frequently asked questions
This is pretty cool. What's next for the futoncam?
Now that we have our Pan and Tilt unit, we're working on the software to allow YOU to control where the camera moves. Also, we're working on some major changes to the Futoncam.com site. We want to get YOU involved more in futoncam, so we're hoping to open things up so YOU can post movie reviews and YOU can have your own journal. See, things are going to be all about YOU at futoncam. Excited?
Can you tell me about the futon?
No, that's what we have an about the futon page for.
Why is the camera black and white? Can't you afford a color one?
We wanted to be true to the film noire genre...no, seriously we feel that the site is very voyeuristic and the black and white gives us that nice "convenience store security camera" look. We try not to pander to the camera, the futoncam is more of a peek inside our everyday life. We think the heavily contrasted black and white contributes to that feeling.
Why no sound?
So we can talk about you without you finding out.
All your friends are gay or foreign. What gives?
Shit, we were hoping you knew.
What's your setup?
The futoncam is a windows media stream fed from an irez krittercam usb to firedrake, our plucky little celeron 366-based server.
What's with the monkeys?
We're going for a jungle-disco theme and buying vines in bulk was prohibitely expensive. Right now there are about thirty monkeys in the living room, not counting Chris and Mike.
You guys are the coolest ever, how can I be as cool as you?
You can't. We're the coolest guys we know.
Mike is a really cute guy! Can I have his email, phone #, address, social security #, etc.?
As a general rule, no. But if you really feel the need to contact him, send an email his way.
I want nudity! What do I have to do to see some nuts on this thing?
Generally we try to keep things PG-13 around the futoncam, but you've got about a 50/50 chance if you tune in on the night of a Pleasure Dome Tiki Bar party.