IRC

hi,

Richard Johnson says:
>Dan Adnerson says:
>:	It seems to me that a modified IRC server would do nicely as
>:a Traveller's Aid.  Program in certain commands to bring up task

>Pardon my naivete.  What's an IRC server?

IRC is this program that lets multiple users talk to each other.
It provides a reasonably nice forum for discussion, and essential
things like private message are available.  It is interactive in the
sence, that if I type something everyone else sees it almost immediately
(allow a couple of seconds transmission delay).  This fast response could
become a nightmare for the poor ref (imagine a gaming sesson with 20+
people none of whom can see how pissed off you are getting about the
wasted noise being produced).

I'd probably better add that I don't use IRC very often (like hardly ever).


>Please elaborate.  This sounds strangely like what I was going to
>posit as "idea number 2" after the furor from the first died down.

>Are you saying, "set up a global BBS-like system, strictly for
>role playing"?

I think that is what was ment.  It isn't really a BBS, but you could
create a traveller game group and have heaps of fun.  I seem to
remember hearing about an IRC RPG before but I cannot be sure.  There
would be some major problems trying to go global --- people tend to not
keep the same hours of waking.  e.g. Here we are 15-17 hours ahead of the USA
and Europe is about 10 hours behind us.  Getting a global group of people
together at the same time would be a horrible experience.



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