An interesting conversation was had today with Rolf Hughes on the subject time and travel, more specifically the ability to travel to another space, without actually having to be in that space.
Those clever people at KTH organised a concert entitled point 25 that was held at the KTH Learning Lab in Stockholm. 4 performers and an audience. Not unusual. Except that half the people present were performing / sitting in the Wallenberg Hall at Stanford, USA. Same Space. Different Place.
The real-time link up uses one of the fastest high-speed fiber optic broadband cables, and currently sports a meagre 0 point 25, delay (hence the name of the concert). It is a project that the Swedish governement is very interested in developing and implementing, as it has great probabilities for those who live in remote rural areas, and thus keep these areas thriving and reduce the strain on major cities.
Perhaps we are talking in the future more a form of virtual travel… but there are many social implications, such as the shake of a hand, a hug, direct eye contact, that are currently missing from the picture.
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