Scenes
Enjoy a photo. Leave a little appreciation, save it, or open its conversation. Looking is a complete visit, too.
Enjoy a momentA little more local
Get more out of
living here.
The light. The little corners. The people who notice.
A city moment can be enough.
A conversation is there when you want it.
No account. A fictional preview, just for exploring.
An early look at ComTerra. A product in the making.
Fictional place · AI-generated imageJust look at that light.
Same city. So much to discover.
For people who live here.
And want to feel it.
A patch of sunlight, a familiar corner, a view through someone else’s eyes. ComTerra is exploring a place for the small things that make a city yours — and the perspectives that help you understand it.
Talk
Come straight to a local question. Read the context, understand different needs, and keep your own view.
Hear another sideScenes and Talk each have their own front door. Use either, or both.
A tiny neighborhood, just for trying
Follow your curiosity.
Enjoy a moment in Scenes. Open Talk on its own.
There’s no route you have to follow.
Fictional demo
Every person, place and update below is made up. Choices stay on this page. Nothing is posted or sent.
Around JuniperA made-up neighborhood
A moment is enough
A little patch of afternoon.
“The way the light finds this corner.” — Maya, fictional caption
Save it if you’d like to see it again.
Conversation is optional. This preview uses made-up people and replies.
Talk · a fictional local question
A little more
Sunday green?
Juniper Garden is open on Saturdays in this story. Some neighbors would love a Sunday visit. Volunteers want to keep the workload manageable.
Read the fictional notice
Authored scenario brief
Current sample hours: Saturday, 10–2. The idea: try one Sunday, 10–12, with two volunteers. A volunteer rota has not yet been agreed.
This is written for the demo, not a city notice or verified local information.
Optional. Follow without choosing a response.
Two needs. Room for both.
AshaFictional neighbor
“I work Saturdays. Even one Sunday a month would mean I could finally visit.”
LeoFictional garden volunteer
“I’d love more people to enjoy it. We’re already stretched, so I’d need help opening another day.”
Your sample wording
Both versions are prewritten. No AI is running.One possible exchangeAuthored illustration, not a real reply.
Preview · another day in the story
A moment to revisit.
A perspective to follow.
A saved image can be worth seeing again. A followed Talk topic may have something new. Whether either brings you back is still a question for real people.
This button-sized time machine uses prewritten examples. No time has passed and nobody has been notified.
Room for a quiet visit.
Save a scene to see it here. You can also follow the separate garden-hours topic in Talk.
Because you followed Juniper Garden
Fictional next-visit update
Still working out Sunday.
In this authored continuation, one volunteer may be able to help occasionally. A second person is still needed. Sunday hours have not been agreed.
What changed in the story?
Earlier: no agreed volunteer rota. Now: a possible offer of help, with availability still uncertain. The question remains open.
This is an authored continuation of the fictional notice. No actual volunteer offer or opening is being announced.
YOUR SAVED SCENE · THIS SESSIONJuniper GardenA follow shows an example here. It does not subscribe you to anything.
Start anywhere. There’s no right way through.
Page memory only · reset anytimeA design idea we’re exploring
Your neighborhood.
Your attention.
Maybe you want a nudge. Maybe you’d rather pop in when you feel like it. We’re exploring choices that put you in charge.
We’d like to be a good neighbor
to your lock screen, too.
These are proposed controls, not working delivery settings or a promise of enforceable limits.
Good to know
Early days.
Open about it.
Can I join ComTerra yet?
This page is an early concept preview. App Store and Google Play links are coming later. No listings are linked here, and this preview has no signup or public community. The first audience we want to learn from is adults who want to know their city better, starting with San Francisco. The actual pilot group and public launch timing are still being worked out.
What happens to my choices in this demo?
They stay in this page’s memory. Reset demo or reload to clear them. This preview asks for no name, email, location or photo. It uses no analytics, cookies, local storage or live AI calls. All images and scripts are served with the page.
For the public preview on comterra.app, Render and its delivery providers receive connection information, such as your IP address, to serve the page. See Render’s privacy policy for its handling of that information. Our browser-only demo does not control the host’s records or retention.
If you email us, Porkbun forwards your message to our Gmail inbox so we can respond. Those email providers process your address and message. Contacting us does not sign you up for marketing or notifications.
Does the photo conversation work in the real app?
This is an early demo of an optional photo conversation. This preview does not add photo commenting to the ComTerra app. All displayed names and replies are fictional; adding a sample reply only changes this page.
Audience rules, reporting, blocking and human moderation must be reviewed before any real photo conversation is offered.
What about privacy, safety and support?
A real community needs clear audience choices, reporting, blocking and accountable human moderation. This fictional demo does not provide those community services.
For questions about this preview, privacy or support, email info@comterra.app. Email opens your mail app and sends only when you choose. Please avoid sending passwords or sensitive personal information. This preview creates no account to delete.
Is AI speaking for the neighbors?
No. The photo conversation, sample replies and Talk wording are all written in advance. The optional wording switch illustrates an idea for helping someone express their own meaning. It does not generate text or change what anyone actually said. The garden image is AI-generated and depicts an invented place.
Can I turn the motion down?
The page respects your device’s reduced-motion preference. You can also switch it off for this preview.
This choice also resets with the demo.
A little local curiosity
can go a long way.