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Message: <blockquote data-quote="andargor" data-source="post: 630277" data-attributes="member: 7231">Hi,We've got one of our players which is in another city. We use NetMeeting to allow him to play.It works fairly well, except when encounters arise. We've got figurines on our mat, but the camera doesn't get enough details/resolution to allow our remote player to see the action clearly.We've started using the NetMeeting Whiteboard to replicate the action, but again that's not perfect, as distances and lines-of-sight are hard to correctly represent.Tied to the fact  that the remote player is an archer, it is less than an optimal solution, but better than the straight camera, which is freed to capture roleplaying. I've been experimenting with OpenRPG, and it's better, although the interface is less than user-friendly.In any case, what would make the setup kick butt would be an electronic mat, of a reasonable size (4'x6'+), that is tied in with an on-screen whiteboard. Either figurine movement, or some sort of stylus could record the action, and translate it on the whiteboard.I've done some research, and there are some devices like Mimio which use an ultrasound receiver coupled with special  marker holders to record what is written with them, and this is translated to the NetMeeting Whiteboard. Unfortunately, the system costs $800+, which is far more than we are willing to pay. Also, it's made for regular office whiteboards, so there is no guarantee that it will work on a tabletop with a mat.Has anyone ever implemented a solution that works? Or do you know if there exists wireless mouse-pens that can be used to translate positions on a defined area to the computer screen?Regards,Andargor</blockquote>

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