Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog

Posted by throwaway413 on Friday August 24, 2018 @03:57PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speakingpuppy/id1405200668?ls=1&mt=8

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Re:Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog by hwoolery on Friday August 24, 2018 @04:15PM (#17837581)

Hey HN, I made this app, let me know if you have any questions! It uses a TensorFlow/Keras model to detect the dog's facial features, and a custom AR interface for estimating 3D pose.

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Re:Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog by throwaway413 on Friday August 24, 2018 @04:53PM (#17837819)

Do you have any plans for a social component to the app i.e. following other dogs and sharing “stories”/videos?

Great work! My kid is hooked.

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Re:Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog by hwoolery on Friday August 24, 2018 @05:22PM (#17837962)

Maybe in the future -- a bigger commitment to create the infrastructure needed for that. For now, just looking to get feedback and reactions : )

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Re:Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog by creimers on Monday August 27, 2018 @03:20AM (#17849943)

Your app is very impressive from a technological point of view.

However, I would like to point out that while there are ~400 million dogs in the world, there are only ~200.000 wolves left. Things are getting out of hand.

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Re:Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog by hwoolery on Monday August 27, 2018 @01:08PM (#17852723)

Yes, although wolves are making a comeback in some parts of the world, so there's something to be optimistic about!

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Re:Show HN: SpeakingPuppy – Snapchat-like AR for your dog by hwoolery on Friday August 24, 2018 @04:17PM (#17837599)

Gif of it in action: https://twitter.com/i/status/1032148934108409856

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