[hackpgh-discuss] Re: Friday Night - Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
- From: Scott Thomas <meat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackpgh-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:29:55 -0400
If you and Tim can get it ready for Prime Time, that would be awesome.
Extensive shop testing is needed, naturally :D
BTW, we discussed last night regarding over-the-internet play; if it allows
starships to fight other starships over the internet, we may need to
challenge other hackerspaces to battle.
On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Matthew Beckler <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> So, of course, my other obligation on friday night fell through and I'm
> free from 5:00 onward. I think my finish-it project for this friday will be
> to Artemis installed and see if I can't figure out enough to test-drive it.
>
> -Matthew
>
>
> On 03/20/2012 01:49 PM, Scott Thomas wrote:
>
>> We discussed at the shop last night, and the general consensus was that
>> we need to try this game out as a shop privately, before opening it to
>> the broader public as an event. That being said, we need to make this
>> happen one night in the next couple of weekends; it looks bad ass.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 3:18 PM, Tim Cannon <timmycninja@xxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:timmycninja@xxxxxxxxx>**> wrote:
>>
>> I WANT TO DO THIS SO BAD. I have towers(some fully functional, some
>> not) and a pico-projector. Can I get back tomorrow if it looks easy
>> enough to give a go?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Scott Thomas
>> <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <mailto:scott@hackpittsburgh.**org<scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>> As of right now, we do not have an event scheduled for friday. I
>> think this is a great excuse to try out the Spaceship Bridge
>> Simulator, Artemis (http://www.artemis.eochu.com/**).
>> Basically, one computer acts as the server, and has a projector
>> hooked up to it. 2 - 5 other computers then connect via LAN, and
>> each acts as various stations (engineering, weapons, etc). One
>> person takes command as Captain, and is responsible for leading
>> the crew. The Captain doesn't actually really interact with a
>> computer; rather it is their job to coordinate the activities of
>> the various stations.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I will be out of town, and Doug is unable to head
>> this one up. We need someone to step up to volunteer to run this
>> event. You don't need to be Captain; we just need someone who
>> can make sure everyone gets hooked up to the network, get the
>> game installed, etc. Please shoot me an email if you can run this.
>>
>> This one isn't set in stone yet. If you have a Friday Night
>> event idea that you'd like to execute in 5 days, then please let
>> me know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>>
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