I slept on a couch while I was in town for EA Global. I’m glad that I did. My sleep quality wasn’t great, mainly because I’m sensitive to light and sound and I forgot to bring an eye mask or earplugs. But I was reasonably well rested during the conference, nonetheless. Having Soylent available in the morning was nice, too, because I didn’t have to spend time or mental energy finding something to eat before heading to SF for the conference.
But mostly, I liked the people. There were always friendly, interesting, and helpful people around, and everyone made me feel welcome from the beginning. We discussed things and played games, and I made some friends. When I needed to go to sleep in the main space while others wanted to keep talking, we quickly found a solution and nobody made me feel guilty.
A few minor complaints:
It’s tough to coordinate things with six or seven people and one shower, especially when everyone is on the same schedule in the morning. I had been warned about this, and it’s not clear to me what could be done, but it was a problem nonetheless.
When I reserved the couch, it wasn’t clear to me what would be available, in terms of bedding, towels, etc. I just assumed I would be on my own, but it might be good to communicate this more explicitly.
There was some slight confusion about who was in what room and what was reserved. It might be good to have some simple way to designate this. Maybe a place to stick a name tag outside the doors to the rooms, or above the couches?
All in all it was great, and I hope I can come back soon!
This is the first time the space had been so full, and it coincided with me being quite busy volunteering for EAG. In retrospect, maybe I should not have done that :P
I like the idea of putting nametags/other marker of who is in what room, which would also help with the “is it ok to use this room for a private conversation or is someone staying in it?” question (often answerable by visual tells but still).
I do have sheets and towels available, but given how close we were to max capacity, I wasn’t sure if I’d have enough and didn’t want to promise that. I definitely could’ve been cleared about what to expect, though.
I slept on a couch while I was in town for EA Global. I’m glad that I did. My sleep quality wasn’t great, mainly because I’m sensitive to light and sound and I forgot to bring an eye mask or earplugs. But I was reasonably well rested during the conference, nonetheless. Having Soylent available in the morning was nice, too, because I didn’t have to spend time or mental energy finding something to eat before heading to SF for the conference.
But mostly, I liked the people. There were always friendly, interesting, and helpful people around, and everyone made me feel welcome from the beginning. We discussed things and played games, and I made some friends. When I needed to go to sleep in the main space while others wanted to keep talking, we quickly found a solution and nobody made me feel guilty.
A few minor complaints:
It’s tough to coordinate things with six or seven people and one shower, especially when everyone is on the same schedule in the morning. I had been warned about this, and it’s not clear to me what could be done, but it was a problem nonetheless.
When I reserved the couch, it wasn’t clear to me what would be available, in terms of bedding, towels, etc. I just assumed I would be on my own, but it might be good to communicate this more explicitly.
There was some slight confusion about who was in what room and what was reserved. It might be good to have some simple way to designate this. Maybe a place to stick a name tag outside the doors to the rooms, or above the couches?
All in all it was great, and I hope I can come back soon!
This is the first time the space had been so full, and it coincided with me being quite busy volunteering for EAG. In retrospect, maybe I should not have done that :P
I like the idea of putting nametags/other marker of who is in what room, which would also help with the “is it ok to use this room for a private conversation or is someone staying in it?” question (often answerable by visual tells but still).
I do have sheets and towels available, but given how close we were to max capacity, I wasn’t sure if I’d have enough and didn’t want to promise that. I definitely could’ve been cleared about what to expect, though.
Thanks for the feedback!