1. WELCOME

2. TELEPRESENCE
PRESENTED BY,

3. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HISTORY IMPLEMENTATION MANIPULATION APPLICATIONS
COMPARISON WITH VIRTUAL REALITY
COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING
CONCLUSION

4. INTRODUCTION Set of technologies
Senses movements, audio etc, transmits to remote location
No difference from actual presence

6. HISTORY First Telepresence company- Teleport
First Telepresence system- Telesuites
Founded in 1993 by David Allen and Harold Williams
Teleport became Destiny Conferencing and Telesuites became RPX

7. IMPLEMENTATION Vision
View of user is filled with view of remote location
User may be provided with either large screen
Or small screen in front of eye
Movements of user’s head sensed ,camera mimic actions

9. IMPLEMENTATION Sound Uses traditional technology
Better is stereo or surround sound

10. MANIPULATION Have ability to manipulate remote objects Teleoperation
Means “doing work at a distance”
Telemanipulator or Teleoperator

12. APPLICATIONS Teleconferencing Connecting Communities Subsea Network
Hazardous Environment
Pipeline inspection
Remote Surgery
Education
Entertainment

13. COMPARISON WITH VIRTUAL REALITY
Telepresence - real environment
Virtual presence - Artificial environment

14. COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING
Issues in Video Conferencing
No eye contact
Appearance consciousness

15. COMPARISON WITH VIDEO CONFERENCING
Benefits of Telepresence
Build trust, understanding and relationship
Faster decision making
Face to face customer service and support

16. Overcomes disadvantages of Videoconferencing
CONCLUSION
Overcomes disadvantages of Videoconferencing
Vision is to provide virtual experiences

17. DOUBT SESSION
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