Hallucinate – Massively Multiplayer Online Rave

(hallucinate.site)

162 points | by stagas 4 hours ago

28 comments

  • AdammadA 24 minutes ago
    It's cool to see things like this, I wasn't aware of. I made something similar for VR around 6 or 7 years ago with full DJ mixing on real vinyl turntables. I got things built so DJs could play their set from anywhere in the world and have access to their music from their own studio or home etc. Unfortunately i was one guy making this and health issues have sadly put this project on hold indefinitely. It would be a shame to let it die like this and would love others to carry the project further. What would be the best way to share this, i really don't know as i made it using unity engine, all my own assets, scripts etc are made by me, no vibe coding or anything like that.

    Here's a couple of videos of the project if anybody is interested in carrying this further, please let me know thanks.

    https://youtu.be/qXeiqlFA7Rg?t=171

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nub6gKgLt44

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWjZUOVbfx4

  • stagas 3 hours ago
    The GitHub repository is https://github.com/stagas/hallucinate - License is MIT - All contributions are welcome.
    • madanparas 3 hours ago
      Add a README file, bro
      • stagas 3 hours ago
        I don't want to push now because it will restart the server and break all connections :/
      • FrankSansC 2 hours ago
        And at least one screenshot
  • postalcoder 15 minutes ago
    The HN traffic bump is always impressive to see on a chart but seeing it in the form of hundreds to thousands of low-poly characters in a rave is on another sensory level.

    Being in something like this gives you those warm and fuzzy "global community on the world wide web" vibes and then you start seeing the racism and remember that this is the internet.

  • Jordan-117 2 hours ago
    Shout-out to the dearly departed theclub.zone, which did this with a bit more panache (as well as a punishingly difficult secret platformer puzzle).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAXY_bZvWUU

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9I_zfQrfzM

    But imho, the truest club experience is the short game SLAVE OF GOD by Increpare:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSmlqOorQqk

