Videos of someone studying are easy to find. This is the other kind: a real person studying next to you, live, who knows you're there. You say what you'll work on, and then you both get on with it.
Whoever booked the same quarter hour and the same length is on the video call with you. Two minutes at the start to say what you'll do, then silence, two minutes at the end to say how it went.
If nobody booked your time, the session starts anyway: for the first 5 minutes we look for someone while you work. If nobody arrives, you choose: carry on with a virtual companion, and if you stay until the end the session counts in full, look for a person in the next quarter hour, or leave.
Sessions are one person at a time, not a room full of cameras, so you're both actually there.
Anything that fits in a 25 or 50 minute block: preparing an exam, writing a thesis, reading, coding, or a task you keep avoiding. Whoever you're paired with is doing their own thing too.
It usually means one of two things: a video of someone studying that you play in the background, or a live session with a real person. This page is about the second: someone who is studying at the same time as you and knows you're there.
One sentence at the start about what you'll do, and two minutes at the end about how it went. In between you work in silence. The camera can point at your desk instead of your face, and the microphone can stay muted.
The session starts anyway: for the first 5 minutes we look for someone while you work. If nobody arrives, you choose: carry on with a virtual companion, and if you stay until the end the session counts in full, look for a person in the next quarter hour, or leave.
The other person only sees the name you choose, never your email; audio and video aren't recorded; you can block and report, and every report is read by a person.
It's free to start, with no credit card.