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xigency on Sept 15, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: iNaturalist strikes out on its own

Sounds like a real-life Pokémon Snap. You should add a digital professor who gives you points based on how good your recent photos are. (Size of subject in photo, focus, in-frame, and if the animal is doing something interesting.)

thaumasiotes on Sept 15, 2023 [–]

That doesn't work well even when it's the only game mechanic and everything else is designed around making it work.

https://www.awkwardzombie.com/comic/angle-tangle

It's not likely to work well on actual photos of actual wildlife.

xigency on Sept 18, 2023 | [–]

That just adds to the fun.

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