In a flat grid like Zoom, the eye naturally scans for majority cues (raised hands, nods, thumbs-ups). When people become mentally tired, resisting those cues takes effort and pushes users toward easy consensus rather than critical debateref3,ref1
By lowering fatigue and changing how social cues are displayed, Ruume keeps each participant cognitively fresh and less susceptible to majority sway. in immersive shared scenes, people appear within a virtual contextโsuch as a coffeeshop. so there is no single โwall of facesโ broadcasting a majority opinion.
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