Comments on: Roleplaying Via Google Wave http://blog.umbralechoes.com/2009/12/08/roleplaying-via-google-wave/ Ghostly Echoes in the Void Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mike http://blog.umbralechoes.com/2009/12/08/roleplaying-via-google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-41702 Mike Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:50:29 +0000 http://blog.umbralechoes.com/?p=422#comment-41702 It's a fair expectation to have -- that's what drives innovation. What's useful at this point, I think, is to answer the question, "What online tabletop replacement experience do I want, and what does Google (or some robot writer, or someone else with some other product) need to do to deliver that?" A few things come to mind for me, though a lot of these are dreaming big: * The ability to change your nickname (and maybe even avatar) in different waves, so that you can post as your character. * Integrated video chat/conferencing, with automated transcripts. This would be quite useful for business meetings/presentations/etc. too, but for roleplaying, it would solve a lot of the speed issue, while maintaining the session transcript. * Better collaborative mapping tools, to replace miniatures for systems like D&D 4e. * Some sort of character sheet integration. * More automation in general -- e.g. DM can issue a command to have everyone roll a Spot check, and it happens in one fell swoop. It’s a fair expectation to have — that’s what drives innovation. What’s useful at this point, I think, is to answer the question, “What online tabletop replacement experience do I want, and what does Google (or some robot writer, or someone else with some other product) need to do to deliver that?”

A few things come to mind for me, though a lot of these are dreaming big:

* The ability to change your nickname (and maybe even avatar) in different waves, so that you can post as your character.
* Integrated video chat/conferencing, with automated transcripts. This would be quite useful for business meetings/presentations/etc. too, but for roleplaying, it would solve a lot of the speed issue, while maintaining the session transcript.
* Better collaborative mapping tools, to replace miniatures for systems like D&D 4e.
* Some sort of character sheet integration.
* More automation in general — e.g. DM can issue a command to have everyone roll a Spot check, and it happens in one fell swoop.

]]> By: Justin http://blog.umbralechoes.com/2009/12/08/roleplaying-via-google-wave/comment-page-1/#comment-41686 Justin Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:15:05 +0000 http://blog.umbralechoes.com/?p=422#comment-41686 I have the same frustrations. I think my main frustration, though, is that I want the experience to be better than it is, which isn't an entirely fair expectation to have. I have the same frustrations. I think my main frustration, though, is that I want the experience to be better than it is, which isn’t an entirely fair expectation to have.

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