We are also considering AWS Chime. However, Chime doesn't provide the type of chat room features I'm looking to offer in a virtual event platform. Chime features seem well suited for our exhibitors - to allow attendees to start up instant Zoom-like meetings with exhibitor representatives. Doing this through Zoom requires a lot more prep and subscriptions.
Yes, I'm familiar with the costs for Chime, and found them to be pretty reasonable. We don't need daily use (yet), so the pay-as-you-use model may work out to be similar to costs to our current Zoom budget. Even if it results in somewhat higher costs, it would worth the convenience of having the service built into the platform, instead of linking in Zoom meetings now.
As far as number of participants, it depends. This could range from two to a dozen (maybe more) participants. For instance, take the case of a social/networking room for attendees to pop in at will, to virtually meet with other attendees or faculty, One person would start this as a host, and wait for people to drop in, over a period of time (say two hour windows).
Initially, this research into WebSockets was to provide a means to send instant messages or a bulletin board feature (stored alerts) for event attendees. There would be a notification icon on the header menu area, where messages from event management would be delivered and stored for attendees. The WebSockets would provide the instant delivery for online users. AppSync would store the messages and track read status for attendees/users. The video chatting is a feature we also wanted to add, but later, after we got familiar with this initial goal.
Hope this all makes sense. Happy to explain more, and provide access to the platform, if you're so inclined. It is a constant work in progress. We started building this last year, when the lockdowns started, and nobody wanted to meet in person.
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Thanks Kevin! I look forward to your video.
We are also considering AWS Chime. However, Chime doesn't provide the type of chat room features I'm looking to offer in a virtual event platform. Chime features seem well suited for our exhibitors - to allow attendees to start up instant Zoom-like meetings with exhibitor representatives. Doing this through Zoom requires a lot more prep and subscriptions.
Yes, I'm familiar with the costs for Chime, and found them to be pretty reasonable. We don't need daily use (yet), so the pay-as-you-use model may work out to be similar to costs to our current Zoom budget. Even if it results in somewhat higher costs, it would worth the convenience of having the service built into the platform, instead of linking in Zoom meetings now.
As far as number of participants, it depends. This could range from two to a dozen (maybe more) participants. For instance, take the case of a social/networking room for attendees to pop in at will, to virtually meet with other attendees or faculty, One person would start this as a host, and wait for people to drop in, over a period of time (say two hour windows).
Initially, this research into WebSockets was to provide a means to send instant messages or a bulletin board feature (stored alerts) for event attendees. There would be a notification icon on the header menu area, where messages from event management would be delivered and stored for attendees. The WebSockets would provide the instant delivery for online users. AppSync would store the messages and track read status for attendees/users. The video chatting is a feature we also wanted to add, but later, after we got familiar with this initial goal.
Hope this all makes sense. Happy to explain more, and provide access to the platform, if you're so inclined. It is a constant work in progress. We started building this last year, when the lockdowns started, and nobody wanted to meet in person.
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Sorry for the late response why don't you reach me out on email ( crudavid36@gmail.com). Share the app link then we work together and add the functionalities you want