I’ve been meaning to try this out, thank you for the friendly reminder :) Anecdotally I’ve heard that users with limited internet bandwidth might prefer Zoom/google meet to prevent heavy lag on gathertown. Have you run into any issues with that? I just want to be mindful that not all participants come from locations with high speed connections.
Also, is there a schedule where we should signup/reserve the space for reoccurring uses? I’d hate to disrupt someone else’s meeting.
I’m on a pretty average for Europe connection for whatever that’s worth, and I haven’t noticed much lag. It seems to use a few more system resources than Meet (not sure about Zoom), which would make sense given that it’s doing quite a bit more. But if you’re worried I would say just give it a go and see how well it works.
To answer the second question, there are some welcoming hours which you can see by subscribing to the calendar, but it’s completely fine to just show up and join a coworking desk. There’s usually someone around who’ll reach out to offer you an intro tour, and if not, there’s a norms document next to where you first spawn in the map that lays out the practices we’ve found most helpful.
I’ve been meaning to try this out, thank you for the friendly reminder :) Anecdotally I’ve heard that users with limited internet bandwidth might prefer Zoom/google meet to prevent heavy lag on gathertown. Have you run into any issues with that? I just want to be mindful that not all participants come from locations with high speed connections.
Also, is there a schedule where we should signup/reserve the space for reoccurring uses? I’d hate to disrupt someone else’s meeting.
I’m on a pretty average for Europe connection for whatever that’s worth, and I haven’t noticed much lag. It seems to use a few more system resources than Meet (not sure about Zoom), which would make sense given that it’s doing quite a bit more. But if you’re worried I would say just give it a go and see how well it works.
To answer the second question, there are some welcoming hours which you can see by subscribing to the calendar, but it’s completely fine to just show up and join a coworking desk. There’s usually someone around who’ll reach out to offer you an intro tour, and if not, there’s a norms document next to where you first spawn in the map that lays out the practices we’ve found most helpful.