The drive for efficiency, the insatiable thirst for knowledge and our love of new stuff is great and terrible. Check out I AM - Shadyac's new flick. http://www.iamthedoc.com/ I disagree when Shadyac says "we are far too grander than what we've told" We are flawed - but I do agree that we are wired for community!
"The truth of who we are is that, we are, because we belong" Desmond Tutu 3D's cool, but our body chemistry, entire body positioning, full range of voice inflection and physical touch cannot be translated (yet?) through technology. The drive towards coworking, communal living, village planning, etc., I think, is a reaction to the area where efficiency ruled our lives. What tastes better - fast food or a meal prepared by a master chef? Sure it cost more - but the experience is worth it and the time we get to spend with our date is priceless. High Tech is cool but High Touch is what makes the life better. Big virtual hugs to you all! Chad Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423 www.thecreativespace.ca On 2011-06-02, at 10:38 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > "A real sense of presence" > > Well, in spite of how far technology has brought us, I'd argue that as humans > - we crave the ACTUAL presence, not the sense of presence. There's nuances of > being physically present that technology can't replicate just yet, and I'm > not sure it ever will 100%. > > Meetings are probably a bad example of presence, too. How often are people > that are actually in the same room during a meeting really "present"? You > aren't there by choice, most of the time, you're there because you have to > be. Because everyone agreed on a time. And if it's a creative exercise, > you've now "scheduled creativity" which is a decidedly poor practice as well. > > Even Apple's FaceTime and Skype video chat being really, really easy to use, > and which I have a particular newfound appreciation for, is not a replacement > for the physical presence of another person. We're not wired to look at > people through a pinhole, we're wired to form tribes, hunt, gather, and > survive - together. > > I think that the naturalness of "presence" has an important role in keeping > society grounded, and while it's cool to explore and push the boundaries of > what's possible - remember what we're here for. Coworking does this better in > so many cases because it's based on real human behavior instead of this made > up version that generations have dreamed up as "more efficient". > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 3:23 AM, micheldenis <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone investigated 3D immersive virtual spaces as a coworking > place alternative ? Or as a virtual extension of a physical coworking > place ? In particular this allows people to meet and perform > collaborative activities (like meetings) with a real sense of > presence. > E.g. in France the idea is making progress these days. > > -michel > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423 www.thecreativespace.ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
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