💬Proximity A/V

Gather uses proximity video chat. This means the audio and video of a person grows clearer as you walk closer to them and fades out as you walk away. You begin connecting with someone who is five tiles from you, and you are fully connected when you are within two tiles of each other.

Exceptions

• Private areas: In a private area, you connect to the a/v of everyone who is in the same private area as you.

• Quiet mode: In quiet mode, you only connect to someone's a/v who is within one tile of you.

• Ghost mode: In ghost mode, you do not connect to anyone's a/v.

Video Views

When there are multiple people in one gathering, a select number of video feeds will show at the top of your screen. The number of video feeds that display depend on the size of your browsing window and resolution of your screen.

You can navigate through your video carousel by clicking the arrows on either side of your screen. You can switch to grid view by clicking the expanding arrows icon at the upper right of the grid.

Map View

You can scroll between videos manually by clicking the arrows to the left and right of the videos shown. This is called Map View since you are able to see more of the map while in this view.

When you are in Meeting View, you can collapse back to the regular Map View by clicking the button in the upper right corner of the screen.

See more information in official help center.