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Telepresence

How can the experiences of travel be fabricated through the physical and digital realm? 

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Through this global pandemic, many people have been forced to redefine our notion of “normal” as we transition from having the privilege of physically meeting someone and travelling out of our domestic environment for work, education and leisure, to being made to staying at home and perform many of our daily tasks online. This research focuses on the technological shift that has engulfed us since social distancing and how it has affected the very notion of travel as we cannot physically go somewhere as a result. 

 

The notion of the digital tourist has emerged as a consequence of the disruption to travel and has motivated me to investigate the potential and feasibility of substituting elements of physical travel with digital alternatives. Consisting of interventions, mappings, collages and film, the explorations 

aim to create a more meaningful connection between people and place through the digital realm. 

 

These explorations have led to an interest in creating parallel experiences by merging the physical and digital realm and in doing so, this project explores the relationship between the mind and body through telepresence. Through the virtual embodiment of another person, this project seeks to open up future design opportunities that concern the experiencing of place through the interaction of a converged physical and digital context. 

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