#ambientcopresence

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(via First-person Hyperlapse Videos) Hyperlapse for human rights? A new app from Instagram and this presentation of research from Microsoft (for longer videos) present the possibilities of hyperlapse for turning long, jerky first-person videos into smooth exposition. How do we use this for #copresence4good and human rights work? Some initial thoughts: - Use it to ground people in the physical location and context of an action - Use it as part of the preparatory ambient co-presence work that starts to introduce potential supporters to people and context (i.e. share some hyperlapses that show preparation for an action, present the location etc, so that people are ready to join live when the moment comes) - Rapidly present evidence of a pattern (for example of forced evictions in a neighbourhood)? Thoughts?

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Ambient awareness or co-presence is a key part of how to make stronger solidarity connections. It may not make much sense to drop someone 'live' into the middle of a protest and ask them to do something meaningful. However, if I've experienced a 'trajectory of joy' or of daily life of key activists over the past few weeks or months then I will be more ready to join that moment of crisis. From wikipedia... "Ambient awareness is a term used by social scientists to describe a new form of peripheral social awareness. This awareness is propagated from relatively constant contact with one's friends and colleagues via social networking platforms on the Internet. Some examples of social networking websites are Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Blogger, delicious.com, etc. The term essentially defines the sort of omnipresent knowledge one experiences by being a regular user of these media outlets that allow a constant connection with one's social circle. According to Clive Thompson of the New York Times, ambient awareness is "very much like being physically near someone and picking up on mood through the little things; body language, sighs, stray comments..." Therefore, in effect two friends who regularly follow one another's digital information can already be aware of each other's lives without actually being physically present to have a conversation."

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Perch lets you create an always-on telepresence portal between two iOS devices Perch has rebooted its iOS app with a new focus on linking up two remote offices through an always-on video conference. The vision behind the app is that it would run on a dedicated iPad or iPhone hung on a wall or a stand in an office. Workers then create a “portal” from within Perch and then link it to another portal somewhere else, creating a looking glass effect. The whole setup feels a lot like keeping a FaceTime call going while collaborating remotely, though Perch does include a few extra features. One key difference is that Perch includes a face detection algorithm that mutes the audio when you’re not looking at the portal. Connections can also be set up to automatically pick back up after disruptions. (via The Perch App Creates An Always-On Video Chat Between Two iOS Devices)

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stephen balaban 白德文 Google Glass Lifestream I’m happy to announce the launch of our open source Google Glass Lifestream & Backup Tool for Mac OS X. In order for it to work, you must first turn on debug on your Glass: Settings > Device info > Turn on debug (see notes below as to why we do this). After backing up your Glass to the chosen directory, it can optionally generate a lifestream from the images taken with your Glass.

Check out the gif on the page. Lifelogging as a tool for generating a trajectory of 'ambient co-presence' and 'nearly live' in the lead-up to live co-presence for good?