Responding to kentavos, blacknimbus... a teleconference is an effective tool, just like an old fashioned phone. Add in web conferencing and you can do even more effectively. I think the point is that high def teleconferencing slices more physical interactions off the top and moves them into the remote category. I've used Cisco TelePresence and it does things no teleconference [phone call] can do. The experience is "primal" in that the impact is more/different than you can predict. It's not just something like a hammer. It's impact on human interaction is very complex.
If this sounds like I'm on drugs, imagine actually being on a Star Trek holodeck. I'd bet I'd be blown away and totally spun around. TelePresence is on that type of continuum.
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Responding to kentavos, blacknimbus... a teleconference is an effective tool, just like an old fashioned phone. Add in web conferencing and you can do even more effectively. I think the point is that high def teleconferencing slices more physical interactions off the top and moves them into the remote category. I've used Cisco TelePresence and it does things no teleconference [phone call] can do. The experience is "primal" in that the impact is more/different than you can predict. It's not just something like a hammer. It's impact on human interaction is very complex.
If this sounds like I'm on drugs, imagine actually being on a Star Trek holodeck. I'd bet I'd be blown away and totally spun around. TelePresence is on that type of continuum.
Maybe too metaphysical?