I hopped on a new forum today, this one dedicated to the world of "Telepresence".
Verrrrry interrrresssssting.
The Telepresence Forum.
I've already posted our version of "Personal Telepresence" and plan to visit that forum a lot more in the future.
For the record, even though personal telepresence is being re-defined by marketing $, here is what we originally defined it as:
"Personal Telepresence is an interactive multimedia tool that allows individuals or groups to, affordably, meet with remotely located individuals or groups--from their desktop--as if they were all in the same location. A Personal Telepresence workstation would include telephony, computer, desktop videoconferencing, groupware, and graphics capability on a single platform.
The user interface presented will allow natural, face-to-face interaction between all those involved in `virtual' meeting, classroom, office or manufacturing problem solving sessions. Files could be opened and placed on a virtual `conference table' where changes could be made interactively by any or all the `meeting' participants. `Copies' of the files can be made, `stapled' together, and given to each of the attendees. The desktop would include a `whiteboard' for brainstorming sessions and a `projector screen' to display movies, video mail, and/or the results of a simulation program. "
In short: Our PT included video and data collaboration and was meant to be affordable for anyone / everyone.
