**Lightboards**

because of the pandemic, I build a [lightboard][1] at home in order to give my classes
(this was inspired by Ivo Vekemans - here's an example of [him lecturing][2]).

I recorded three whole classes so far on it, and a bunch of seminar talks. Here's one example: andreghenriques.com/OSUseminar2020.mp4. Overall, I'm very happy with the setup.

*Advantages:* the result is really beautiful to watch.

*Disadvantages:* This lightboard essentially uses up a whole room. Also, it's a bit time-consuming to clean the board (if you don't clean it well, it leaves lots of shiny smudges). This makes it essentially impossible to give live talks on it.

  [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYwXOLU4TKk&t=199s
  [2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9v5VTDwiPg&list=PLHYBb0FtzAK_Bz0lvcNAnu98hcmaXr0gF