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:mask: Collection of awesome resources, tools, and initiatives to alleviate loneliness, isolation, and other burdens imposed by "social distancing" measures.

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Education and online learning

  • awsome-selfhosted § Learning and Courses

    List of self-hostable Learning Management System (LMS) software.

  • Caffeine

    Livestream service provider offering in-stream options for producers to receive donations from viewers.

  • Crowdcast

    Service powering the livestream feature in Patreon 's mobile app, but can be used independently to use additional features such as webinars.

  • Facebook Live

    Livestream functionality from the (in)famous Facebook, Inc. corporation.

  • Gather

    Platform offering a customizable virtual world experience tailored for events like classrooms, conferences, or large offices where visitors move an avatar and can connect to video/audio of others' nearby avatars.

  • Hovercast

    Made for entertainers who want to offer participatory features to an online audience. Usually paid, but currently offering free software licenses to independent artists and small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic .

New York City regional initiatives

  • BigBlueButton

    Self-hostable software suite offering real-time sharing of audio, video, slides (with whiteboard controls), chat, and the screen, built for integration with Free Software LMS and CMS systems.

  • BigMarker

    Webinar software built for large (and virtual) events such as conferences, digital training, and more.

  • Discord

    Free voice (and text) chat service popular with gamers of various kinds.

  • ezTalks

    Virtual business meeting software with a free tier.

  • Galene

    Self-hostable videoconference server (an "SFU" [selective forwarding unit]) that is easy to deploy and that requires moderate server resources.

  • GoBrunch

    In-browser, free webinar hosting platform with the ability to record audio and video streams for replay later.

Resources

Arts and entertainment

  • Stay at Home

    Online music festival and events calendar.

  • Stay at Home Festival

    World's first 24/7 online festival with participants from over twelve countries.

  • Virtual Music Events Directory

    Comprehensive, up-to-date resource for anyone seeking guidance on how to stage alternative music events in this moment of significant upheaval for the industry.

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