Telepresence

1. Telepresence
Business
Fan Wing Sze 13201751
14 October 2013
Education

2. What is telepresence?
Telepresence
To connect geographically
separated people via high-quality
audio and video streams
To feel everyone in present in
the meeting even though they
are attending the meeting from
different parts of the world

3. What is telepresence?
Telepresence
Video
telephony
Telephony
 placement of cameras
 colors and the furniture of the room
 tables and chairs

4. Equipment
that can
deliver
high-quality
audio and
HD video
3
At least two
locations
with
dedicated
server
hardware
and
software,
bandwidth
to support
the HD
throughput
2
1
How telepresence works?
People
appear lifesize with
hands and
torso
visible.
They can
discern
body
language
and facial
expressions

5. Advantages
 Save time
 Provide speed decision making
 Reduce CO2 emissions
 Cut travel costs
 Provide realistic two-way interactive
video conferencing
 Improve employee productivity

6. Disadvantages
 Replace normal(face-to-face)
interactions
 Have disruption or failure over the
Internet /technology
 Incurs high cost

7. Current Applications
Names
Explain
Connecting communities
To establish a sense of shared
presence or shared space among
geographically separated members
of a group.
Where humans are exposed to
hazardous situations are suitable to
use telepresence for avoiding those
risk.
Students can stay at home to have
a class.
Hazardous environments
Education
Pipeline inspection
It is used especially in small
diameter pipes which can not be
viewed for examination.

8. Future trend
Application Segment
What is it ?
IllumiShare
A desk-lamp shaped projection
device that enables local and
remote workers to view, share
and work with physical or digital
objects on any surface.
The Beaming Project
It is a telepresence concept that
uses visual reality and haptic
interfaces to record a remote
user’s interactions in one
locations and mirror those
inputs on a humankind robot

9. Online Survey
Target
Information
The understanding of telepresence
Site
• https://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9TZGASap5LdYZKZ

10. Survey Result

11. Survey Result
Education level of interviewers
Bachelor's
degree or
higher
32%
Associate
Degree or
Higher Diploma
30%
Others
38%
High School
Graduate
32%
Others
6%

13. Video

14. Conclusion
Although telepresence systems have certain
disadvantages
they are still becoming increasingly popular in
both business and academe, and
 a number of schools have implemented such
systems over the past few years .
It is believed that new avenues of sharing will
emerge with the rapid improvement on
telepresence.

15. The End