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We are going to need bigger screens
In the era of videoconferencing, size matters.
Two different trends
Screens for entertainment are becoming bigger — we want the cinema experience, in size, resolution, and sound, at our home TV.
Instead, with the exception of dedicated activities or professions, like many in the visual arts, for example, the screens for work are getting smaller. If we think of smartphones, we can notice a trend to bigger displays. But here I’m not talking about the device but the use we give to it.
In the beginning, when the screen of the smartphones was small, we used the smartphone to help us to work — an occasional email, to take a little note. As their capacity and size have increased, we have started to use them for work and diffuse the line that separates smartphones and tablets according to their use.
Every year, tech enthusiasts are waiting for the announcement of the new iPad with the hope that it going to finally replace the use of a laptop or desktop computer.
Interesting, right? We want to be free from the desk, the office, and be capable to work in a little screen. Because no matter how big a smartphone or an iPad can be, their displays are smaller than a reasonable desktop computer screen.
The price of some smartphones and tablets are in the range of several desktop computers and some laptops. But what justifies the price is that we can use the smartphone or tablet for more than games and entertainment — for work and school.
But this trend was before videoconferencing became part of our lives.
Today, we are going to need bigger screens.
Videoconferencing, today
Videoconferencing is now part of our life. We use it for work, for school, for entertainment, for socializing.
The truth is that videoconferencing is not very good with any of those things. Especially with remote work and distance learning. We have been trying to do what we already do in the office…
