video meetings gestures
Reimar Bauer
""" Video conferencing, at first glance, appears to be much more like face-to-face interaction than the telephone. However—as millions of people have recently discovered [1]—the advantages of video conferencing can come at a cost. The use of computer mediated communication during the pandemic lockdown was associated with poor mental well-being [2], and resulted in communication across organizations becoming more ‘siloed and stilted’ [3]. In a study of over a thousand video conferences, it was found turning the camera on (compared to leaving it off) caused feelings of daily fatigue that impacted engagement and could last until the following day [4]."""
Maybe gesture recognition could be implemented ?
regards
Reimar
Jim Moen
Thanks for posting. My first reaction was skepticism, since they don’t have a lot of data yet. I have to say I’ve participated in many video conferences and am not aware of experiencing the claimed negative mental health issues, but I am but one data point and my conferences were often with people I already knew in person.
Still, I suspect they are on to something. They suggest some interesting ideas:
“One speculation is that video conferencing produces fatigue because it lacks or disrupts many of the nuances of real life social interaction [5]. The crucial role that eye contact plays in social interaction is impossible with dislocated screens and cameras. Gaze shifts from one person to another cannot be followed. The rhythm of conversation is disrupted over zoom, with one study finding that transition times between speakers increased threefold during video conferences. And small video windows and muted mics cannot convey all the backchanneling behaviour of nods, murmurs and gestures that are vital to the orchestration of spontaneous conversation and the building of rapport.”
Again, I am not aware of experiencing these affects, but I want to be open-minded to their arguments.
Their gestures approach does not need additional technology tweaks, since it makes use of video instead of response buttons, etc. I think this approach will be worth tracking.
Jim – Onolingo English Training IT
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