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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: Roger Calver on October 27, 2009, 01:03:17 PM

Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 27, 2009, 01:03:17 PM
Not Gaming related.

If anyone wants a Google Wave invite PM me, first come first served and all that.

Rog.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: One Horse Town on October 27, 2009, 01:07:31 PM
Hmm. I'm only on a 2 gig a month broadband package. Any idea how much bandwidth it takes up? Nothing like video streaming presumably.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 27, 2009, 01:20:09 PM
That depends on what your looking at I suppose, so far I havent seen any streamings other than the embedded links (so not showing as videos).
Title: Google Wave
Post by: JongWK on October 27, 2009, 04:59:31 PM
You know, I'd like to see for myself how it looks like.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 27, 2009, 05:09:47 PM
Quote from: JongWK;340712You know, I'd like to see for myself how it looks like.

PM me with your email and I will send one out.

Rog.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: ConanMK on October 27, 2009, 05:14:03 PM
You have a PM from me.

Cheers!
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 27, 2009, 05:14:40 PM
Quote from: ConanMK;340718You have a PM from me.

Cheers!

Just answered it :)

Rog.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 28, 2009, 01:02:29 PM
And there all gone.

If I get a new batch I will post again.

Rog.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Drohem on October 28, 2009, 01:21:51 PM
Roger, can I queue up for the second batch? :)

A non-RPG friend sent me a link about Google Wave and using it for role-playing and I'm very interested in checking it out.

Here is the article (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/10/google-wave-we-came-we-saw-we-played-dd.ars).

Have you looked into the role-playing application of this?  I would be very interested to hear your thoughts, or anyone else who has looked at it.

Does it support sending images?  Can it do a virtual battlemap and token?  

It looks like you have a dice roller program... er, widget is the correct term, I believe.  

Any information would be appreciated.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 28, 2009, 01:26:38 PM
Things are still settling down but getting there.

You can use maps in Waves and people have already been linking Google Maps direct into Wave for tactical uses, this is the same as posting images, videos and text files.

There are a few dice robots around and random20 is one of the better ones, it allows you to use any dice combinations with modifiers.

Rog.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: RPGPundit on October 29, 2009, 10:31:27 AM
Great, now two questions:

1. What the fuck is a google wave?
2. If it isn't gaming related, why is it here on the main board?

RPGPundit
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Jason D on October 29, 2009, 10:56:08 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;3410981. What the fuck is a google wave?

Google Wave is a new online communications system integrating chat, wiki, forum, and other functionality, fully archived and editable by all participants in realtime, with the ability to embed images, video, and (I assume) sound.

Quote from: RPGPundit;3410982. If it isn't gaming related, why is it here on the main board?

Despite what Roger said, it is highly gaming-related as it introduces a superior and free platform for online/pbem gaming.

Here are some links about gaming on the Wave:

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/10/google-wave-we-came-we-saw-we-played-dd.ars (this one was posted above)
http://spiritsofeden.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/playing-online-google-wave/
http://gameplaywright.net/?p=1019
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on October 29, 2009, 11:42:06 AM
Yes Google Wave will have a lot of gaming uses and there already some games on there.

When I said not gaming related I was talking about my invites not the program.

Rog.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on November 17, 2009, 04:49:16 PM
Ive got a new bunch of invites so once again first come first served.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Mistwell on November 17, 2009, 05:20:13 PM
I have a wave account.  If anyone wants to start up a wave for TRPGS lemme know (mistwell at gmail dot com)
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Drohem on November 17, 2009, 05:57:10 PM
Quote from: Roger Calver;343950Ive got a new bunch of invites so once again first come first served.

Hook me up please. :)

What do you need?
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on November 17, 2009, 05:58:00 PM
Quote from: Drohem;343959Hook me up please. :)

What do you need?

PM me your email.
Title: Google Wave
Post by: greylond on November 18, 2009, 02:02:16 AM
Got any extra Invites?
Title: Google Wave
Post by: Roger Calver on November 18, 2009, 02:06:36 AM
All of the invites gone again.
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