[godelski]

If you pre-record your live demo then it isn't a live demo...

What I dislike is presenting something as if it is live when it isn't. Demos are fantastic things and it is even perfectly fine to have imaginative aspects to them. But there's a division line between demoing and lying. Take Rabbit R1 as an example[0]. This whole thing was faked yet it was presented as a live demonstration, not an illustration. In other words, fraud.

The difference is if you're trying to show your customers (or potential customers) what you're imagining the device works like vs what the device actually works like. The difference is how you're communicating the difference to them.

I'm not sure why this is a contentious opinion, but just don't lie to people?

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22wlLy7hKP4

[foobarbecue]

Absolutely. I don't mind a recording, as long as it's presented as a recording and anything misleading is disclosed. If you say you're going to demo something, demo it. We have enough erosion of truth in this world already -- don't contribute to it!

I do live demos at work all the time and the best part is that when someone asks "can it frobulate with encapulation?" I can actually press the frobulate button with encapulation enabled and show them. Can't do that with a recording.