Did something like gather.town had any usefulness or staying power with conference organisers?
I thought its stated goal was to create a virtual environment more conductive to the very useful small talk between presentations.
I thought its stated goal was to create a virtual environment more conductive to the very useful small talk between presentations.
There are some disadvantages that keep it from going beyond that: you cannot choose who you want to talk with, meaning you need to stay away from other people at the risk of having to talk to a stranger. And since "virtual" means "whenever you feel like it", there's a good chance that the people you want to meet are not there at the same time as you.