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I did five virtual keynotes and panels this week. It made me think about the subtle ways platform design influences how we behave in participatory spaces. For example...
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Youtube live-stream chat was far more active, and exclamation-ful, than w similar # of people on Zoom or custom platforms. It feels safer (harder to associate your name with video or identity). Also Youtube has always been a place for lively human reactions, good & bad.
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Well-moderated panels are easier in Zoom than live. I was on a six-person panel (
) that went GREAT. The moderator could direct qs to 1 or 2 and not feel need to query all. We could see and listen to each other - we were facing "in" to dialogue, not "out" to audience.
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) that went GREAT. The moderator could direct qs to 1 or 2 and not feel need to query all. We could see and listen to each other - we were facing "in" to dialogue, not "out" to audience.(3/4)
Who feels a sense of belonging depends partly on whether you see names only, names and orgs, or names and faces. In some ways, it feels safer to express yourself if you have less ability to visually pattern match and note your difference.
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