Re: [Tools-discuss] Hums during virtual meetings

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

https://humming.us/room/tip0hr8ikpeu2z5dz6um

Regards
   Brian Carpenter

On 07-Apr-20 09:27, Yaron Sheffer wrote:
> When I realized that we cannot take hums at virtual meetings, I spent some time thinking what it would take to simulate the hum “experience” on a simple web application. There’s no chance we could have real audio-based hums. There are applications that allow voting, but a hum is most certainly not a vote! I came up with a set of requirements [1].
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> I was lucky enough to find two developers who iterated on an initial solution, and now I believe it’s ready to present to this forum. The application [2] can be used by anybody, with no need for registration. If you care to read the source code, it is available at [3].
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> I would appreciate your feedback on a few questions:
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>   * Is there value in having hums in virtual meetings, given that it’s so hard for a chair to “read” the audience?
>   * Do the requirements capture something close enough to hums at face-to-face meetings?
>   * How usable/accessible is the application to chairs and to WG meeting participants?
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> Thanks,
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>             Yaron
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> PS: I know we shouldn’t be using the IETF logo, but it sure feels much more realistic with it!
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> [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-sheffer-hum-app-req/
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> [2] https://humming.us/
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> [3] https://github.com/Jonyaa/HUM
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