Re: Teletubbies
I would have to agree with Manovich's definition. I feel that telepresence without the ability to act is just voyagerism. I guess the real concept is that it is all a scale. The OnStar operator is not telepresent himself except for his voice being at the scene, but the system of OnStar is fully telepresent as the ambulance acts as a giant arm that can pull you out of your car. Although, I would agree that this definition may change as new technologies come about. One day, a virtual self will be able to present itself to a new location via some realistic type hologram, and then anything less than that will not be considered telepresence. What Manovich defines as telepresence by being able to act and see through a robot will not be enough since the robotic application will only be a puppet relationship and not the full sensory machine that would ideally be invented.
posted by Steven G. @ 11:39 AM
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