What the term means:  Telepresence refers to “technologies that allow a user appear to be present, feel like they are present or have some effect in a space the person does not physically inhabit.” (What is Telepresence? – Definition from Technopedia) . It can include video teleconferencing tools, in easy words, video calling.

Reflection on the Topic

1. “An underlying principle was to make it seem like the person was actually there by making the surrogate look and sound like the remote person” (Preece, Rogers & Sharp, 2015). One serious problem with long-distance telepresence is the fact that data and control signals cannot travel faster than the speed of light in free space. It is very helpful if we use telepresence to get in touch with other people around the world. Telepresence has been suggested as a method of performing surgery by remote control, and as a method of performing nanoscale operations by scaling down the telechir by a factor of thousands or millions.
2. “One of the most innovative prototypes was BiReality, it was used for teleoperated mobile robotic surrogate to visit remote locations as a substitute for physical travels” (Jouppi et al, 2004).
3. “While HD Video Conferencing systems might require in addition to 1.5 Mbps per site, Telepresence systems may require about 15 to 20 Mbps of bandwidth per site” (What is Telepresence and what are its components?). Example of presence is explained in the below picture which indicates that it is like skype.

My Thought

“Telepresence are like skype, where we can have video conference while attending a meeting. It is a face-to-face conversation with the people who are far from us” (Firdous Ghani, 2018).

Reference List

1. Preece, Rogers & Sharp, (2015). Interaction and Design: Beyond human-computer interaction. West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
2. What is Telepresence? – Definition from Techopedia. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.technopedia.com/definition/14600/telepresence
3. What is Telepresence and what are its components? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.excitingip.com/344/what-is-telepresence-and-what-are-its-components/

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