Huh, well now it's just a matter of actually mocking something up eh? I wonder than if we're going to be semantic purists and not use definition lists than what should we use? Ordered lists perhaps? I just don't think using paragraphs makes any sense, especially since each speaker very likely will have multiple paragraphs of prose.
Greg -- I knew someone who went to Woods Hole -- and that site is really quite interesting and somewhat similar (though obviously more technical looking) than what I had envisioned! Chris On 1/31/06, Greg Elin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am very bullish on this idea. > > For the past several years, I've had the opportunity to work with a > web-based chat system, ARSC, at a number of conferences. We've had > certain problems with scale, but overall the feedback was always > great. A chat based-system is easier for many people to get started. > > I also has the chance to work on an Attention Stream at Etech 2005 > and am looking into an extension of the concept in 2006. > Attention Stream - http://www.duhblog.com/space/start/2005-03-14/1 > In Room Chat (article by Clay Shirky) - http://www.openp2p.com/pub/a/ > p2p/2002/12/26/inroom_chat.html > > There is also some work by friends at Woods Hole Oceanographic > Institute for capturing streaming data/video/etc which does a great > job of recording streaming data. > > http://4dgeo.whoi.edu/virtualvan/ > 1. Scroll left menu and select Hawaii2002 > 2. Click "Enter Jason Control Van" > > I really want to sit at a conference and be able to just grab > elements of a video stream -- screen grab the conference -- and > record in my own notes. > > Greg Elin > > > On Jan 31, 2006, at 8:10 PM, Chris Messina wrote: > > > _Actually_... here's what I want... ready, get this? > > > > So we had this idea at Mash Pit Dallas for improving remote > > participation at events. One of the obvious things that we need is > > better access to the IRC back channel(s). A further idea is syncing up > > the IRC channel with video streams. > > > > Anyway, I *don't* want a lame IRC client for the browser. In my > > experience, they're slow, crash a lot and don't really do what you'd > > expect -- and most mortals have no idea how to get a nic and yada > > yada. So the idea we came up with is based on the Digg Spy > > (http://digg.com/spy) with scrolling headlines... except, we'd be > > pushing the backchannel via AJAX and making it look all pretty and > > flowy. Want to join the conversation? Great, jump in using a dedicated > > client. > > > > Anyway, the point of my bringing this up is to explore what CKS > > brought up earlier: the need for a "chat" microformat. > > > > With all kind of archived IRC logs on the web, you'd think we'd have a > > rich resource to draw examples from -- and perhaps we do. > > > > So what I think we can get out of the current discussion about plays > > and whatnot is a mapping to the chat context, where there area > > speakers and "lines". Given that, I think that using the DL approach > > makes more sense than ever. You're not dealing with P's... you're > > dealing with a speaker and they are defined by what they say -- eh eh, > > how's that one for ya? > > > > Chris > > > > > > On 1/31/06, Chris Messina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Taking a look at one of the examples, I wonder if you could use > >> traditional mFs? > >> > >> <SPEECH> > >> <SPEAKER>Soothsayer</SPEAKER> > >> <LINE>You shall be yet far fairer than you are.</LINE> > >> </SPEECH> > >> > >> to begin, could be translated into XOXO with a little cite/q: > >> > >> <dl class="speech"> > >> <dt class="speaker"><cite>Soothsayer</cite></dt> > >> <dd class="lines"><q>You shall be yet far fairer than you are.</ > >> q></dd> > >> </dl> > >> > >> Then again, I just took a glance, so maybe this is the proposal > >> that's > >> been offered... anyway > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > microformats-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > microformats-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss > _______________________________________________ microformats-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-discuss
