The original IP Webcam app by Pavel Khlebovich has not seen a major update in years. Google’s deprecation of App Engine’s dynamic URL forwarding means the domain is largely obsolete for new remote connections. However, the core functionality—turning an Android device into an RTSP/HTTP streaming server—remains rock-solid.
The room he was looking at didn't exist in the physical world anymore. It was a memory made of pixels, a "haunted house" built from the data of millions of users who forgot to hit Power Off .