It is just a shadow. It is meant to communicate and yet preserve privacy:
“Shadows are being used by Japanese researchers as an non-intrusive way for friends to stay in touch.
Called Teleshadow the system pipes video of what people are doing at home via the net to their friends’ houses.”
link: Shadow lamps to connect friends
In the age where 🙂 is a smile, it seems that this is the ‘gray area’ of staying connected. No facial expression needed…
Catherine Forsythe
[tags]shadow lamps, communication, privacy, internet, facial expression[/tags]