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"Videoconferencing apps like Skype are great for making conversations with remote friends and colleagues a bit more personal. But for all their benefits, video calls have one major drawback: lack of eye contact.\nWhen videoconferencing, your eyes tend to focus on the person you\u2019re talking to. Unfortunately their location on a computer screen is typically lower than where the webcam is located. The result: It always looks as if everyone in the conversation is looking down on \u2014 rather than at \u2014 each other.\nSee also: 9 Crucial Tips and Tricks for Skype\nA new technology from the Computer Graphics Laboratory at ETH Zurich is looking to correct this issue with a piece of software that recognizes and rotates people's faces in video calls to make it appear as though they\u2019re looking into the camera. The results are pretty amazing.\nNow only available for larger companies, the software could ultimately be used with consumer webcams for the same effect. \nIn the software's current form, webcams have to be equipped with depth sensors in order for it to work. Most devices currently on the market don\u2019t have webcams with depth sensors, however, in part because of their higher cost. Eventually, the team hopes to adapt the technology, so that it can also be used with standard webcams.\nDo you think eye contact is important when videoconferencing? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.\nImage: Wikimedia Commons\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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