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Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
Some questions I have: ? What is your experience with these platforms? ? How structured/unstructured is the participants experience? ? How different it is to design/plan/facilitate in these spaces?
As in this Summer I’ll study and test with some of these platforms, I would like to hear some thoughts and piggyback on your learnings and experiences.?
My best wishes,
Fernando Murray Loureiro  ?"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ??Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
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There was a great post on Spatial Chat recently from Yannis Angelis reflecting on how he uses this tool for very creative?and deep work.
He also shared a 5 minute video of tips and tricks to make the space warmer and more playful.
** Based in Washington D.C, supporting organizations globally! **
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 4:13 PM Fernando Murray Loureiro via <fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
Some questions I have: ? What is your experience with these platforms? ? How structured/unstructured is the participants experience? ? How different it is to design/plan/facilitate in these spaces?
As in this Summer I’ll study and test with some of these platforms, I would like to hear some thoughts and piggyback on your learnings and experiences.?
My best wishes,
Fernando Murray Loureiro  ?"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ??Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
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At a recent conference they tried . It was awkward, the navigation wasn't natural I often overshot my target when moving somewhere. In addition the topic/conversation areas got ignored. Its an interesting idea that isn't well implemented - Mark
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Hi All, here is my experience with these tools over the past year.
Wonder.me represents people with their video at the top of the page and their photo in the center.? Moving yourself across the screen involves?clicking?on the part of the screen you want to go to and then your icon slides over there.
SpatialChat is simpler because the participant is represented only by a circle with their video in it.? To move yourself, you can drag yourself around.? We have found it to be quite?flexible for events where you want to move around and speak in small groups.? We embed it into a specific room inside a larger conference where the other rooms are using Zoom. Remo is ideal for networking where people want to exchange business cards.? It's less fluid (there are seats to sit in on the screen) but it is simple enough for people to use the first time around.
For testing, you can use this? which weaves several of the tools listed (Wonder,?SpatialChat,?Kumospace,?Congregate,?WorkAdventure) into parallel breakout spaces, letting participants jump between them. Lucas Cioffi QiqoChat | Lead Software Engineer lucas@... +1.917.528.1831 ?
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 4:32 PM Michael Randel < Michael@...> wrote: There was a great post on Spatial Chat recently from Yannis Angelis reflecting on how he uses this tool for very creative?and deep work.
He also shared a 5 minute video of tips and tricks to make the space warmer and more playful.
** Based in Washington D.C, supporting organizations globally! **
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 4:13 PM Fernando Murray Loureiro via <fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote: Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
Some questions I have: ? What is your experience with these platforms? ? How structured/unstructured is the participants experience? ? How different it is to design/plan/facilitate in these spaces?
As in this Summer I’ll study and test with some of these platforms, I would like to hear some thoughts and piggyback on your learnings and experiences.?
My best wishes,
Fernando Murray Loureiro  ?"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ??Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
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Thank you @Michael Randel for sharing the video and post by @YannisAngelis. I learnt a lot, thank you for that.
I recently had a demo of the tool
At first it reminded me of Wonder and Toucan, but then I experienced their breakout rooms within the canvas.
Like in a classroom setting, the participants can share screen/work on google doc/Miro within their own breakout room and walk out of it to join other b/o rooms or ask the teacher questions. The canvas also had presentation mode for participants to sit around the share screen or being on the screen to interact.
Such fun!! @LucasCioffi: could InSpace be integrated in Qiqochat as well?
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Hello Sara,
Yes, InSpace can be embedded into QiqoChat (Room 5 of this ).? Unlike the other tools (Wonder, SpatialChat, etc), it requires sign-in.? This can be an advantage if you want to restrict access.? For embedding into Qiqo, I would recommend restricting access to the Qiqo page (if desired) and leaving the embedded tools open to anyone with the link so that people do not have to sign in twice.
