group of artists that have really taken to the app and are producing collaborative works between the US, UK and Germany.

https://twitter.com/#!/Kercal/media/grid
http://wovennarratives.blogspot.com/

We’ve also had feedback from Architects, Medical students and Educators looking to use the app in a number of ways we’d never considered. The “there” is there, it’s the “what” that we’re finding interesting.

By: Mono vox

Mono vox — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:18:51 +0000

I remember NetPainter well. It was exciting in concept, though though in reality I had a hard time finding uses for it then other than virtual napkin… And then I had to find peeps with the software. Not easy.

By: Victor Noordhoek

Victor Noordhoek — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:44:05 +0000

In my experience, at least some artists are quite willing to draw collaboratively. I run an art forum called ArtVoyagers, and it’s collaborative doodlepad is it’s most popular feature.

On the other hand, there’s a great percentage of users that come into the doodlepad but never draw anything; perhaps intimidated by the art of the more skilled users.