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Gamehackery: Technology and Winging It: Encounter Maps (part 2 of 4)
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<blockquote data-quote="Radiating Gnome" data-source="post: 6047310" data-attributes="member: 150"><p>Let me ask you another question -- and this is really open to anyone still reading this thread -- how much does expense impact your feelings about the use and "coolness" of a particular gadget or tool for gaming? </p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is that it's my intention, for the sake of the Gamehackery column, to not take price into account, at least not on a regular basis. There may be moments when I mention the expense of one solution or another, but when it comes to a sort of celebration of the gimmicks and gadgets and tools that are out there for gaming, it seems like trying to keep things cheap or free is going to get in the way. </p><p></p><p>Keep in mind, I'm fortunate enough to be in the position where I can afford to do things like spend money on my hobby. If we had kids, or if my wife and I both didn't have good jobs, it would be harder to do dumb (but really cool) stuff like use a TV as a map table. </p><p></p><p>Now, in the column I'm working on for this week (spoiler alert), I'm going to come down on the side of recommending a (mostly) free solution rather than the software/gadget-based solutions that are out there. But price is absolutely not a factor in my recommendation -- for the tool and the part of the game I'm considering, I simply think a lo-fi solution is the best I've seen. </p><p></p><p>So, are you going to be turned off by my columns if they continue to not consider price a significant factor in my evaluation of a resource? </p><p></p><p>-rg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Radiating Gnome, post: 6047310, member: 150"] Let me ask you another question -- and this is really open to anyone still reading this thread -- how much does expense impact your feelings about the use and "coolness" of a particular gadget or tool for gaming? The reason I ask is that it's my intention, for the sake of the Gamehackery column, to not take price into account, at least not on a regular basis. There may be moments when I mention the expense of one solution or another, but when it comes to a sort of celebration of the gimmicks and gadgets and tools that are out there for gaming, it seems like trying to keep things cheap or free is going to get in the way. Keep in mind, I'm fortunate enough to be in the position where I can afford to do things like spend money on my hobby. If we had kids, or if my wife and I both didn't have good jobs, it would be harder to do dumb (but really cool) stuff like use a TV as a map table. Now, in the column I'm working on for this week (spoiler alert), I'm going to come down on the side of recommending a (mostly) free solution rather than the software/gadget-based solutions that are out there. But price is absolutely not a factor in my recommendation -- for the tool and the part of the game I'm considering, I simply think a lo-fi solution is the best I've seen. So, are you going to be turned off by my columns if they continue to not consider price a significant factor in my evaluation of a resource? -rg [/QUOTE]
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