A few days ago I was at a digital event where you could
Avatar could walk through a landscape. The platform was set up so
that as soon as you come close to another person
A video conference opened automatically. The landscape was designed as a virtual village, with animals, a barn, a river, and even a forest. I logged in at the start time, but I wasn't in the mood to network or catch up on an email or two.
So I went into the forest, hoping no one would see me or even speak to me. What I overlooked was that even if the avatar isn't visible, the name continues to be displayed wherever you're standing. Well, two minutes later, a colleague posted a screenshot in our work Slack channel.
posted and wrote:
“Aha, … hiding in the forest!”
