I’ve extensively used both Gather Town and Spatial Chat for online events and coworking during the pandemic, and I found Spatial Chat a bit more user-friendly and intuitive (especially for new people). Both platforms seem to work, though, and there might be good reasons for choosing Gather Town over Spatial Chat.
Thanks for setting this up, really appreciate! I’ll try it out in the coming weeks.
I had a look at it, but my instinct was the reverse—it feels much more natural to me to walk an avatar through a virtual space than to drag a video feed of my face around.
But if there’s a lot of EAs who prefer Spatial Chat, maybe there’d be enough demand to support both at some point. My instinct would be to avoid splitting the space any more just yet, but since these places can all link to each other, over time we could build a linked network of virtual spaces (we already have a 2-way link to an EA VR space, for eg).
I looked at it for a bit, and it seems interesting! But announcing a move would be risky, given that we might lose people in the transition, so the difference in quality of the space would have to sufficient to overcome that risk, and I’m not sure it is.
Also, if you have a Gather Town in Germany, we could link it via a portal; or alternatively you could copy the whole space into EAGT, and it could be linked via a door (like with EA Denmark’s space). The latter option has the advantage that it benefits the larger community, encourages more intermingling between groups, makes it easier to find EAs to cowork with, and even if you’re just inside your own local rooms you still show up as “online users” and gives the space a livelier feel. I can help with either option if it sounds interesting. :)
Have you considered using Spatial Chat?
I’ve extensively used both Gather Town and Spatial Chat for online events and coworking during the pandemic, and I found Spatial Chat a bit more user-friendly and intuitive (especially for new people). Both platforms seem to work, though, and there might be good reasons for choosing Gather Town over Spatial Chat.
Thanks for setting this up, really appreciate! I’ll try it out in the coming weeks.
I had a look at it, but my instinct was the reverse—it feels much more natural to me to walk an avatar through a virtual space than to drag a video feed of my face around.
But if there’s a lot of EAs who prefer Spatial Chat, maybe there’d be enough demand to support both at some point. My instinct would be to avoid splitting the space any more just yet, but since these places can all link to each other, over time we could build a linked network of virtual spaces (we already have a 2-way link to an EA VR space, for eg).
I looked at it for a bit, and it seems interesting! But announcing a move would be risky, given that we might lose people in the transition, so the difference in quality of the space would have to sufficient to overcome that risk, and I’m not sure it is.
Also, if you have a Gather Town in Germany, we could link it via a portal; or alternatively you could copy the whole space into EAGT, and it could be linked via a door (like with EA Denmark’s space). The latter option has the advantage that it benefits the larger community, encourages more intermingling between groups, makes it easier to find EAs to cowork with, and even if you’re just inside your own local rooms you still show up as “online users” and gives the space a livelier feel. I can help with either option if it sounds interesting. :)