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This includes a feature: > Called “Free View,” this would allow someone who has a separate camera off-screen to seemingly keep eye contact with those on a vide
by jstanley 6y ago
This includes a feature:
> Called “Free View,” this would allow someone who has a separate camera off-screen to seemingly keep eye contact with those on a video call.
Am I the only one who thinks eye contact on video calls feels creepy? I think I would prefer this feature to remove eye contact on video calls rather than add it.
- michaelt 6y agoApparently researchers have measured this, and for people meeting in person it's normal to maintain eye contact 30%-60% of the time in a conversation [1] with each contact lasting ~3 seconds [2] So a system that maintained eye contact continuously would indeed risk looking creepy! [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolkinseygoman/2014/08/21/facinating-facts-about-eye-contact/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolkinseygoman/2014/08/21/fac... [2] https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-long-you-should-hold-eye-contact-2016-7?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-long-you-should-ho...
- xioxox 6y agoIndeed, have a look at what too much eye contact looks like: https://samharris.org/look-into-my-eyes/ https://samharris.org/look-into-my-eyes/
- esseti 6y agoIf you have a laptop and an external screen this is useful to not look like someone looking away from people