There has been a lot of buzz surrounding “telepresence” – a phrase coined by Video TeleConferencing (VTC) system manufacturers such as Cisco, Polycom, TelaNETix and others.
It is yet another marketing angle on invigorating the old VTC market – The same issues with these new units apply, as existed with the old, here are the TOP 3 Issues Nico has with Telepresence:
1. if one telepresence unit is behind a firewall, your firewall admin will need to open ports dedicated to video conferencing in order to allow the two way communication.
2. Different manufacturer units will need to be connected through a bridge. What is a bridge? Essentially it is a “meet me ” point where the two codecs are bridged together by an operator who can take the various codecs and translate them so the units appear to be speaking to each other.
3. COST: Telepresence units are very expensive – ROI comes from cost-avoidance from less travel and no need for a satellite up-link.
Telepresence is supposed to be the ANSWER for virtual “face-to-face” interactive meetings with some more advanced units tapping into the sensory experience via auditory simulaton and even deeper visual “life size” projections, they also delve into the tactile experiences that translate through gloves, touch screens and the like.
it isn’t Minority Report yet, but it seems our technology leaders must have really liked that movie since they are investing so much in making it a reality 🙂
I do believe in the next 5 years, true immersion will generate higher levels of comprehension in learning and simulations adaptive for athlete’s, pilots, acrobats and adventurers alike.
“I do believe in the next 5 years, true immersion will generate higher levels of comprehension in learning and simulations adaptive for athlete’s, pilots, acrobats and adventurers alike.”
I say two! Go Telepresence!
L II,
http://www.TelepresenceForum.com