[Noisebridge-discuss] networked GO game table

[Jake]

whether we get it working with the hardware we have or create something 
new using a Go peripheral, i think it will be neat when people can play Go 
roulette with other hackerspaces.

On Thu, 23 Aug 2012, Sai wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>> i think this is a great idea.  You know that we have a small round table
>> with a touchscreen computer built into it?  like, the table has a tempered
>> glass rectangle in the middle with a touchscreen and a computer under that.
>
> I did not know that, and indeed that sounds like a very neat piece of equipment.
>
> However, at least as a first draft idea, I'd like to investigate
> whether it can be done with a go-board aesthetic. That is, I want the
> thing to be made of wood, with the only difference being that the
> inside points are actually little plastic bits (i.e. the stub end of
> the visual display).
>
> I guess doing it in full touchscreen fashion just seems like cheating.
> :-P Plus it just doesn't have that nice click feel to it...
>
> - Sai
>