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<blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 5051428" data-attributes="member: 28487"><p>My couple of cents, I think that an electronic battlemat, (wether MS Surface or a flexible display or the projected lazer system refered to up thread) that auto sysncs (via bluetooth or something else) that registers your character sheet and allows them to be manipulated on the battlemap display. </p><p>I don't think the iphone will have the screen realestate for a character sheet. Unless they invent a device line the phone/computers in Earth: Final Conflict.</p><p></p><p>Now I think that the battle mat should be able to interact with real minis and dice.</p><p></p><p>Finally add in <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18169-holographic-videoconferencing-moves-nearer-to-market.html" target="_blank">this</a> So that your buddy whose baby sitter failed to show can turn up also.</p><p></p><p>That said I see this being really popular with the hex wargamer crowd as some of the old monster games would become playable since the device would store the counters, setup and save the current state of play when the session ends and you do not have to stop because the cat ate panzer group Guderian.</p><p></p><p>The other possibility is the rise of the professional DM. A website with a lobby and games available 24/7 in officially sanctioned campaign. Where the characters can move between DMs and good social networking could give rise to superstar DMs that could charge fees. </p><p>I suspect that WoTC had this in mind under their original vision of Gleemax. </p><p></p><p>A couple of more thoughts on the electronic battlemat:</p><p>I do not think that NWN is a good model, maptools is better and less sophicticated graphics is better than a high quality rendered 3d environment. </p><p>What is required is ease of use, and a graphical representation that reflects the information that the DM wishes to convey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UngainlyTitan, post: 5051428, member: 28487"] My couple of cents, I think that an electronic battlemat, (wether MS Surface or a flexible display or the projected lazer system refered to up thread) that auto sysncs (via bluetooth or something else) that registers your character sheet and allows them to be manipulated on the battlemap display. I don't think the iphone will have the screen realestate for a character sheet. Unless they invent a device line the phone/computers in Earth: Final Conflict. Now I think that the battle mat should be able to interact with real minis and dice. Finally add in [URL="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18169-holographic-videoconferencing-moves-nearer-to-market.html"]this[/URL] So that your buddy whose baby sitter failed to show can turn up also. That said I see this being really popular with the hex wargamer crowd as some of the old monster games would become playable since the device would store the counters, setup and save the current state of play when the session ends and you do not have to stop because the cat ate panzer group Guderian. The other possibility is the rise of the professional DM. A website with a lobby and games available 24/7 in officially sanctioned campaign. Where the characters can move between DMs and good social networking could give rise to superstar DMs that could charge fees. I suspect that WoTC had this in mind under their original vision of Gleemax. A couple of more thoughts on the electronic battlemat: I do not think that NWN is a good model, maptools is better and less sophicticated graphics is better than a high quality rendered 3d environment. What is required is ease of use, and a graphical representation that reflects the information that the DM wishes to convey. [/QUOTE]
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