> we demonstrate that videoconferencing hampers idea generation because it focuses communicators on a screen, which prompts a narrower cognitive focus. I wonde

> we demonstrate that videoconferencing hampers idea generation because it focuses communicators on a screen, which prompts a narrower cognitive focus. I wonder what including virtual reality in the study would have resulted in. I feel like being surrounded by a shared environment, and (in the near future) seeing facial expression and gaze tracking might make VR a better environment for idea generation.