[The Imperial College London Business School demonstrated a new presence-evoking technology in a transatlantic discussion panel last week. Details about the technology and plans for its wider use are in the story below from BBC News, where it includes other images and a video. Coverage by Imperial College London News includes a 0:45 minute video of the event (also available via YouTube). A short interview with David Lefevre, director of Imperial’s Edtech Lab, is available from Sputnik News. –Matthew] ‘Hologram’ lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London University classes are set to be given a futuristic spin by letting lecturers…

[Sexuality remains a fascinating context for exploring presence. It creates a variety of complex challenges to replicate deeply human, embodied experiences using technology, challenges that while rarely met successfully can teach us a lot about the many factors that evoke and limit different forms of presence. And it highlights a variety of ethical questions and controversies for designers, researchers, consumers and others. The story below from Metro UK is a good example; it’s the only coverage of the Autoblow A.I. product that I found that didn’t include explicit or crass language and/or juvenile puns. A story in Motherboard describes the…

[The ultimate presence technology that many of us grew up watching dramatized in Star Trek is apparently one step closer, as reported in this story from VentureBeat (where the original includes three more images). For more details see the Light Field Lab website, including the press release on the News page. –Matthew] Light Field Lab and Otoy team up to make Star Trek’s Holodeck a reality Dean Takahashi October 22, 2018 Holographic display maker Light Field Lab and graphics software firm Otoy have teamed up to turn the Star Trek Holodeck into a reality. The Holodeck, which Star Trek movies…