During a presentation to the media in Bangalore, Cisco CEO John Chambers "beamed up" Marthin De Beer, Senior Vice President of Emerging Technology Group at Cisco, and Chuck Stucki the General Manager of the Telepresence Business Unit from San Jose. The photorealistic and lifesize virtual duo from San Jose then interacted with the Cisco CEO and presented to the audience in India. You can check out a video of the launch of the Cisco Globalization Center East which includes the stand up telepresence experience on the Cisco video website here: I have blogged about telepresence before when Ray Bradbury was teleported from California to Kentucky. But each time I see an example of people being teleported from one place to another, I watch wide-eyed in amazement. The potential is astounding for world-wide visual collaboration! From the Human Productivity Lab blog post Cisco Experimenting with an On-Stage Telepresence Experience:
In the session, the current usage as well as the future possibilities of the technology are discussed. Watch now. What ideas do you have for teleporting?
http://tools.cisco.com/cmn/jsp/index.jsp?id=67656
Hat tip: Rob Millard at The Adventure of Strategy.
Update: I had forgotten that Geoff Sharp blogged about mediating holographically in June. I see that I posted a comment inviting him to a holographic dinner. My blog post memory seems in need of sharpening.
Note (added April 17, 2012): "A Short History Of The Hologram, As Told By 4 Pre-Tupac Holograms" (Gothamist).
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