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Laptops and PDA's at the table... what do you use?
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<blockquote data-quote="Wombat" data-source="post: 4638844" data-attributes="member: 8447"><p>Most use of laptops I have seen at tables has been negative, although not all.</p><p></p><p>Most of the time I see people paying a lot of attention to the screen and not the other players; even during "breaks" there seems to be a lot of websurfing or solitaire.</p><p></p><p>I have seen some games where GMs use laptops to positive effect, as the laptop doubles as GM screen and special effects box (sounds, music, images); a few GMs, however, fall victim to the "pay attention to the screen" syndrome.</p><p></p><p>One of the best events this way was a player of mine who had a pda where he kept his character sheet, party records, etc. The problem? The pda belonged to his company, not him ... and then he left the job ... and had to give it back ... and lost not only his <em>own </em>character, but many of the party records! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> No, this is not common, and it could happen just as easily with a notebook, but this was so preventable...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wombat, post: 4638844, member: 8447"] Most use of laptops I have seen at tables has been negative, although not all. Most of the time I see people paying a lot of attention to the screen and not the other players; even during "breaks" there seems to be a lot of websurfing or solitaire. I have seen some games where GMs use laptops to positive effect, as the laptop doubles as GM screen and special effects box (sounds, music, images); a few GMs, however, fall victim to the "pay attention to the screen" syndrome. One of the best events this way was a player of mine who had a pda where he kept his character sheet, party records, etc. The problem? The pda belonged to his company, not him ... and then he left the job ... and had to give it back ... and lost not only his [I]own [/I]character, but many of the party records! ;) No, this is not common, and it could happen just as easily with a notebook, but this was so preventable... [/QUOTE]
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