This morning we skyped with her and she was so excited from opening presents and wired from eating mapley-syrupy-pancake-birthday-cake that she couldn't sit still. Her body was literally vibrating with joy.
And I love that I could actually see that...thanks to Skype.
oh, skype, how i love thee.
But there is something that I just can't stand about it, and I have drawn up a diagram to help me explain my slight frustration:
When my eyes are looking at the image of my loved one they are pointed slightly down because the camera is offset from the skype window on the screen. So I feel like my connection to the person on the other end suffers. In an attempt to make sure they know I'm listening to them, I move my eyes from looking at them on the screen and stare straight into the camera.
But then I sometimes miss seeing their expression change in response to what I'm saying.
And that bugs.
Am I taking crazy pills? Anyone else relate? What do you do? Just live with it?
4 comments:
I haven't skyped in awhile, but isn't there an option to make the video full screen?
I never really thought about that, but it's so true. Now that I think of it I actually never make eye contact with the person by staring into the camera. I just stare at the computer screen. It didn't bother me before, but now it will. Thanks a lot Katie!
My video is full screen and I've definitely learned not to stare into the camera any more. It just takes some getting used to.
And I would be completely miserable without Skype while overseas!
Agreed!
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