2.  Definition  Telepresence vs Video Conference  Advantages of Telepresence  Technologies  Applications  Conclusion

3.  Latest generation of video conference technology.  Virtual presence at another physical location by means of telecommunication technology  Technology introduced by microsoft.

5.  Life Size Participants(wide screens)  Very good quality video, lighting, and acoustics  Frameless screen  True eye contact  Consistent experience in different locations

6. Gaze angle in video conferencing.

7.  The point of videoconferencing was to allow participants to see nonverbal communication  Limited to 2D visual communication  Problem in eye contact and gaze awareness

8.  Telepresence provides face to face experience.  Illusion that remote participants are actually together.  Creates the illusion of being in same room. People experience what they would experience if they were in same room.  So it results in better meeting productivity.

10.  Its over a high bandwidth network connection.  A volumetric 3D image can be seen over conference table.  Its frameless given people impression that they are in same room  It has a wide screen that covers entire wall and is completely transparent.

12.  3D image modelling  Touchlight

14. Touchlight is a display system used for 3D impression. Touchlight works with the assistance of a holographic screen, a projector and cameras.

15.  Education  Meetings in organization  Nuclear industries  Telemedicine  Outer space research

17. Telepresence has taken videoconference to a whole new level and has made virtual presence a reality.