Next New

I think the next new form of media should definitely be the ability to mimic touch and physical feeling through video chatting. This may sound bizarre, but people really do value physical interaction. When video chatting, we are acknowledging that there is distance between us and the person we're speaking with so being able to interact with them physically will enhance that experience.

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  1. UnknownMay 10, 2018 at 2:13 PM

    I said something very similar! I believe technology will be advanced so that through video chat people can replicate a sense of feeling or something very similar.

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  2. UnknownMay 14, 2018 at 10:48 AM

    This suggestion would be interesting and cool in the future. Being able to touch or feeling through video chat is close to what Virtual Reality could do or they would have similiar features. Great idea!

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  3. AJMay 14, 2018 at 7:27 PM

    Good thinking! I think that Apple is working on something on the lines, a feature they already have on iPhones and Apple Watches, where you can see when someone sends their 'heartbeat' from one end of the phone/watch to another. Still think this is way too far to be a concept even before our time on earth is past, but it's an idea nonetheless.

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  4. UnknownMay 15, 2018 at 1:45 PM

    Hi Sabrina,

    This idea is pretty fresh, and the though of that sounds bizarre, but at the same time astounding. I cannot imagining video chatting someone and having the ability to touch them. If this happens, then distance wouldn't really be a problem for most people.

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