For a paranoid section of the universe , a giant face on a monitor can be an Orwellian nightmare come dependable . But , a giant nerve on a monitor that walk around township in a white jumpsuit is in reality pretty nerveless . Still , he should definitely keep an centre out for a girl in red drawers maintain hammers .
Videoconferencing aficionado and awesome costume constructor , Dan Rosenfeld inquire why after 30 eld telecasting conferencing has n’t come on beyond gaud engineering . Dan and his partner have theorize that it has something to do with lack of centre contact , spatial awareness , and gaze awareness . To test their theories , Dan createdThe Big Head Project .
The rig is a head - get on box seat with a 24 - inch LCD admonisher on the front that displays a larger - than - life variant of Dan ’s face . Inside the box , Dan has a tiny television camera educate on his boldness , a microphone , and a reminder connected to an external camera so he can see where he ’s going . To test regard awareness , the rig is configured so that Dan is search directly at you while talking to reduce the thousand - yard stare associated with teleconferencing .
Dan ’s costume / experimentation was a hit in the neighborhood , but I ca n’t imagine that the huge box on his drumhead was comfortable . Of course next twelvemonth I expect to see a slimmer , aphrodisiacal version of the costume as is Halloween tradition . [ Guru RamenviaHack a mean solar day ]
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