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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 4763493" data-attributes="member: 4720">That's because it's a poorly designed UI for playing D&amp;D.&nbsp; You're comparing coconuts and blueberries.Like we've been saying, these things are an aid when they facilitate interaction, either at a distance, or right at the table (preferably both).Each person at their own laptop is BAD, in any case, because it destroys common frame of reference, which is at the core of the game (and human communication in general).&nbsp; When every person is, however, looking at the same touchscreen tabletop most of the time... it's just a high tech version of the game table you're using now.And the ability of your iPhone/PDA/etc to talk to it isn't going to lead you to stare at that tiny little screen constantly, since the action is on the big tabletop.&nbsp; You'll only look at the PDA to input commands and then turn your attention back to the big, purty table.&nbsp; Unless you're the guy six time zones away who is only able to play at all because he can hook in with his PDA.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 4763493, member: 4720"] That's because it's a poorly designed UI for playing D&D. You're comparing coconuts and blueberries. Like we've been saying, these things are an aid when they [B]facilitate[/B] interaction, either at a distance, or right at the table (preferably both). Each person at their own laptop is BAD, in any case, because it destroys common frame of reference, which is at the core of the game (and human communication in general). When every person is, however, looking at the same touchscreen tabletop most of the time... it's just a high tech version of the game table you're using now. And the ability of your iPhone/PDA/etc to talk to it isn't going to lead you to stare at that tiny little screen constantly, since the action is on the big tabletop. You'll only look at the PDA to input commands and then turn your attention back to the big, purty table. Unless you're the guy six time zones away who is only able to play at all because he can hook in with his PDA. [/QUOTE]

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