I think the mvp can just be:
1. Rename hangouts to coworking
2. Show an indicator of how many people are online on the left hand sidebar as shown in the mockup and see if it helps engagement
Just don’t display “0” and only show a number once at least 1 person enters the room to avoid the empty room looking awkward.
I like the rest of the stuff you mentioned too particularly the music + status sharing part (for that part maybe just add the clickable hashtag of the WIP project being worked on), just not sure it will get people in the room which seems like the first problem to solve - the indicator will serve as a helpful clue that someone is there and it feels like an invite to join almost, at least to me. Right now I never join because discoverability is bad, people won’t know I’m in there unless they click into meetups first. That’s where the indicator is useful
Then the extra features can be built once people are actually using the meetup/coworking room
I think the mvp can just be:
1. Rename hangouts to coworking
2. Show an indicator of how many people are online on the left hand sidebar as shown in the mockup and see if it helps engagement
Just don’t display “0” and only show a number once at least 1 person enters the room to avoid the empty room looking awkward.
I like the rest of the stuff you mentioned too particularly the music + status sharing part (for that part maybe just add the clickable hashtag of the WIP project being worked on), just not sure it will get people in the room which seems like the first problem to solve - the indicator will serve as a helpful clue that someone is there and it feels like an invite to join almost, at least to me. Right now I never join because discoverability is bad, people won’t know I’m in there unless they click into meetups first. That’s where the indicator is useful
Then the extra features can be built once people are actually using the meetup/coworking room