TELEPRESENCE “DEFINED”
So….
“Telepresence”.
I get a flog out of saying a so called “video conferencing experts” onslaught to conclude this elementary word. So distant a many usual as good as during large accessible clarification of “Telepresence” is from Wikipedia. It states:
“Telepresence refers to a set of Technologies which concede a chairman to feel as if they were present, to give a coming which they were present, or to have an effect, during a place alternative than their loyal location.”
That elementary judgment says it all. Nothing more, zero less.
Now, VC (video conferencing) experts all have opinions gained from their years as good as years in a VC industry. They’ve been there, finished which as good as have gained all a hold compulsory to turn wizards of their industry. That same “vast volume of gained knowledge” they’ve thick with is additionally partial of a reason we’ve been watchful for VC to infer itself given a video phone in 1964. Instead of using to a usual goal, they’re using in circles. Smart people do which ya’ know.
I consider they’ve all longed for a point. There, we pronounced it. That’s certain to have some-more than a couple of people cringe. Oh well. Here’s an additional observation. It’s substantially not their pursuit to “define” Telepresence anyway. They’re seeking so past a point, kind of similar to a brain surgeon which can’t shift a prosaic tire. They’re meditative it has to do with video conferencing, 3-D, Pepper’s Ghost, video over IP or even 4-D magic. Lenses, lighting, immersiveness, latency, HD, Plasma, Bandwidth, etc. The subject lingers – during what indicate does video conferencing turn Telepresence? Is it 70ms latency? Video over IP? HD immersiveness? Right?
Wrong. All wrong.
How about it doesn’t matter? Video conferencing (in all past as good as destiny reincarnations) is only a facet of “Telepresence”. 3-D imaging? Another facet. What we watched upon chronological CNN Election night with a “hologram” camera trick? Another facet.
Simply put: Tele – “to or during a distance” as good as Presence – “the considerable demeanour or coming of a person”. Telepresence. End of story, box closed.
The companies which have figured out which a word “Telepresence” is some-more about marketing afterwards an tangible clarification have been starting to soar, whilst others which have been still perplexing to conclude it have been starting to get kicked to a curb. It doesn’t have a difference who invented it. It does have a difference who’s starting to gain upon it. Telepresence in a hint is a trainer barking orders around a walkie talkie (or fibre as good as crater for which matter). It doesn’t have a difference if it’s 720i HD during thirty fps, or 3-D Pepper’s Ghost technology, or 300 cameras office building a pretence hologram. Those methods have been only a equates to to communicate Telepresence, not Telepresence defined.
Presently, Cisco is using with a round since of their TV commercials as good as Internet play. Marketing 101. They didn’t invent Telepresence, though they’ve been selling it. They’re not watchful upon one conferencing “Standards”, they’re not watchful upon a clarification as good as they’re certainly not watchful upon anybody or anything. They have been forging forward with their Telepresence associated products. Remember, if we hold similar to we do which Telepresence is not about “video conferencing”, though about “all” a opposite technologies which can have up “Telepresence”, we can shift a tire as good as get upon down a highway instead of removing your gray have a difference mired in a sand meditative up a clarification which won’t greatfully all of a people anyway.
Sometimes we’re so smart, we’re stupid.
Just my dual cents worth. Take it or leave it.
L2 Lumpy (telepresent as good as accounted for)
Telepresence – “Ride upon a Next Plane of Existence” TM
