Video Conferencing Goes Live

Today a Polycom rep came in and helped me set up our second video conferencing set in Edmonton’s boardroom. With a little tweaking to the firewall settings, it worked great. We did a conference call between the boardroom and the lab. If felt a little “Stanley Kubrik’s 2001-ish” to talk to a bigscreen tv image of James on the wall.

The cameras are a little spooky too. When the system is off, they float aimlessly, and can be swiveled and pivoted with a light touch. When you power the system on, they suddenly come alive, and purposefully direct their gazes at you. Its disconcerting, a little like having Hal9000 looking at you.