[gcr]

that's a great idea! let's call it something simple, like just "Hangouts"

Then to solve adoption, let's make it a website so people can visit it without installing anything!

And maybe if it could be spearheaded by a large company like Google, that'd be even better!

Personally I'd love a service where I could drop in and out of one of these "Google Hangouts" throughout the day, maybe even made accessible by removing the complexity of VR, seeing my friends' cameras would be good enough for me :)

[erulabs]

The internet is stupid because writing letters is perfectly good. The metaverse might be boring but it’s not nearly as boring as those who can’t use their imagination even a little.

I know it’s bad form to reply to snark with snark but I can’t help myself. If there was no market for this in the age of video chat - why do people still fly anywhere? Why am I excited when my friends come to town?

[Evan_Hellmuth]

Unfortunately this is not how Google hangouts works! No one hangs out there, you have to schedule a call.

There needs to be a reason to hang out. Maybe I’m playing a game or watching sports front row or working on my golf swing in VR, then I see a friend come online and voila we link up!