Revealing information based on user interaction
In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A computing system receives, from a first computing device logged into a first user account, a request to view an image that was provided by a second user account. The computing system provides, for receipt by the first computing device, first information to cause the first computing device to present the image with an object in the image obscured. The computing system receives an indication that the first user account and the second user account interacted. The computing system provides, for receipt by the first computing device, second information to cause the first computing device to present the image with the particular object at the particular portion of the image unobscured.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, by a first computing device at which a first user account is logged into a computing system that facilitates communications between different user accounts of the computing system, an image submitted to the computing system by a second user account, wherein the image is an image that was captured by a camera;
displaying, by the first computing device, page content that includes the image, with at least part of the image obscured by a first amount of graphical objects, and with other portions of the page content left unobscured;
receiving, by the first computing device, first user input that provides a first user-typed message for receipt by the second user account;
providing, by the first computing device and for receipt by a second computing device at which the second user account has logged into the computing system, the first user-typed message, to cause the second computing device to visually present the first user-typed message;
displaying, by the first computing device as a result of the first user-typed message having been input at the first computing device, the image with the at least part of the image obscured by a second amount of graphical objects that is less than the first amount of graphical objects, such that a first part of the image that was previously covered by a first graphical object is no longer covered by the first graphical object;
displaying, by the first computing device after the image has been displayed with the at least part of the image obscured by the second amount of graphical objects, a second user-typed message that was input at the second computing device for receipt by the first user account;
displaying, by the first computing device as a result of the second user-typed message having been input at the second computing device, the image with the at least part of the image obscured by a third amount of graphical objects that is less than the second amount of graphical objects, such that a second part of the image that was previously covered by a second graphical object is no longer covered by the second graphical object; and
displaying, by the first computing device after the first computing device has displayed the image with the at least part of the image obscured by the third amount of graphical objects, the at least part of the image as unobscured as a result of an additional user-typed message being sent from the first user account to the second user account or from the second user account to the first user account.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system comprises a dating system.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , comprising establishing a video-chat session between the first user account and the second user account that concurrently streams a first video captured by the first computing device for presentation by the second computing device and a second video captured by the second computing device for presentation by the first computing device, wherein the second video comprises the image.
4. A computing device, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable devices, including instructions that when executed cause performance of operations that comprise:
receiving, by the computing device, at which a first user account is logged into a computing system that facilitates communications between different user accounts of the computing system, an image submitted to the computing system by a second user account, wherein the image is an image that was captured by a camera;
displaying, by the computing device, page content that includes the image, with at least part of the image obscured by a first amount of graphical objects, and with other portions of the page content left unobscured;
receiving, by the computing device, first user input that provides a first user-typed message for receipt by the second user account;
providing, by the computing device and for receipt by a second computing device at which the second user account has logged into the computing system, the first user-typed message, to cause the second computing device to visually present the first user-typed message;
displaying, by the computing device as a result of the first user-typed message having been input at the computing device, the image with the at least part of the image obscured by a second amount of graphical objects that is less than the first amount of graphical objects, such that a first part of the image that was previously covered by a first graphical object is no longer covered by the first graphical object;
displaying, by the computing device after the image has been displayed with the at least part of the image obscured by the second amount of graphical objects, a second user-typed message that was input at the second computing device for receipt by the first user account;
displaying, by the computing device as a result of the second user-typed message having been input at the second computing device, the image with the at least part of the image obscured by a third amount of graphical objects that is less than the second amount of graphical objects, such that a second part of the image that was previously covered by a second graphical object is no longer covered by the second graphical object; and
displaying, by the computing device after the computing device has displayed the image with the at least part of the image obscured by the third amount of graphical objects, the at least part of the image as unobscured as a result of an additional user-typed message being sent from the first user account to the second user account or from the second user account to the first user account.
5. The computing device of claim 4 , wherein the computing system comprises a dating system.
6. The computing device of claim 4 , wherein the operations comprise establishing a video-chat session between the first user account and the second user account that concurrently streams a first video captured by the first computing device for presentation by the second computing device and a second video captured by the second computing device for presentation by the first computing device, wherein the second video comprises the image.