Dreaming of immersive interactions to navigate forced distributed collaboration during Covid-19

The digitalization of many forms of work during the Covid-19 pandemic has brought many challenges for online collaboration Bakirlioglu et al explain that while they have been using online communication tools for meetings and collaboration for a while, this is the first time they are collectively being forced to do so At least for them, existing online tools initially created a sense of reassurance, as they were familiar with them - collaborating on project management through shared files and co-edited documents, having meetings and saving conversations for later reference, collaborating with partners around the globe, and so on Utilizing completely online tools for participatory design (PD) has its challenges PD aims to bring stakeholders into the design process democratically and to enable and empower them to influence the process It focuses on "infrastructuring" tools, networks, and sociotechnical skills for participants to actively take part in design projects