Darrick wood Authenticity - l’Authenticité


Thoughts in Darrick Wood by Trevor Morgan 28 April 2020 (traduction française ci-dessous)

The one thing I miss the most about not being to get out and about is the conviviality of meeting friends and family in a café, a restaurant, a wine bar or a pub. I am afraid that WhatsApp and Zoom video calls are not a good substitute for me, in fact this type of virtual reality reminds me on what I am missing – the authenticity of meeting people in real life.

The audio on such calls is insufficient to convey non-verbal information; the full tone of voices is either incomplete or distorted by poor audio reproduction, so they lack subtleness.

Likewise, the video lacks perspective and perfect colour rendition so it is difficult to perceive subtle facial expressions.

Also, such interaction reminds me of some dire audio or audio-visual conference calls that I have had during my working life. One conference call included someone in a children’s playground and another person at an airport. All the background noise did not help but it made little difference as most of the people on the call either said nothing, or those that did say something did not know what they were talking about. It was a waste of time.

It would be a good idea to stage a few conferences outdoors in Darrick wood. Most of the background “noise” would be from the birds who are probably talking more sense. The attendees might be inspired by the smell of some wildflowers: altogether a much healthier prospect. The decision making would also be much better.






Pensées dans Darrick Wood par Trevor Morgan 28 avril 2020

La seule chose qui me manque le plus dans le fait de ne pas pouvoir sortir, c’est la convivialité de rencontrer des amis et de la famille dans un café, un restaurant, un bar à vin ou un pub. Je crains que les appels vidéo Whatsapp et Zoom ne me remplacent pas, en fait, ce type de réalité virtuelle me rappelle ce qui me manque : l’authenticité de rencontrer des gens dans la vraie vie.

Le son de ces appels est insuffisant pour transmettre de l’information non verbale; le ton plein des voix est soit incomplet ou déformé par une mauvaise reproduction audio, de sorte qu’ils manquent de subtilité.

De même, la vidéo manque de perspective et de rendu parfait des couleurs, il est donc difficile de percevoir des expressions faciales subtiles.

De plus, une telle interaction me rappelle certaines conférences téléphoniques audio ou audiovisuelles désastreuses que j’ai eues au cours de ma vie professionnelle. Une conférence téléphonique comprenait une personne dans une aire de jeux pour enfants et une autre dans un aéroport. Tout le bruit de fond n’a pas aidé, mais il a fait peu de différence que la plupart des gens sur l’appel soit dit rien, ou ceux qui ont dit quelque chose ne savait pas ce qu’ils parlaient. C’était une perte de temps.

Ce serait une bonne idée de faire quelques conférences en plein air dans le bois de Darrick. La majeure partie du « bruit » de fond provient des oiseaux qui parlent probablement plus de sens. Les participants pourraient être inspirés par l’odeur de certaines fleurs sauvages : tout à fait une perspective beaucoup plus saine. La prise de décision serait également beaucoup mieux.

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