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This is great - now I can get the authentic conference experience of a disengaged speaker reading out the slides in a monotone, without all the hassle of intern

by hirenj 1y ago

This is great - now I can get the authentic conference experience of a disengaged speaker reading out the slides in a monotone, without all the hassle of international travel and scheduling. In all seriousness, there could be more utility in this if it helped explain the figures. I jumped ahead to one of the figures in the example video, and no real attention was given to it. In my experience, this is really where presentations live and die, in the clear presentation of datapoints, adding sufficient detail that you bring people along.

netsharc 1y ago
There's porn site (is it even porn if it's just nudity) which niche is women reading the news while taking off their clothes. For papers, it doesn't have to go that far, but I imagine a polished AI girl (or guy) reading the summary would be more engaging. Hah, "SteveGPT, present your PowerPoints like Steve Jobs did!"
- a99c43f2d565504 1y ago
  Besides just porn or nudity, maybe we could also add violence into the arsenal of engagement. For example, maybe the viewer could use a virtual sword or shotgun on some key concepts in the presentation to initiate a tangent going on a deep dive on the concept, and then come back to the presentation once done with the rabbit hole.
  - rft 1y ago
    A VR interactive thesis defense/sword fighting crossover game sounds just weird enough to work. Maybe base it on the fight mechanics of Until You Fall [1], we could call it "Until You Graduate" (I will see myself out for that one) or "Thesis Offense" [2]. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/858260/Until_You_Fall/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/858260/Until_You_Fall/ [2] https://xkcd.com/1403/ https://xkcd.com/1403/
  - anarticle 1y ago
    Feels like the theme of Videodrome coming back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxXkIGVwgB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxXkIGVwgB4 Add sex and violence to your boring paper reading sessions more exciting!
    - mtillman 1y ago
      I was just thinking about this movie on Friday while at a concert. Lorna Shore, awesome show. Anyways, the person in front of me was watching an overweight person (purpose of the niche I suspect which is why I mention it) do their daily chore routine (laundry, cleaning, etc) on tiktok. After the video was finished, my fellow concert attendee quickly went to Amazon and purchased the iron in the video. No links clicked, just serious chore fomo leading to a purchase. All while standing 3 feet from a circle pit/wall of death/etc while Lorna Shore was playing 20 ft from their face.
- sebastiennight 1y ago
  Upon first reading I thought you were suggesting a "polish" AI presenter for a second...
IanCal 1y ago
If it doesn’t cram text at a tiny point size and introduce a slide with “you can’t see this but” then it’s likely better than the majority of scientific presentations I’ve seen.

by hirenj 1y ago

netsharc 1y ago

There's porn site (is it even porn if it's just nudity) which niche is women reading the news while taking off their clothes. For papers, it doesn't have to go that far, but I imagine a polished AI girl (or guy) reading the summary would be more engaging. Hah, "SteveGPT, present your PowerPoints like Steve Jobs did!"

a99c43f2d565504 1y ago
Besides just porn or nudity, maybe we could also add violence into the arsenal of engagement. For example, maybe the viewer could use a virtual sword or shotgun on some key concepts in the presentation to initiate a tangent going on a deep dive on the concept, and then come back to the presentation once done with the rabbit hole.
- rft 1y ago
  A VR interactive thesis defense/sword fighting crossover game sounds just weird enough to work. Maybe base it on the fight mechanics of Until You Fall [1], we could call it "Until You Graduate" (I will see myself out for that one) or "Thesis Offense" [2]. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/858260/Until_You_Fall/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/858260/Until_You_Fall/ [2] https://xkcd.com/1403/ https://xkcd.com/1403/
- anarticle 1y ago
  Feels like the theme of Videodrome coming back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxXkIGVwgB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxXkIGVwgB4 Add sex and violence to your boring paper reading sessions more exciting!
  - mtillman 1y ago
    I was just thinking about this movie on Friday while at a concert. Lorna Shore, awesome show. Anyways, the person in front of me was watching an overweight person (purpose of the niche I suspect which is why I mention it) do their daily chore routine (laundry, cleaning, etc) on tiktok. After the video was finished, my fellow concert attendee quickly went to Amazon and purchased the iron in the video. No links clicked, just serious chore fomo leading to a purchase. All while standing 3 feet from a circle pit/wall of death/etc while Lorna Shore was playing 20 ft from their face.
sebastiennight 1y ago
Upon first reading I thought you were suggesting a "polish" AI presenter for a second...

IanCal 1y ago

If it doesn’t cram text at a tiny point size and introduce a slide with “you can’t see this but” then it’s likely better than the majority of scientific presentations I’ve seen.