[FOSDEM] virtual presence "stands" on FOSDEM

[Richardson, Brian]

One model you may consider is mapping the "physical" layout of FOSDEM to the organization of spaces where people would normally attend events and hang out.

Dragon Con, one of the largest sci-fi fan conferences in the US, applied this model to the Discord server used in the 2020 virtual event. Even though the video content was live streamed on three different "channels", Discord was setup to mirror the layout of the five hotels that usually host the event. Each hotel had a "lobby" (general chat area) and a "room" for each track hosted in that hotel (real-time chat with people watching live or pre-recorded events). There was even a "food court" general chat space, which I guess would be food trucks for FOSDEM.

The Discord server opened several weeks prior to the event and included a "scavenger hunt" style process where users had to "register" and unlock parts of the server.

Background: https://www.dragoncon.org/dailydragon/20202/get-connected-virtually-with-discord/ 

Disclosure: I volunteer for Dragon Con as a moderator and show host, after 12 years of running their video production team (DragonConTV). I did not setup the Discord server but used it a lot for audience interaction during the event.

Best Regards… br
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Brian Richardson – brian.richardson at intel.com – @intel_brian


-----Original Message-----
From: FOSDEM <fosdem-bounces at lists.fosdem.org> On Behalf Of Alasdair G Kergon
Sent: Friday, December 4, 2020 5:17 PM
To: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl at lkcl.net>
Cc: fosdem at lists.fosdem.org
Subject: Re: [FOSDEM] virtual presence "stands" on FOSDEM

On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 07:35:07PM +0000, Luke K C Leighton wrote:
> i put forward, kristoff (et al) that it would seem that the logical 
> natural answer to your question would be to... well... actually
> *recreate* the entirety of the Brussels University *as* a 3D model

We already publish the current endpoints for the mobile apps to use, and we'll be adding some new ones to the feed this year (when we know what they'll be).  The model we're working towards is to publish a set of endpoints (chatrooms, video streams etc.) that clients (eg web browser, mobile app) join together.  We have a team working on this, but if anyone here has the time and skills to help us, send a message to info at fosdem.org outlining what you might be able to offer (especially your time during December and January).

So you would "just" need to digest that same feed and wrap a 3D visual environment around it and offer it to people as one of the alternative viewing options.  We already have traditional mapping data presented at nav.fosdem.org which you could use as a starting point for the location.

(We did discuss going 3D like this early on, but ruled out doing it ourselves this year as it would be too much of a distraction and we need to focus on the getting the essential elements right first.)

Alasdair

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