Realism Lacks Presence

HaaaaaaaaaaaaCommunicating the body at a distance.  Seems to be all the rage these days.  This project R*Emote Mirror sets up a mirror in New York and another in Seoul.  A full length mirror in each site shows the outline of the remote person’s reflection.  Funny, how video images don’t seem to cut it anymore.  Realism lacks presence.  Abstract representation, or avatar subjectivity, communicates a sense of presence and individuality within the technology.

About egordon

This blog documents my research on the growing importance of location, place and space in networked social media. I'm an assistant professor of new media at Emerson College in Boston. Colin Rhinesmith, a graduate student at Emerson, is a major contributor to this blog.
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