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I’m honestly shocked by the amount of “off” responses here. I moved fully remote around the start of the pandemic. Without video I’d have no clue who people wer

by jjcm 5y ago

I’m honestly shocked by the amount of “off” responses here. I moved fully remote around the start of the pandemic. Without video I’d have no clue who people were when I first visited the office. Having a face associated with a voice builds such a stronger relationship for me with those people, and them being visually present doesn’t feel as lonely. Almost all of my calls these days are with video. When I call with just audio it feels like I’m blind. Even for personal calls, I’ll always video chat. If I’m talking to my parents I want to be able to see how they’re doing, or what they’re currently working on. I’ll make a ping shot prediction as well that we’ll look back at this article in 10 or 20 years shocked that people would only do audio. I highly suspect that avatars or 3D video will overtake plain webcams for a true feeling of presence that’s similar to the real world.

HWR_14 5y ago
> we’ll look back at this article in 10 or 20 years shocked that people would only do audio. I highly suspect that avatars or 3D video will overtake plain webcams for a true feeling of presence that’s similar to the real world. I suspect there will be two classes of people in 10-20 years. Those shocked that people used to have audio only calls and those envious that people used to have audio only calls. And they will be the same people who currently make video calls and those who currently leave the video off today. I don't like having my camera on (I do it for other people when needed, but prefer having it off) and I cannot imagine what anyone gets out of it. I do recognize that there are many people who do get something out of it, so clearly here is some answer. I don't get the "feeling blind" or "less lonely".