[Philip Lelyveld comment: this is a comprehensive, lengthy article]

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Highly Immersive Telepresence – The Keys to Creating Immersion
A Human Productivity Lab Research Brief sponsored by Array Telepresence
By Howard S. Lichtman, President – Human Productivity Lab

Download the Printable and Clickable PDF Here.

Background and History

The Return on Investment

What Makes a Telepresence Environment Highly Immersive?

The most important components of creating immersive environments include the following: 

– Wide horizontal seamless displays to address human’s wide horizontal field of view and peripheral vision

– Absence of visible cameras

– Absence of Screen Bezels

– Stand-Up Environment

– Eye contact and excellent eye lines

Addressing Eye-Contact in Highly Immersive Environments

Augmented Reality

[Many sections on technical production issues]

The Future of Highly Immersive Environments

Interim Solutions

Read the full story here: http://www.telepresenceoptions.com/2011/11/highly_immersive_telepresence/