{"id":42913,"date":"2020-03-22T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T08:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-397385-1251243.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=42913"},"modified":"2021-01-30T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T11:48:09","slug":"screencasting-the-killer-app-for-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glassmountains.co.uk\/campfire\/screencasting-the-killer-app-for-remote-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Screencasting – the killer app for remote work"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Here at Glass Mountains, our 10+ team have been working remotely in a digitally distributed environment for 10 years now. We’ve learnt the hard way what works, and what doesn’t!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Furthermore, for over 5 years, we have worked on large scale website design & support projects for remote clients in the US; which has further taught us about what helps with distance work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Whilst there are lots of learnings on the subject of the remote delivery experience, the one killer app I want to talk about today is screencasting<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

What is screencasting?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Screencasting is the process of recording a short video of what is on your computer screen (plus audio) and sharing that video with a group of people to help describe a problem or provide feedback. The screencast does not need to be of high production value, it can exist purely to help communicate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The clue is in the title but screencasting is all about recording your screen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Here is an example of a screencast using our preferred tool, Loom<\/a>:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n