Science & Tech
Greg Evans
Apr 04, 2020
Twitter/Dan Crowd/ Amit Serper
With the coronavirus pandemic looking likely to carry on for the foreseeable future our day-to-day lives are mostly being conducted indoors and that includes for millions around the world, working from home.
Many of us will have already gotten used to this sudden change of pace and although it's not ideal and we are seriously missing out of human interaction, there are still lots of ways to have fun with your colleagues.
Lots of us will send memes to each other about lockdown and the general state of things in order to raise spirits and those are very welcome.
I, for one, welcome our new goat overlords https://t.co/Fk5x6XaCLM— Andrew Stuart: Still wears a mask (@Andrew Stuart: Still wears a mask) 1585566667
Nobody: Lads during self-isolation: https://t.co/51WZVsXJQT— Michael Fry (@Michael Fry) 1585240360
Who needs rainbows in the window.. Not this flat in Glasgow 😏 https://t.co/HVo2nmdIxx— half man half outnumbered (@half man half outnumbered) 1585953057
However, as many of us are now having to use services such as Google Hangout and Skype to communicate we are having to be creative with the way we present ourselves through webcams, be that through wearing our best glad rags or being creative with what is in the background of our houses.
Zoom, which has now become one of the most popular apps for chatting with colleagues and friends, offers users to completely change their backgrounds, immersing themselves in places that they definitely are not or memes or moments from fiction.
Here are some of our favourites from the past few weeks.
Today's Zoom Meeting Background: #NegativeGhostRider #ThePatternIsFull https://t.co/Q5NK0NiN5T— ⛈👨🏻💻⛈ (@⛈👨🏻💻⛈) 1585674549
Finally found the perfect background for my zoom meetings https://t.co/G6VBnZVkYN— rob (@rob) 1585229542
Found my favorite Zoom background. Sometimes you want to just go somewhere cozy ya know? https://t.co/cQZRertUDi— Steven Ray Morris (@Steven Ray Morris) 1585711471
.@ethanosten and I are bringing a top notch Zoom background game. #countiesmatter https://t.co/qMmHQq1m5d— m dot jam ⭐️🤘 (@m dot jam ⭐️🤘) 1585669367
Here is what the #StarTrek background looks like on zoom. Starship captain Yuen reporting for academic meetings and… https://t.co/wZPyeKwLHP— Nancy Wang Yuen (@Nancy Wang Yuen) 1585604385
my zoom background game remains undefeated https://t.co/2t3dicl1Ke— caitie delaney (@caitie delaney) 1585978042
@jaimerrill14 My zoom background is a picture of me listening intently to the call. https://t.co/chPPBJEp45— Salaam Bhatti (@Salaam Bhatti) 1585691867
Netflix's Tiger King has proven to be very popular.
New Zoom background https://t.co/o84p95uMYN— Zach Love (@Zach Love) 1585675290
Some people have gone above and beyond in their efforts, with video backgrounds allowing them to duplicate themselves which must be very confusing for their colleagues.
My favorite thing about my new zoom virtual background is that it triples my productivity in meetings. https://t.co/KNnrKs4hmf— Amit Serper (@Amit Serper) 1585688408
Today I made a Zoom background of myself accidentally walking in on myself in a Zoom meeting. https://t.co/Rl2AsjfZ7V— Dan Crowd (@Dan Crowd) 1585890113
@itsdancrowd I had the same like multiple instances of me hanging around. https://t.co/05G4KDXNGY— Metehan Korkmazel - MMK (@Metehan Korkmazel - MMK) 1585912384
If you are stuck for ideas here are examples that might liven up your inspiration.
iconic zoom backgrounds: a thread keep it going https://t.co/GU54B97tiR— Shell 🐝 (@Shell 🐝) 1585673399
https://t.co/3VgQrlA7CD— Shell 🐝 (@Shell 🐝) 1585673425
https://t.co/fr0wBanVPG— Shell 🐝 (@Shell 🐝) 1585673455
@BeeShellll https://t.co/QbRLECJIAS— GET A GRIP (@GET A GRIP) 1585694265
We just hope that people don't get too attached to these are disappointed at their regular workspaces when life returns to normal.
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