3D video conferencing – what is the point?

There are some people out there who feel 3D is the next big thing for companies who want to improve business meetings over the wire.  Better than HD, a three dimensional approach will feel even more realistic and life-like than ever before.  

For some applications it may help, like reviewing physical objects,  but for plain business meetings? hold on, I don’t look my best on any camera, and I don’t want a more detailed system picking up the glare from my receeding hairline so that, as some systems require, people at the other end will be forced to squint whilst wearing cellophane glasses.

If you’re looking to save travel budget and enable more meetings happen in a timely way (it’s surprising just how many meetings fail to happen at all) then invest in conventional VC, or even better, rent telepresence in London;

Try London Video Conferencing or Cisco rental.

Just to indulge ourselves here’s couple of 3D systems available now;

• Cisco Telepresence in 3D – yes it’s true and it works! 
  Check out Musion.

• Minoru 3D webcam – just plain wierd