I had heard about this place, but sadly never visited. But after it shut down I was part of a startup that built a way for people to do this with audio only --

I had heard about this place, but sadly never visited. But after it shut down I was part of a startup that built a way for people to do this with audio only -- via phones and a web browser. We intentionally avoided video and images after studying the way strangers interacted across different formats. Remote Lounge looks fun, but for us it was more about long conversations where you didn't care about the other person's looks. I sometimes feel nostalgic for this type of thing.