The problem is, it's awfully easy for anyone to see all the movies they want, from any time they want, in any language they want, from any culture they want, for free, on YouTube, among other places. So, there's no particular need for them to come here to do that. They can also discuss movies here, without seeing them here.
If we get a good enough crowd it's is a different experience. But you are right. If only one person shows up and then no one talks during the movie, watching a movie on one's own terms is wholly better.
I tried to crack the critical scale, and sometimes we hit it, but sometimes we don't. Maybe if I do it less often I can put more effort into advertising that one event and we can make something that's actually good.
I also think people are busy. I want to come up with something that is more interactive and at least vaguely productive. I'd love to inline a multiplayer game into an iframe (which I might do with one of my low effort indy games). But really I'd like to embed something that's better than my own. I wish there was some kind of collaborative development game that could embed in an iframe.
I'm an old guy, so, I remember a time when offering a film like Soylent Green, or Escape from New York would have attracted quite a crowd, because it was such a unique and powerful experience. Not anymore. Young people want interactive, video game type experiences, and movies are just old hat. And, in any case, they can get them anytime they want for free, anyway.
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The problem is, it's awfully easy for anyone to see all the movies they want, from any time they want, in any language they want, from any culture they want, for free, on YouTube, among other places. So, there's no particular need for them to come here to do that. They can also discuss movies here, without seeing them here.
If we get a good enough crowd it's is a different experience. But you are right. If only one person shows up and then no one talks during the movie, watching a movie on one's own terms is wholly better.
I tried to crack the critical scale, and sometimes we hit it, but sometimes we don't. Maybe if I do it less often I can put more effort into advertising that one event and we can make something that's actually good.
I also think people are busy. I want to come up with something that is more interactive and at least vaguely productive. I'd love to inline a multiplayer game into an iframe (which I might do with one of my low effort indy games). But really I'd like to embed something that's better than my own. I wish there was some kind of collaborative development game that could embed in an iframe.
I'm an old guy, so, I remember a time when offering a film like Soylent Green, or Escape from New York would have attracted quite a crowd, because it was such a unique and powerful experience. Not anymore. Young people want interactive, video game type experiences, and movies are just old hat. And, in any case, they can get them anytime they want for free, anyway.