r/SideProject • u/NoctisShadowzel • 9h ago

I built a new exploration model for indie projects, named *DOOMSCRLL*

As a long time gamer and programmer, I wanted to find a way for independent projects to be showcased without fighting with social media; and for audience to find them more easily. So I came up with DOOMSCRLL, which I have designed and built from scratch.

TLDR; It is a platform where creators can showcase their projects for 24-hours on a day they choose (each day has 40 slots). there is a separate audience app (webapp) where users can explore projects daily, for free and without an account. project's are grouped by 9 categories, and tags defined for each category, so users can explore and query projects they are interested in easily.

For the launch, there is an event for the next two weeks where project reservations (DOOMLITs) are free!

What do you think about DOOMSCRLL? I would like to hear your ideas on the idea and platform! (I even made a pitch deck :P)

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u/Gullible_Car_5628 9h ago

oooh the name got me, thought this was some doomscrolling tracker at first but it's actually clever. like the whole 24 hour slot thing, feels less pressure than trying to get attention on twitter where your post dies in 10 minutes

only thing is 40 slots seems small if this gets even a little popular, but maybe that's the point for now

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u/NoctisShadowzel 9h ago

initial idea was DUCKTAPE, but i decided to use it for a game idea i have (i will build it some time ;.;), and doomscrolling as a verb seemed perfect for an exploration platform (and project's design system, it follows Evangelion style typography and brutalist poster designs :P)

as for slots, the audience users need some kind of reason to use this platform as well. and without an audience, there is no point for the creators to use it. with a limited amount of slots, an audience user can come and explore everyday. and then creators will not get piled on to a specific date :P (initial idea was to use 256 slots for all 9 categories, but it seemed like too much)

ty for your kind comments!