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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6118759" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>I haven't used either for gaming, but I have gamed with both players and DMs who have used both, and my preference from the other side of the (computer) screen is for the iPad every time.</p><p></p><p>When I've encountered it, I have found laptop use to be extremely distracting. This was less true when done by a player than by the DM, but even in the hands of the DM it seemed to distract from the game. (Additionally, it created a significant physical barrier between people at the table. Of course, since most DMs use a screen anyway, that's not a new issue, but when done by players it was actively annoying.)</p><p></p><p>The iPad, by contrast, did nothing but speed the game up. Probably because it was that much smaller, and especially because it simply lay flat when not in use. In fact, my only issue with the iPad was that we never quite got as far as moving to electronic character sheets and going paperless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 6118759, member: 22424"] I haven't used either for gaming, but I have gamed with both players and DMs who have used both, and my preference from the other side of the (computer) screen is for the iPad every time. When I've encountered it, I have found laptop use to be extremely distracting. This was less true when done by a player than by the DM, but even in the hands of the DM it seemed to distract from the game. (Additionally, it created a significant physical barrier between people at the table. Of course, since most DMs use a screen anyway, that's not a new issue, but when done by players it was actively annoying.) The iPad, by contrast, did nothing but speed the game up. Probably because it was that much smaller, and especially because it simply lay flat when not in use. In fact, my only issue with the iPad was that we never quite got as far as moving to electronic character sheets and going paperless. [/QUOTE]
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