While an interesting perspective, I think it does not reduce the importance of the eye contact for capable people. When people capable for eye contact talk to

While an interesting perspective, I think it does not reduce the importance of the eye contact for capable people. When people capable for eye contact talk to each other and are not having eye contact then it creates an impression of not being there, or not valuing the conversation enough, or not wanting (or not being capable) to tell the truth. Current video conferencing system creates an environment where participants do not necessarily feel comfortably. It is not equal to the real life conversation. You can mitigate this by looking to the camera when you are talking and then to the screen when you are listening. This creates an impression that you are looking into the eyes of the listeners but then you can not truthfully see their reactions.