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Video conferencing sucks. It's so much worse than a conversation with physical or simulated physical presence. I'd much rather have that sense of presence and h
by ianbutler 4y ago
Video conferencing sucks. It's so much worse than a conversation with physical or simulated physical presence. I'd much rather have that sense of presence and having experienced that in VR I can say if the tech improves people will likely go for it.
You lose so many cues, tells and deep interactions that you get with a physical presence via video call. I have seen VR start to solve some of these and I think it will be pretty big if we get to the point where the cartoony graphics are ditched.
- VectorLock 4y agoWhat visual cues or tells would you LOSE with a video call, but maintain with an abstract avatar?
- ianbutler 4y agoBody language is the most obvious. You don't even need very expressive avatars before certain things we naturally do in person become useful tells. I've had multiple conversations in VR, they flow much more naturally than video chats based on the sense of presence. The quest pro just added expression tracking as well so now you have body language and normal emotional expressions. Wayyyyyyy more natural feeling than video chats, even if I'm seeing an avatar of someone and not their actual face.
- VectorLock 4y agoOkay Mark. I'm sure body language and facial expression from an avatar is better than video of the actual person...
- ianbutler 4y agoClearly you've never tried it. You do recognize you get no body language at all with current video chats right? One of the many reasons I think current teleconferencing is terrible. Like you just get a head 95% of the time.