Thanks for sharing InChat.? Hearing all of these generous tool recommendations & reviews is the beauty of this list. Lucas Cioffi QiqoChat | Lead Software Engineer lucas@... +1.917.528.1831 ?
Live Online Events | Engaging Communities | Real Collaboration Drop in for?
On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 6:00 AM Sara Huang < sara@...> wrote: Thank you @Michael Randel for sharing the video and post by @YannisAngelis. I learnt a lot, thank you for that.
I recently had a demo of the tool
At first it reminded me of Wonder and Toucan, but then I experienced their breakout rooms within the canvas.
Like in a classroom setting, the participants can share screen/work on google doc/Miro within their own breakout room and walk out of it to join other b/o rooms or ask the teacher questions. The canvas also had presentation mode for participants to sit around the share screen or being on the screen to interact.
Such fun!! @LucasCioffi: could InSpace be integrated in Qiqochat as well?
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A couple more tools that may fit your search criteria:
Tim
--? Tim Bonnemann Founder and CEO Intellitics, Inc.
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Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
Some questions I have: ? What is your experience with these platforms? ? How structured/unstructured is the participants experience? ? How different it is to design/plan/facilitate in these spaces?
As in this Summer I’ll study and test with some of these platforms, I would like to hear some thoughts and piggyback on your learnings and experiences.?
My best wishes,
Fernando Murray Loureiro <IAF_Member_Sig1.jpg>?"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ??Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
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Hello group,
that's a great collection of tools to a fabulous question. I have seen wonder.me mentioned a couple of times already and just want to +1. It's super simple to use, quite intuitive, free of charge, and has the necessary features to facilitate networking, open space, and other more interactive activity formates online.
We used wonder.me for a team building activity recently and it was really great + participants loved it. The only issue we faced that it may require a more recent operating system and/or browser update - a few participants (primarily Africa-based) couldn't connect to wonder.me, so we had to whip up a replicate activity on zoom to cater for the few that weren't able to connect. We're not quite sure what the issue seemed to be, as there was no clear pattern for those who could or couldn't connect to wonder.me.
We used Airmeet for a similar activity a while back but found that it requires a lot of bandwidth and is a little clunky when used from a phone. Otherwise, it's a great tool, too.
I hope the above is useful. And please keep it coming.?
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Best,
LArs
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Dear all,
This information from an email by wonder.me last month may shed
some light on the problems you might face when using wonder.me.
With regards, Griet
Upcoming Changes to Wonder
Hello Wonderful Wonder Users,
We have some changes and news to deliver! Now, we know some of our
readers might not be overly excited at first glance, but we are
certain the changes will help you host the smoothest events
possible.
Wonder will be exclusively optimized for Google Chrome and Microsoft
Edge. We will no longer support Firefox.
Wonder will no longer be supporting mobile devices including iphone
and android phones.
Why are we doing this?
We have a commitment to stability, our users, and
our mission of creating the best digital events possible. In
exclusively optimizing Wonder on Chrome and Edge, we can focus our
efforts?to build a better, more robust, and feature-rich
experience for our users.
As our user base continues to skyrocket we have found significant
data (see also a neutral party at ) confirming that?this focus on
devices and browsers will support you and your guests. In fact,
Google Chrome is used by nearly with nearly 5 billion (with
a 'B'!) global downloads. To see all of our supported devices and
browsers, . In the future we may
choose to revisit the changes. Thank you for your continued
support!
*
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Hello group,
that's a great collection of tools to a fabulous question. I
have seen wonder.me mentioned a couple of times already and just
want to +1. It's super simple to use, quite intuitive, free of
charge, and has the necessary features to facilitate networking,
open space, and other more interactive activity formates online.
We used wonder.me for a team building
activity recently and it was really great + participants loved
it. The only issue we faced that it may require a more recent
operating system and/or browser update - a few participants
(primarily Africa-based) couldn't connect to wonder.me, so we
had to whip up a replicate activity on zoom to cater for the
few that weren't able to connect. We're not quite sure what
the issue seemed to be, as there was no clear pattern for
those who could or couldn't connect to wonder.me.
