On 11 Jun 2020, at 13:01, Randy Bush <randy@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > an example > > https://ooni.org/post/2020-internet-measurement-village/#schedule > > TMA2020, which i am attending as i type, is a more classic format, > mixing zoom and slack, and is time skewed somewhat to try to have a > timezone footprint which is not too onerous for asia and the americas. > but they tried to innovate in the discussions, per-paper slack channels, > interactive q&a, etc. > > maybe the hardest part is what our community refers to as 'the hallway.' > i am looking for communities trying to innovate in this space. imiho, > this is really important. i can read your paper/draft/... and zoom +q > interaction is about as good as the mic line. but hanging out, > discussing, gossiping, ... is more important to us funny monkeys the > tools seem to support. Someone pointed me at this recently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0xZLJVhzPc OK, a bit of a twee blend of retro rpg and video, but a nice concept imo. I’ve also seen one where you can move around and the volume of other people is reduced the further you are from them, so you can self organise into group who can only hear/see each other. As you say, that type of innovation is badly needed as the hallway / coffee table / bar interactions are so useful. Tim
