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Since the problem with WFH seems to be lack of casual interactions, I wonder if it could be solved with very imposing video calling. Something like an always-on
by lopmotr 7y ago
Since the problem with WFH seems to be lack of casual interactions, I wonder if it could be solved with very imposing video calling. Something like an always-on whole wall display showing another office, so you can see people from a distance, approach them at the wall, wave them over, hear background sounds, etc? Perhaps displays and internet bandwidth are only now (or not yet?) cheap enough to do this in your house.
- cheerlessbog 7y agoI've done this in a team where we were spread across two offices. A TV on the wall showed the other office (on the other coast). We called it the wormhole. I can't remember it being useful in any way
- lapnitnelav 7y agoI'd argue a voice chat solution might be a bit less intrusive while keeping the warmth of human interactions. Mumble, for example, is both excellent in sound quality and FOSS.
- geomark 7y agoFarenheit 451