We used Airmeet for a similar activity a
while back but found that it requires a lot of bandwidth and
is a little clunky when used from a phone. Otherwise, it's a
great tool, too.
I hope the above is useful. And please keep it coming.?
?
Best,
LArs
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 1:13 PM Fernando Murray Loureiro via <fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote: Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
I use Remo.co. I have been testing They are the only ones that allow for both a stage and a mingle process.? I have tested toucan.events.?
I keep a spreadsheet of video tools that I am looking at:
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JOHN SECHREST
Founder,?Seattle Angel Conference
? @sechrest
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Hi John - Spatial.Chat has added a Stage element (though I have not used it yet). ** Based in Washington D.C, supporting organizations globally! **
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 3:20 PM John Sechrest < sechrest@...> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 1:13 PM Fernando Murray Loureiro via <fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote: Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
I use Remo.co. I have been testing They are the only ones that allow for both a stage and a mingle process.? I have tested toucan.events.?
I keep a spreadsheet of video tools that I am looking at:
?
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JOHN SECHREST
Founder,?Seattle Angel Conference
? @sechrest
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Impressive list, John! ?;-)
I believe Gather also has stage capabilities (if that means what I think it means).
Tim
--? Tim Bonnemann Founder and CEO Intellitics, Inc.
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On Apr 28, 2021, at 12:06 PM, John Sechrest < sechrest@...> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 1:13 PM Fernando Murray Loureiro via <fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote: Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
I use . I have been testing They are the only ones that allow for both a stage and a mingle process.? I have tested toucan.events.?
I keep a spreadsheet of video tools that I am looking at:
?
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JOHN SECHREST
Founder,?Seattle Angel Conference
? @sechrest
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Great list John - thanks.
Yea, Gather has a ‘pull to stage’ option - well, a ‘voice of God’ broadcast mode at least. People can’t be compelled to move.?
It is also the only one you can play virtual piano duets in, I think!?
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? Impressive list, John! ?;-)
I believe Gather also has stage capabilities (if that means what I think it means).
Tim
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Tim Bonnemann
Founder and CEO
Intellitics, Inc.
On Apr 28, 2021, at 12:06 PM, John Sechrest < sechrest@...> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 1:13 PM Fernando Murray Loureiro via
<fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Guys!
I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
I use . I have been testing
They are the only ones that allow for both a stage and a mingle process.?
I have tested toucan.events.?
I keep a spreadsheet of video tools that I am looking at:
?
--
JOHN SECHREST
Founder,?Seattle Angel Conference
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@sechrest
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Greetings Fernando,
Don't forget about?
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Peter Lee has created this platform with "group facilitation" in mind.?
This is not the case of some of the others you mentioned, with the possible exception of wonder.?
Good luck with your quest!
Best wishes Paul Nunesdea | Paulo Nunes de Abreu? +34 667 643 688 Twitter:
On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 at 22:13, Fernando Murray Loureiro via <fernandomurray= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Guys! I believe this group is the best one to ask about the alternative platforms for video-conference, specially the ones with these 'organic-fluid-natural’ approach:
Some examples to get my point out:
(please add the other ones you know as well)
Some questions I have: ? What is your experience with these platforms? ? How structured/unstructured is the participants experience? ? How different it is to design/plan/facilitate in these spaces?
As in this Summer I’ll study and test with some of these platforms, I would like to hear some thoughts and piggyback on your learnings and experiences.?
My best wishes,
Fernando Murray Loureiro  ?"You miss 100% of the shots you never take." ??Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend
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Fernando Murray Loureiro
Michael Randel
Mark Levison
Lucas Cioffi
Sara Huang
Tim Bonnemann
John Sechrest
Chris Collison
Paul Nunesdea