 Tech for your gaming table, But just how good is it? |
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 Jan 8 2006, 01:13 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 21-October 03 From: Yorkshire Toxic Zone Member No.: 5,752  |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2207229.stm
anyone seen any more on this? Obviously if its just been announced the cost will be astronomical now, but its potentially so kewl I just had to share it... |
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Jan 8 2006, 01:05 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
You could probably do better, for cheaper, with a setup like this guy came up with.
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Jan 8 2006, 02:14 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
and for the second one, you dont even need a laptop, it could be done with a desktop, if you happen to game in the same room as your computer is in
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Jan 8 2006, 03:09 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
Wow :eek: . That level of nerdiness is hard to beat. For my part I can understand the setup but not his use of it. Seems time consuming like hell. If I had that setup Iīd let the players move around pawns of their characters on the board, and Iīd sit back with a stylus drawing up whatever was happening around them from my chair. Improvising as I went along. Thatīd be very useful actually.
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Jan 8 2006, 06:04 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
this is in the area of insanity.
isnt there something called battlemats that you can buy? that allow you to draw on them with the right type of pens. ok, so it can be nice to have a map in all its glory with stairs and all that but still, the cost is a bit much... |
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Jan 8 2006, 07:37 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
Hobgoblin--Yes there are battlemats, the best ones that I've found are by Chessex, and yes you just write on them with wet-erase markers.
The target audience that was unveiled in the second example is probably the type of group which uses CC2 and Dundjini to make all of their maps. There is nothing wrong with this per se, but the demographic that has the time and resources is probably fairly small. |
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Jan 8 2006, 08:48 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Battlemats? How quaint. That's like so 20th century. :D |
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Jan 8 2006, 09:25 PM
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Creating a god with his own hands Group: Members Posts: 1,405 Joined: 30-September 02 From: 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1 Member No.: 3,364 |
plus it's bad if you suck at sketching.
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Jan 8 2006, 09:36 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
That doesnīt matter. Itīs like saying teachers who are bad at sketching shouldnīt draw geometrical figures on the blackboard.
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Jan 8 2006, 10:07 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 7-February 03 Member No.: 4,025 |
We found (stole, actually) a dry erase marker board and use it as a table top, sometimes.
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Jan 9 2006, 03:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 475 Joined: 17-June 02 From: Concord University, Athens, WV Member No.: 2,880 |
That tempts me to ask Alex and Z if they could get their hands on one for our group... |
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Jan 9 2006, 06:35 AM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
Hmmm dry erase table top....
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Jan 13 2006, 12:18 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,001 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,514 |
Man I thought we had the hook, but man that link my nefarious alter ego posted (I'm on to you Runner Paul!), has made green with envy!
Disclaimer: Sure Runner Paul was here first, but ha I beat him to the registration last time they wrecked this boards programming! Ha! (Sorry dude I am just in a jovial mood.) |
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Jan 16 2006, 01:57 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 16-January 06 Member No.: 8,166 |
... That's acctualy not a bad idea... It'd be really useful for planning runs. Now, to find a giant dry erase board, and some wood... |
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Jan 16 2006, 04:43 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,001 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Michigan Member No.: 1,514 |
Plexiglass. It works fine over a 2x4 battle mat.
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