> Il 30/07/2020 17:41 John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> ha scritto: > > I think the regular chat session windows are a good idea but I > also see a great deal of potential for what would amount to a > periodic equivalent to a newcomer's meet and greet session, > maybe even encouraging people to connect and start conversations > who would be too shy to approach one of us current or former AD > types in a physical hallway. Also, in a physical hallway I can negotiate the start of a conversation by looking for non-verbal clues that immediately make it clear whether the person near me is interested in speaking to me or not. When I tried gather.town, it just felt unnatural to bump my avatar into another avatar (independently from whether I knew the person or not) and wait for several seconds for an AV connection to be established before understanding whether I'd be welcome or not. So an event like a virtual reception, and/or visual clues on virtual avatars representing a degree of availability to new conversations, could help a lot - even if, in the end, conversations mediated by computers are inherently more unnatural than real world ones, so the barrier for shy people will always be much higher. -- Vittorio Bertola | Head of Policy & Innovation, Open-Xchange vittorio.bertola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Office @ Via Treviso 12, 10144 Torino, Italy
