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I think you're spot on. I also think the real spot for innovation here is exactly what you're alluding to. Don't touch the real-time feed, but give an alternate

by tw04 6y ago

I think you're spot on. I also think the real spot for innovation here is exactly what you're alluding to. Don't touch the real-time feed, but give an alternate "catch-up" view so someone can ask for a formatted review of the last half hour of conversation. Or maybe even a replay mode to see the chat as it happened with a speed modifier to play back at 1x, 1.25x, etc.

jerf 6y ago
I'd suggest a logarithmic playback. With the right choice of base you could probably strike the right balance between matching the playback speed without having to wait a linear fraction of twenty minutes when there's a pause in the flow. (With a bit of animation work you might even be able to express how much time is going by.)