Since first logging onto my first Apple (IBM hadn't yet discovered personal computing) I have gone through 30 years of repeatedly encountering technology that promises a lot--and requires a certain amount of patience because it doesn't quite do what it seemed like it could do.
Here we have a taste of the future, but it isn't here yet. Those who love the game will be patient, and I can see the excitement that an avatar can now raise its eyebrows along with its creator. But so long as it's at this level I don't think that effectively connecting with a person online will be enhanced very much by the visual tricks. I think that connection is about tracking and responding to the person, whether or not it can be seen, and visual distractions may actually get in the way.
Since first logging onto my first Apple (IBM hadn't yet discovered personal computing) I have gone through 30 years of repeatedly encountering technology that promises a lot--and requires a certain amount of patience because it doesn't quite do what it seemed like it could do.
ReplyDeleteHere we have a taste of the future, but it isn't here yet. Those who love the game will be patient, and I can see the excitement that an avatar can now raise its eyebrows along with its creator. But so long as it's at this level I don't think that effectively connecting with a person online will be enhanced very much by the visual tricks. I think that connection is about tracking and responding to the person, whether or not it can be seen, and visual distractions may actually get in the way.