Super cool! Having spent so much time in Meet in the last months really makes me think about the future. We should have technology that outperforms face to face meetings, rather than just getting as close as possible to the "real thing". Why can't I do the following:<p>- see who's who (bio)<p>- have pre-determined roles in the meeting (Mary is here as technical specialist on x.y.z.)<p>- have a set goal, agenda and timers per section<p>- have a feedback form after/during the meeting<p>- have stats about the meeting (who was actively participating, maybe via gaze tracking or seeing whether the tab is in view). We're they speaking aggressively, friendly, etc.<p>- give automatic feedback about your own sound quality (hey, you should really invest in a good headset)<p>- allow in-system meeting notes, such as decisions made and actions to be taken. Maybe even automatic?<p>- have voting / polls<p>- give audible feedback (claps) rather than the wall of mute icons<p>- have a button to add participants to the call if they are late (it would call their phone, pull rather than push).<p>- sub-rooms and spatial audio are also a great idea<p>But no, instead we get virtual backgrounds and the never ending "sorry, I was on mute".<p>My prediction: In 5 years, online meetings will be so much better than they are today.
Is this an idea or a product? The site is wordy, dense and has no link to a download. I can't find a release date, pricing, a business model -- anything worthwhile except very fancy mockups.
Looks interesting. Been trying out spatial.io that does feel like where this is heading. You hear people differently dependkng where they are in the virtual room - like you would in the real world - also when avatars got close to each other it felt awkward (in a cool way).
It was surprising to find Aza Raskin involved in the project, but it seems they are not really after users at this point given the whole complicated Get Involved thing. Very nice and interesting landing page though, I would love to use it right now!
Looks so awesome. The spatial audio feature would be a game changer if implemented correctly. The hold caps lock to broadcast your voice globally seems like a super power that should be limited to the admin or something though :O
Is this less a videoconferencing system, and more of a first draft of a shared multiuser (and given Aza Raskin's previous tech demos, hopefully also multiscale/zoomable) desktop environment with videoconferencing built in? Because that would be super cool.
Really liked the idea of the "room" metaphor over using mute buttons. Also using the CAPS to broadcast your voice at full volume to get attention (a feature best reserved for respectful teams).
I loveee the concept of drawing rooms with a mouse to enable spontaneous conversations. the site is incredibly wordy and doesn't drive a CTA, but that is really nice. when can I use it?
We are developing a similar idea, but in 3D instead of 2d <a href="https://laptopsinspace.de" rel="nofollow">https://laptopsinspace.de</a><p>(No mobile support yet)