I'd like to thank everyone for responding. I've compiled the responses
in the blog post below
http://sachendra.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/why-havent-video-calls-mobile-video-telephony-taken-off/
It turns out the future of video calling isn't so bleak after all,
it's got a few things going for it...
Behalf Of Kristopher Kinlen
Sent: June 3, 2008 2:36 AM
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Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why haven't video calls taken off
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/02/nokia-vp-video-calling-not-successful-because-it-turns-you-ugly/
Nok
Considering the popularity of the evil bluetooth headset, maybe we
don't like holding the phone up. Video phones would require you to
not only hold the phone, but also hold it at a certain distance and
in a specific area with a specific angle so as to frame your face in
the camera.
Maybe we will
Haha now THAT was unexpected. I guess I must be in the minority who are a.
pretty confident they're not ugly, and b. don't care if others disagree :)
I think there is some truth to the unflattering wide-angle view one gets on
cellphones at less than arm's distance, though I'm not convinced it's
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/06/02/nokia-vp-video-calling-not-successful-because-it-turns-you-ugly/
Nokia says it makes you ugly!
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Posted from the new ixda.org
http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=29620
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Gretchen
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Nancy Broden
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 9:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why haven't video calls taken off
Add to these the fact that simply seeing the other person on the other
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] On Behalf Of David
Drucker
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 11:15 AM
To: IxDA
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Why haven't video calls taken off
The fact is, for us, Video Calls, "took off' quite some time ago, but they
have a particular time, place and function: We have a weekly video
confere
Personally, the issue of video calls has always been not knowing where to
look. In conversation, most people tend to look at the other's face and into
their eyes. With video calling, one is looking at the other person through
multiple layers and for it to appear that one is making eye contact, one
The fact is, for us, Video Calls, "took off' quite some time ago, but
they have a particular time, place and function: We have a weekly
video conference with my parents, who are on the opposite coast from
my wife and I. We have a large screen, good speakers and fast,
relatively reliable In
I know that *I* tend to not use the cellphone much in crowded public
spaces because it seems odd to be having a private conversation in
public (even without speakerphone, one half of that conversation is
pretty public). But given the number of people already having one half
of loud conversa
Well, that's only partly correct. It adds little to the value of
communication if the quality is bad, but in most cases it has been
proven that visual cues are a significant back channel of human
communication.
I believe the second scenario (broadcasting what you see) is actually
now implemented i
Sachendra Yadav kirjoitti 30.5.2008 kello 14:55:
An important thing to note is you would have to use the speakerphone
to do video calls (unless you're always on BT headset or handsfree,
which is not true for an overwhelming majority of people) and this
compromises privacy in a big way…no one wan
No.2 below is what I mean by "greedy" in this case. All you need to do
in a normal phone call is hold the phone. Whereas in a video call you
constantly need to pay attention to the logistics.
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Peyush Agarwal
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alexander,
> I'm not sure I a
Add to these the fact that simply seeing the other person on the other
end of the line adds very little to the communication. Now, if I were
to see what you see, instead of just seeing you
On May 30, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Peyush Agarwal wrote:
Alexander,
I'm not sure I agree with the notion
Alexander,
I'm not sure I agree with the notion of 'greedy interface' as the problem. I
mean, it's the whole point when you do video calls, no?
I think rather that there are 3 general issues with video phoning -
1. Technology - they are bandwidth heavy, and unreliable in terms of quality.
Somet
Because it's a greedy mobile interface:
http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2008/05/21/greedy-mobile-interfaces/
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Sachendra Yadav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It was supposed to be the next big thing but it fizzled out like MMS
>
> An important thing to note is you w
It was supposed to be the next big thing but it fizzled out like MMS
An important thing to note is you would have to use the speakerphone
to do video calls (unless you're always on BT headset or handsfree,
which is not true for an overwhelming majority of people) and this
compromises privacy in a
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