    https://www.increpare.com/2012/12/slave-of-god/

  • madrox 2 hours ago
    I love silly stuff like this and can only hope that with AI we see more of it. Enjoyed dropping in and the beats were fire.
  • schaefer 2 hours ago
    I think allowing jumping would add a lot. looking over the top of a whole crowd would be more visually dynamic.
    • stagas 2 hours ago
      Good idea. PR will be accepted.
  • delegate 34 minutes ago
    Fun while it lasted, really cool ! Looks like we hugged it to death though, server is down..
  • submerge 2 hours ago
    Very cool to vibe out with folks anonymously. Almost like the old days where you could go to a rave and be you without fear someone would take pictures or people outside the rave would know who you are. Would love an option to cycle skin colors / tones.
    • elektronika 29 minutes ago
      I hear this all the time as a rationalization for why people don't go out anymore, but I don't buy it. You're afraid people on the internet might see you having fun? I've had people shove a phone in my face and take video while I was out dancing. It's rude, but it's not a big deal. The reason people don't go out is because Live Nation/Ticketmaster made live music outrageously expensive and strangled small venues.
    • olelele 21 minutes ago
      Come to Berlin, you get stickers for the phones cameras and if you film/take photos you’re thrown out..
    • stagas 2 hours ago
      Yeah, skin colors is a good idea and good for first PR :)
  • oscarcp 1 hour ago
    what-a-way to pre-start a work day. Thanks for the contrib! :D
  • goykasi 1 hour ago
    And it was immediately fouled by racism.
    • adzm 1 hour ago
      Yeah that's not very PLUR :(
    • jazzpush2 1 hour ago
      Not sure why you're being downvoted - I had a blast until the inevitable edgelords spamming the N word. Maybe worth someone adding a PR to filter out such words.
      • stagas 39 minutes ago
        Yeah, I added some but they find ways around it. Eventually I'm monitoring and blocking ips manually. Needs an admin area to make this easier.
        • goykasi 33 minutes ago
          Its inevitable in public spaces, especially when there is an ounce of anonymity.
        • postalcoder 17 minutes ago
          you could use llama guard or openai's omni-moderation model to flag bad actors
  • M4v3R 1 hour ago
    Fun idea! I was surprised that it loaded on mobile and UI was kinda reasonable but I could tap any buttons to move or do anything. I’ll look into sending a PR for fixing that.
    • stagas 1 hour ago
      That would be amazing. I think it would require a complete rethinking for mobile/tablet a different branch of controls.
      • QuantumNomad_ 1 hour ago
        You already have all the buttons on screen. Making them clickable would make it usable on mobile.
  • 0xbadcafebee 2 hours ago
    I like it! but without ability to execute own dance moves, not really dancing... Tried with keyboard but it didn't work.. Now imagining infrared webcam thing and some DIY stick on reflective things.. set up your own rave cave, attach sensors, dance, your virtual self mirrors... now you're raving
    • tardedmeme 6 minutes ago
      You could also actually go to a rave. It should be easier than setting up your VR environment.
    • stavros 41 minutes ago
      That would be great, can you make a PR for it?
  • monocasa 1 hour ago
    Reminds me of the minecraft based raves during the pandemic.
  • crookedusage90 18 minutes ago
    building something similar, but this is way ahead
  • helloplanets 2 hours ago
    Did this get hugged to death? Not loading for me at all.
    • stagas 2 hours ago
      It was crashing but now it should be ok. Until a new bug arises.
  • sammy2255 2 hours ago
    Seems to be down! Timeout
  • ptek 1 hour ago
    haha what a fun site :D. Two dance sections to the rave site, will you be adding a Psytrance section?
    • stagas 1 hour ago
      Hopefully many more! Definitely also Psy. Ty!
  • pseudopolous 1 hour ago
    Events for the age of the Starbucks dweller. Oh boy.
  • keithxm23 2 hours ago
    This is really cool!
  • arch1pelagos 2 hours ago
    Rave chat was working fine until I wrote "I think rust is overrated" and I can no longer see my or anyone else's messages. Yes, really.
    • rablackburn 19 minutes ago
      if you type "I use Arch btw" you'll be unshadowbanned
    • stagas 2 hours ago
      It was crashing so you were losing the connection. Now this should be fixed.
  • winterrx 3 hours ago
    add a real player count
  • SLHamlet 3 hours ago
    Kinda cool! What's the max concurrency?
    • stagas 3 hours ago
      Should scale pretty well to hundreds, only key state changes and clothes/messages/etc changes are synced when they happen, it uses dead-reckoning, client authoritative and it's pretty accurate/fast.
      • SLHamlet 2 hours ago
        Ah cool. So you replace NPCs with real players as they come in, or add them into the mix?
        • stagas 2 hours ago
          Add them. The graphics support many more. That's why it's low poly. Of course if it gets popular I will start reducing the NPC count. Now they're there otherwise there's no "rave party" feeling.
  • crookedusage90 20 minutes ago
    looks nice
  • bflesch 2 hours ago
    The people who worked on the metaverse must be jealous
    • nialse 18 minutes ago
      The closest we've ever been!
  • hnuser 2 hours ago
    usernames would be cool chat too
  • emayljames 2 hours ago
    Looks like you have a serious moderation problem, there are racists running around using n-word racist slurs
    • stagas 2 hours ago
      PR we add guns and we shoot each other. This is a rave party. Only love.
    • stagas 51 minutes ago
      I try to moderate now, but they keep coming back with different ips.
    • ptek 1 hour ago
      it's easier for people to use slurs then to contribute to the source and make it better.
    • vibekoter 1 hour ago
      [dead]
    • wetpaws 2 hours ago
      [dead]
    • M4v3R 1 hour ago
      how do we know it’s not black people using the n-word though, which they do all the time?
      • jazzpush2 1 hour ago
        Exactly the type of post you want from someone working on a mental health app...
      • tardedmeme 5 minutes ago
        I think this is the single most retarded comment I've ever read on HN.
  • AgentMasterRace 3 hours ago
    [flagged]
    • antiframe 2 hours ago
      The code is right there and MIT licensed. Be the change you want to see.
  • tdhz77 2 hours ago
    Trees are dying because of this game. The epa should go after these folks for all their money.
    • stagas 2 hours ago
      That's why we planted a tree in the game.
    • submerge 2 hours ago
      Isn't that true of all games, and even for comments on this website? Sorry if I am just missing the sarcasm.
    • pineaux 1 hour ago
      Are you the kind of guy that says that all things that serve no purpose except for entertainment should be banned?

      I am of the opposite school. I think practical things are fine and dandy, but the things that make us human, make life worth living, are all "useless".