Zoom/Houseparty are actually painful

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Everyone talking over each other, glitchy connections, I've never craved physical interaction more

Aibu?

YANBU.

I quite like it. When I'm with my friends we all understand that there can be a slight lag so try not to talk over each other, however, when my mum is on she's continually moaning when someone talks over her 😂

I hate that you have to shout someone's name to let them know you're about to ask them a question. "Mum! MUM! Have you had a nice day?"

You need to shut-up for a moment and listen

I have yoga and pilates and personal training via Zoom and a virtual coffee morning with HouseParty a few times a week. Occasional glitch but it's great.

Oh the zoom classes are great but on those everyone mutes themselves other than the teacher to avoid all the background noises!

I love it but as a group we are happy to talk one ar a time and listen. Of course id rather actually see people but for now zoom is a sanity saver!

I find it works fine in relatively small groups -- up to about six people, or when its a structured conversation, ie for work with an agenda or a specific set of goals. When its a free for all with 20 + people on all drunk and talking at one another its a nightmare.

Have done a couple of online "drinks" which have left me feeling thoroughly depressed -- it creates the impression of togetherness but without any meaningful interaction at all and people just cutting into one another.

I've resolved basically to limit it to small groups where people know one another relatively well. No more bunfights.

*You need to shut-up for a moment and listen
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How rude!

Just done a quiz with my parent over zoom with DS in separate room as quiz,aster. Was very successful.

See I've done it with my close family and I don't think any of us are trying to talk over each other it's just hard to get a rhythm going so it just happens by accident!

Parents, quizmaster

I think a quiz is a great focus and that is great but even then if someone coughs or rustles while you're reading the question then you have to repeat it etc. Anyway it's still nice to see people's faces but I think it does make you realise how much you need that face to face interaction!

I've never wanted to do a video call less.

I’ve just done a virtual quiz with various friends and friends of friends. What else works well? I would like to play some sort of board game with another family

Is house party any better than zoom? I was on it tonight, lots of freezing. Some people had more issues than others.

I found Houseparty glitchy. Haven’t tried Zoom. Google Teams has been excellent, I was impressed with that.

Imagine lockdown in the 1990s or earlier. My teens and I were discussing it, they commented on how much more awful it’d be!

Have only tried zoom and hate it for anything except a one to one conversation.

We do a games night with friends and kids every weekend now using zoom and jackbox. Very funny games.

Did it today group of 6 close friends felt stilted and awkward people kept trying to speak then silence while we waited for someone to speak , not for me

Try a deaf mum and a son that doesn’t like shouting 🤣

It’s true 😂

Everyone I know has commentated that Zoom is highlighting those who talk too much and don’t listen!

My son’s preschool are trying to do a weekly zoom with ten 3 year olds from his class. It’s a lovely idea but a total car crash. First time I tried to coax him through it, second k e I just stuck the laptop on the floor and left them to it.

God I hate it! Even before all this I hated video calls of any kind.

I look like a potato, I hate seeing my mug staring back at me no matter how small the picture is.
It invariably ends up with half stories, people interrupting and just a bit chaotic. I partake reluctantly just so I can catch up with people but I'm cringing the whole time.

My family have all played a quiz tonight, 16 of us. I agree it's a bit noisy when everyone is talking, but once we were doing the quiz everyone was muted and we had a good time. We had to restart 3 times when the time ran out. But it was great to connect with so many of us at one time. And no dh and I didn't win !