This study investigates the evolving landscape of telematic performance and immersive telepresence, emphasising their capacity to facilitate remote collaboration, creativity, and social interaction, irrespective of geographic and temporal limitations. Videoconferencing technology has transformed traditional practices and provided new avenues for artists to rehearse and perform in hybrid technologically mediated environments. The historical fascination with telematic and intermedial performance dates back to the early 1950s during the rise of telecommunications, gaining significant traction in the 1990s following the invention of the World Wide Web. Focusing on telepresence, defined through Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), the research explores how technology can replicate face-‐to-‐face interactions and create an immersive sense of being in and connecting to another location. Additionally, the emphasis on creating engaging and authentic experiences for audiences in a shared, digitally enhanced environment offers valuable insights into the potential of telematic art. It explores the challenges faced by performers and creatives through the perspective of cognitive science. The study employs empirical, practice-led and ethnographic methodologies, including interviews with leading practitioners and participation in various conferences and practical projects in order to analyse and understand the potentials and challenges associated with hybrid performance making. A significant contribution of this research is the practice-led component, demonstrated through the performance of Exploding Plastic Inevitable 2.0 (EPI 2.0). The performance concept based on Andy Warhol's original intermedial installation of Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966 serves as a tangible case study and evidence of the practical implications of the theoretical concepts discussed. The insights gained from these experiences inform the development of new frameworks and vocabularies that foster a new emotional intelligence within the telematic environment. The findings offer crucial guidance for practitioners exploring telematic performance and telepresence. The practice-‐led approach further highlights how digitally mediated and interdisciplinary collaboration cultivates a new understanding of how emotional intelligence must adapt within the hybrid space. Finally, the discoveries of ethical considerations offer recommendations for the creation of a more inclusive, sustainable, and secure telematic space. The thesis concludes with an outline of innovative conceptual frameworks designed to support creators and technologists in navigating the future of digital performance.
S Lane (Wed,) studied this question.