In general I feel like we need richer and more informal ways of communicating than camera-conscious fatigue inducing video chat.
If the goal is to “build rapport” or “read subtleties in body language” - it seems other ways of interacting or opening up “extra channels” of info might be less stressful. And this could be a ripe place for experimentation.
Some things that have developed to close this gap:
- richer and richer emoji usage in chat?!?
- ad hoc audio features like slacks huddles. No pressure to appear on camera and no awkward pressure to fill a 30 min block.
- just general shitposting!?
- team metaverse style in browser games!?
These are initial, lame ideas. But they I think are all trying to solve this problem unconsciously.
Random longbet: in 10 years being on a video call with camera on, looking nice, paying attention, with the perfect office in the background will seem like stiff formalwear.
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In general I feel like we need richer and more informal ways of communicating than camera-conscious fatigue inducing video chat.
If the goal is to “build rapport” or “read subtleties in body language” - it seems other ways of interacting or opening up “extra channels” of info might be less stressful. And this could be a ripe place for experimentation.
Some things that have developed to close this gap:
- richer and richer emoji usage in chat?!?
- ad hoc audio features like slacks huddles. No pressure to appear on camera and no awkward pressure to fill a 30 min block.
- just general shitposting!?
- team metaverse style in browser games!?
These are initial, lame ideas. But they I think are all trying to solve this problem unconsciously.
Random longbet: in 10 years being on a video call with camera on, looking nice, paying attention, with the perfect office in the background will seem like stiff formalwear.