My friends are onscreen as tiny Zoom thumbnails. They are surrounded by objects that reveal their unique personalities. Someone’s wearing a heavy-duty headset…gamer girl, perhaps? Framed artworks…creatives, surely? Some have maps on the wall…well-traveled and adventurous types, yes? I wonder if they chose these spots […]
Category: Real Virtualities
Studying with disembodied hands
Nobody studies like that! I think to myself. The “Study With Me” streamer has arranged her notes, books and laptop in a line. Candles are burning on her desk. Fairy lights and plants frame her window, which looks out to a Glasgow neighborhood. It feels […]