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<blockquote data-quote="Nytmare" data-source="post: 6105967" data-attributes="member: 55178">I have two questions.&nbsp; First, Radiating Gnome, is there a reason why you ranked the iPad above, or instead of laptops and tablets in general?&nbsp; I know that as a DM, I'd greatly prefer the versatility and power of a laptop over an iPad.&nbsp; In addition, I've always liked the fact that a laptop is set up to operate more readily as a DM screen, generally keeping information from my players.&nbsp; But, as a DM, I really despise my players having electronic devices out on the table for anything other than reference material.&nbsp; it always seems that they are used far more frequently as a toy than a tool.&nbsp; I know that's less the device's fault than it is the person operating it, but I'm always happier when that temptation isn't there.Secondly, and I'm not sure if this has already started since I haven't been to Gencon in a while, do people think that any kind of market exists for a company that rents &quot;killer&quot; DM table setups in a convention setting?&nbsp; I know how popular tricked out game table threads get, and know how much my players and geek visitors to my house liked it when I was operating one myself.&nbsp; I'm just imagining a company like a high-tech <a href="http://www.geekchichq.com/" target="_blank">Geek Chic</a> with a handful of game tables built around something approximating a Microsoft Surface table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nytmare, post: 6105967, member: 55178"] I have two questions. First, Radiating Gnome, is there a reason why you ranked the iPad above, or instead of laptops and tablets in general? I know that as a DM, I'd greatly prefer the versatility and power of a laptop over an iPad. In addition, I've always liked the fact that a laptop is set up to operate more readily as a DM screen, generally keeping information from my players. But, as a DM, I really despise my players having electronic devices out on the table for anything other than reference material. it always seems that they are used far more frequently as a toy than a tool. I know that's less the device's fault than it is the person operating it, but I'm always happier when that temptation isn't there. Secondly, and I'm not sure if this has already started since I haven't been to Gencon in a while, do people think that any kind of market exists for a company that rents "killer" DM table setups in a convention setting? I know how popular tricked out game table threads get, and know how much my players and geek visitors to my house liked it when I was operating one myself. I'm just imagining a company like a high-tech [url=http://www.geekchichq.com/]Geek Chic[/url] with a handful of game tables built around something approximating a Microsoft Surface table. [/QUOTE]

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