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Telepresence videoconferencing emulates in-person meetings with life-size images of remote participants. Specially constructed telepresence rooms provide the lighting, sound, acoustics, furniture, and ambiance of a face-to-face meeting experience. Although not cheap, averaging $300,000 for a completely conference-ready room, telepresence delivers on the videoconferencing vision — a remote experience almost as good as an in-person meeting that eliminates travel expenses and lost productivity time.