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I would also suggest looking at ActiveWorlds. The structure is
flexible and allows hundreds of simultaneous users.
Gene...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard J. Sexton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 10:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [IFWP] Re: ICANN's Berlin Meeting
>
>
> At 04:44 PM 5/28/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Greg wrote:
> >
> >> Perhaps, as a compromise, the Santiago conference can run
> as planned,
> >> but those who attend (if connectivity permits) can use
> their computers
> >> to interact with the online community.
> >
> >First of all, I want to note that the Berkman Center may not
> necessarily be
> >involved with the Santiago meeting. ICANN hasn't yet asked
> us to provide
> >technical meeting support there, and there may be scheduling
> issues also
> >with some key staff. That said, the issues you raise are
> legitimate no
> >matter who is running the meeting tech, so I'll proceed with
general
> >thoughts re your suggestions.
> >
> >An in-room real-time chat is something we've considered in
> the past and have
> >been hesitant about for a couple reasons.
>
> www.activeworlds.com
>
> This does everything you need. It's been used to have meetings
online
> of over 200 people. I"ve been trying to get people to look at it
> for ages. It's just IRC on steroids, but the use of avatars
simulates
> a physical presence to the point where the tendancy of people to
> say things in email or IRC they would never say in person is
> eliminated.
>
> Maybe it won't work, but we won't know till we try. I've been
> using it for a while and nybody that wants to explore it should
> drop me a note; we can arrange a time and date to try it out.
>
> --
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> Remember, amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
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