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We used Gather.Town for a virtual conference, a substitute for an event I've been running every November since 2010. It went really well, capturing the unique aspect of my event quite well, and mostly "just working". I was particularly pleased at how it mostly "just worked" for people who aren't into gaming or similar environments.

Not perfect, but it was pretty good, and people liked it.

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I went to a social gathering of former co-workers using Gather.Town. Each person has an avatar which they walk around a 2-dimensional map. You see video (and audio) of everyone within a certain distance, and apparently if you’re in a “conference room” you see everyone in there. It did replicate the behavior of in-person parties where you groups would form, and people would join them or break off to find a new group. It was far better for the purpose than trying a Zoom call with 50 people, where there’s a single awkward conversation.

Some of the user interface was confusing as a first-time user, but overall it was effective and people wanted to do it again.

Friends and I used gather.town for a virtual New Year's Eve party since we were all in lockdown. It went really well.

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