Computers and web cams are taking communication to levels only imagined in sci-fi novels.One of
most incredible inventions I’ve ever come across is web cam and its process of video conferencing. This is just so futuristic I can’t believe they really exist and are readily available to anyone with Internet, speakers, and right software. I’m not absolutely sure but doesn’t this spell end of telephones? Now we can have conversations with people on other side of world, and see their face moving as we hear them speaking live.
Picture this: You’re an Antarctic explorer on a solo journey in middle of ice and snow on your way to South Pole. The only living creatures around are slippery penguins sliding around having fun. You’re in your special tent keeping safe from intense wind from blizzard outside. As you boil up water on your portable stove you flip open your laptop (with battery recharger, broadband Internet, and in-built speakers) and connect with your family back in Russia. You can see their smiles as you hear them speak. What a magical connection!
Another great aspect of video conferencing is fact that you can communicate with whole groups of people at once either through networking a group of computers or by form of broadcast. This is a huge step forward for both companies and for schools. I’ve heard corporations have saved a lot of money and time, and students are enjoying learning this way much more than from a textbook. Informed people can talk to classes and help them learn, where otherwise they wouldn’t be able to because of time and distance restrictions. This is also a bonus for children who have different learning styles. E.G. The more visual types who understand better when they can see what they’re working with.
