Having used Togethernet in class, it functions as a method of communicating with one another and archiving messages that are sent in a specific chat room. Based on it’s design, it was designed for small communities in mind, as there is a limit on who can join the Togethernet rooms. The main goal of Togethernet based on the creators comments is that it’s meant as a “preparation” of sorts before placing things like photos or drawings out on bigger social media platforms.
While I can’t claim to be an artist or anything, if I were to write down something important, like a piece of code, in the Togethernet archives, I would like to save it there. Also having a small online community to chat with is rather nice since most of the internet is pretty public.
One of the things I found compelling about Togethernet was “Element Table” for the names of whoever logged in. The first two letters of whatever username you used were placed on the screen, and you could move them around the screen. It seemed like a rather neat addition to play with while you chatted, and I also wondered about it’s inclusion considering the overall purpose of Togethernet.
As far as critiques go for Togethernet, one main issue I want to bring up is the user limit. When we tried this out in class, it started lagging a bit when everyone joined, and I think there’s around 25 or so in our class. If the user limit was raised/the code is adjusted to accommodate for more people that would be great.