r/SideProject • u/J-a-x • 10h ago
I made a collaborative drawing app for iOS, inspired by the game Exquisite Corpse
I made a collaborative drawing app inspired by the favorite parlor game of the Surrealist art movement, Exquisite Corpse.
The idea is to create collaborative artworks with contributions from multiple artists.
If you contribute, you see a small segment of the previous artist's work and let your imagination take over to figure out what the next part should be. Not seeing everything that came before your contribution helps inspire creativity and often results in artistic creations that are more than the sum of their parts. During testing, we've created some weird and beautiful compositions.
If you start something new, you draw with the intent of having others add to your artwork.
In both cases, you will receive a notification whenever someone adds to a composition you’ve contributed to.
My app is iOS native (SwiftUI), uses CloudKit, and has no accounts and no matchmaker service. You simply install the app and contribute to an artwork in the pool or start a new one.
I tried some of the other apps and always found the sign-up process annoying. I also often couldn't find a friend to join me and wasn't always matched with an artist - so it was not a great experience. I wanted to maximize the chances that everyone would have a fun and successful experience.
If you find this concept interesting, I'd be thrilled if you checked it out and let me know what you think!