Ambient Presence Displays

Peripheral devices providing non-intrusive awareness of team status.

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Ambient Presence Displays

Dedicated hardware devices that abstractly convey the availability, mood, or activity levels of remote colleagues through light, color, or haptics. These systems aim to restore the 'sense of presence' found in physical offices without the privacy invasion of constant video feeds.

TRL

5/9Validated

Impact

3/5

Investment

2/5

Category

Hardware

Physical devices and infrastructure.

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