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Posted by Kate Lister on May 28th, 2008
For programmer Ivan Bowman a trip to the boss’s office would be an 800 mile jaunt from his home office in Nova Scotia to Ontario. So he sends an avatar instead.
His virtual self is tall and lanky, sometimes compared to a coat rack. But it gives him a presence at the office, and keeps communication flowing–a crucial consideration when you work from home, out of sight and potentially out of mind.
