People like to demo multiplayer work tech to show small groups of people doing synchronous work together.
But the value of multiplayer spaces is allowing big groups of people to collaborate asynchronously on an ever-evolving artifact. oculus.com/experiences/qu…
But the value of multiplayer spaces is allowing big groups of people to collaborate asynchronously on an ever-evolving artifact. oculus.com/experiences/qu…
With the ability to jump in and out. Bursts of activity.
Occasionally, collaborators overlap resulting in momentary synchronous collaboration.
An async model with smart synchronous conflict resolution means you get Git without merge conflicts.
This looks more like @figmadesign
Occasionally, collaborators overlap resulting in momentary synchronous collaboration.
An async model with smart synchronous conflict resolution means you get Git without merge conflicts.
This looks more like @figmadesign
The assumption that work happens only synchronously is dangerous.
Synchronous-only tools (like this Oculus app, video conferencing tools, or chat) encourage a high-presence, “interruptions and context switching is good”, low-time-preference culture.
Synchronous-only tools (like this Oculus app, video conferencing tools, or chat) encourage a high-presence, “interruptions and context switching is good”, low-time-preference culture.
Directionally, it seems that async tools that are good at conflict resolution (meaning it can be used for near-synchronous collab) is the way to go.
Async by default means all history can be traversable, searchable, linkable.
Async by default means all history can be traversable, searchable, linkable.
There’s a precedent for these modes of play in video games.
MMORPGs: async and sync modes possible. Players are playing a long-running iterated game.
Multiplayer matchmaking games: synchronous only, once the game ends, it ends.
Wouldn’t work be awesome if it feels like MMO?
MMORPGs: async and sync modes possible. Players are playing a long-running iterated game.
Multiplayer matchmaking games: synchronous only, once the game ends, it ends.
Wouldn’t work be awesome if it feels like MMO?
Currently, work collab feels like those old-school single player games with a multiplayer mode.
To play, you join this lobby and wait in line to play scheduled, fixed-time games.
Not a persistent world where people can jump in and out of.
To play, you join this lobby and wait in line to play scheduled, fixed-time games.
Not a persistent world where people can jump in and out of.
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