[OSList] Fwd: unhangout

[christine koehler]

absolutely fantastic !

I second the difficulty of google hangout with non tech audience. a true
nightmare.

This is where I wish I has coding skills ..

Christine


On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:20 AM, John Baxter <john at jsbaxter.com.au> wrote:

> It's an intriguing and very promising piece of software!
>
> I imagine if people can get past the learning curve that it could be very
> effective.  We know OS works after all...
>
> I put this out to a few friends; see comments from Hailey in below email -
> noting the entry barriers Collabforge have experienced getting people using
> Google products, and how Unhangout might work their way around those in
> future.
>
> *John Baxter*
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>
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>
> *"Reclaiming quality of life one hack at a time"*
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Hailey Cooperrider <hailey.cooperrider at collabforge.com>
> Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [OSList] unhangout
> To: John Baxter <john at jsbaxter.com.au>
> Cc: David Hood <david at doingsomethinggood.com.au>, Julian Waters-Lynch <
> julian.waterslynch at gmail.com>, jean russell <jeanmrussell at gmail.com>,
> Rebecca Dahl <rebecca.dahl at collabforge.com>
>
>
> Looks great. We've been using the Lobby/Breakout metaphor in discussing
> our own Collabco platform.
>
> It's amazing how hard it can be to get people over the learning curve with
> Google stuff. I've found that managing account creation, or having multiple
> accounts with Google, is often the main blocker with folks who aren't
> web-savvy.
>
> But as part of an event where all participants get a supported induction
> to video conference, it'd be great.
>
> I think this sort of thing will get more fluid once we stop needing to
> rely on a backbone like Google to supply the conferencing services. There
> is an emerging web standard called WebRTC that will hopefully start
> catching on soon:
>
> http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/webrtc/basics/
>
> With WebRTC adopted widely, we'll be able to have audio and video chat
> without special plugins or relying on Google, Facebook, etc.
>
> After a quick search, it looks like unhangout is open source, and they are
> already looking at WebRTC over Google
> https://the.hackpad.com/unhangout#:h=Directions
>
> Nice find John. One to watch / borrow from.
>
> -H
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 1:14 PM, John Baxter <john at jsbaxter.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Hello tech-savvy conversation hosts
>>
>> Have you used Unhangout?
>>
>> Looks like an online videoconferencing tool designed to mimic an Open
>> Space event.  Very curious about whether it works.  I imagine it could work
>> quite well if you can get people past the learning curve.
>>
>> ​
>> ​
>> https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/​
>>
>>
>> *John Baxter*
>> jsbaxter.com.au <http://www.jsbaxter.com.au>
>> 0405 447 829
>> @jsbaxter_ <http://twitter.com/jsbaxter_>
>>
>> *note my reclamation policy means I process my inbox once daily, if that.*
>> *happy to hear about anything urgent via phone or Twitter*
>>
>> *"Reclaiming quality of life one hack at a time"*
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Michael Wood <michael.wood at uwa.edu.au>
>> Date: Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 11:18 AM
>> Subject: [OSList] unhangout
>> To: "oslist at lists.openspacetech.org" <oslist at lists.openspacetech.org>
>>
>>
>> Anyone know anything about the 'unhangout' platform? Or used it?
>>
>> On first glace it looks rather like an on-line form of Open Space.
>>
>> ​​
>> https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/how-to-unhangout/
>>
>> Michael Wood
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