[Noisebridge-discuss] networked GO game table

[Sai]

Definitely agreed there.

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 2:11 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
> 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.
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> On Thu, 23 Aug 2012, Sai wrote:
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>> 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
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