HOT LIST.(exploring telepresence)(Brief Article)

Eduardo Kac has been exploring telepresence in his art since 1986. His work, documented at www.ekac.org, can be seen at the New York Center for Media Arts, New York (through Sept. 30), and the Yokohama Triennale, Japan (Sept. 2-Nov. 11).

TRADITIONALLY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS has involved the transmission, reception, and exchange of sound, images, and text. But in the last fifteen years it has acquired an altogether new dimension: telepresence, or the ability to produce action at a distance. Connecting robots to telecom networks enables those networks to act as vehicles for remote ...

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