Well, I've been messing with www.google.com/talk a little for voice communication, but it doesn't appear to do "conference calling" -- it's just location one...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 26, 2005 6:46 pm
I have used Yahoo voice chat, and a technology called "teamspeak". They have advantages and disadvantages over IRC gaming, but I don't think they're superior. ...
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Albert William Andersen
alwian18
Aug 26, 2005 7:16 pm
iChat on the Mac can now do 10-way voice conference chat. A given audio chat has a little window with a sound-level bar for each person, so you can even see...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 26, 2005 7:20 pm
We've got one of those... but Yahoo chat will do a multi-person audio chat on windows....
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Aug 26, 2005 7:39 pm
... Huh, looks just right. Thanks, Fred. Does anyone know if the MMORPG community has some standard protocols for use? Mike...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Aug 26, 2005 7:45 pm
... I have iChat on my Mac, too. The idea with iChat, IIRC, is that you can use it with other protocols (rendezvous?). But this is probably just for chat ...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 26, 2005 7:53 pm
If the rule is "text only unless the GM calls on you, and type "GA" (go ahead) when you're done talking" it'll work... but I don't see the value. Still quite...
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Aug 26, 2005 8:16 pm
... Why would you need that? When it's two people, it's pretty simple: Me: Fred, what's Okhfels doing? Fred: He's going to go after Isadora. Me: OK, Okhfels...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 26, 2005 8:39 pm
... Me: Fred, what's Okhfels doing? Fred: He's going to go after Isadora. Fred: Oh, but first he's... Me: <STOMP> OK, Okhfels exits the scene. Thomas,...
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indie-netgaming@yahoo...
Aug 26, 2005 9:33 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the indie-netgaming group. File :...
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Nick Moffitt
supadongzu
Aug 27, 2005 7:03 pm
... http://lpahome.com/call.html -- Information gladly given, but safety requires Nick Moffitt avoiding unnecessary conversation....
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James Stuart
anonystu
Aug 28, 2005 2:10 pm
Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, Skype is good quality, free and for Windows/Mac/Linux, but only permits conference calling up to 5 people total. That said,...
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indie-netgaming@yahoo...
Aug 28, 2005 7:16 pm
This is the bi-weekly Indie-Netgaming newsletter, sent once every two weeks, as well as to all new members upon their arrival to the group. The most updated...
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Joel Gillispie
joelgillispie
Aug 28, 2005 8:21 pm
Joel Gillispie has invited you to join hi5. By joining hi5, you will be connected to Joel and all of Joel's friends. hi5 is the place where friends meet. You...
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Joel Gillispie
joelgillispie
Aug 28, 2005 8:24 pm
Joel Gillispie wants you to join Tickle, so you can share photos and meet new people. Become Joel's friend: ...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 28, 2005 8:45 pm
Joel, no. I don't know you from Adam. Please don't spam the list with these invitations....
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 28, 2005 8:46 pm
I still need to check out Skype....
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Harald Wagener
avenariusher...
Aug 28, 2005 8:57 pm
There is a relatively new competitor to skype, called gizmoproject.com. They have an awful End User License Agreement, but claim better features than Skype...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 29, 2005 1:43 am
So who's up for a tryout session?...
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Adrienne Traxler
altraxler
Aug 29, 2005 3:16 am
... If we're going to do it for a game session, some advance warning would be good, because I'd need to go buy a headset. I have some reservations about the...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 29, 2005 3:20 am
I don't mean, necessarily, for MIKE's game, that's up to him... I'm thinking of a one-evening tryout....
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Mike Holmes
mike_c_holmes
Aug 30, 2005 3:09 pm
... That sounds best. If it works there, and we get a positive report, then we can think about trying it on the HQ game. But I'd have to get a working ...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 30, 2005 4:47 pm
Microphones are pretty cheap, if you get the kind that plug into your sound card, but I've heard that USB microphones work better unless you have a really nice...
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Josh Kashinsky
josh_the_pirate
Aug 31, 2005 8:34 pm
A friend and I use Ventrilo just to chat, but it's a pretty versatile piece of software. It requires that one person be set up as a server, but seems to have...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 31, 2005 8:58 pm
... It's less of a problem in IRC, because being stomped doesn't mean you're unintelligible....
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J B Bell
tquidca
Aug 31, 2005 9:28 pm
Having used this stuff in a different context, I find that doing IRC (or something similar) and the voice stuff at the same time is pretty productive; I...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 31, 2005 10:05 pm
Skype has the limitation of having a limit of five people in the conference. Normally, that's not a problem for IRC games, but in Mike's game it's probably not...
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Josh Kashinsky
josh_the_pirate
Aug 31, 2005 11:27 pm
... you're unintelligible. I'm not convinced. Perhaps it's just me, but I've always found voice communication superior to IRC. I've never been in a polite...
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Fred
othaherzog
Aug 31, 2005 11:34 pm
I'm just describing my own experiences. As I have said, I'm willing to give it a try....
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Loki
xiombrag
Sep 1, 2005 4:27 am
... I'll note I've done a lot of phone conferences at work and this is absolutely true. People naturally fall into a rhythm of allowing people to speak, and...
