Track: WebRTC and Real-Time Applications |
| Evolution of WebRTC Use-cases after the COVID Pandemic |
| After ten years of slow and steady increase, interest in WebRTC has been massively accelerated. The onset of the pandemic rocketed the need for real-time collaborative experiences at both small and grand scale, while at the same time increasing the world’s comfort level with the technology. We have seen a huge rise in productivity, collaboration, and social environments mapped onto social spaces. With regard to the future of WebRTC, discussion included: What are people willing to pay for (monetizable) at scale at different points of a technology evolution? Which are the WebRTC use cases that don’t need more innovation and which will become commoditized? Where is there still room for creativity? Do we want to duplicate the experience when building for remote events, or enhance it? What experience will we be optimizing for? The most valuable version of the experience may be the digital version – if we get it right. Creator-driven content will continue to rise – live commerce, concerts, social. So will the need for highly produced video experiences made possible by great creator tools. At every layer, we’re actually still very early in the evolution of where the use cases for WebRTC can and will go. Every space is going to grow and WebRTC is a core building block for that future. According to us, what really matters in WebRTC development is: * Developer time to value * Call quality and reliability * APIs for the largest possible set of use cases |
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