Zoom's user conference, Zoomtopia, is incredibly impressive.

Below is a picture of the home screen once you log-in.

Each section (keynote, speakers, video library, etc.) is a different "geography"...
For instance, the "Rooms" geography is modeled after this place in the Arctic.

You can see the digital replication in the background of this picture.
And the experience is gamified.

For visiting different geographies and watching sessions you get "stamps" on your "passport" that you can then trade in for real prizes.
I mean this is just a user conference!!!

Usually, the user interfaces for these things are just blank webpages with embedded videos.

My takeaways, just from the user interface, are:

1. An extreme focus on detail
2. Delivering beyond expectations
And I haven't even talked about the new launches like "OnZoom" to allow creators to easily monetize video.

And "Zapps" which are native app integrations so Zoom can be the central location and everything else can plug-in.

I'm sure we'll be seeing more launches.

Impressive!

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