[Starmap2-devteam] Fw: Odds and ends

[Trace K. <Tra...@ne...>]

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From: Robert Brix Kjelgaard=20
To: Trace Kern=20
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 12:42 PM
Subject: Odds and ends


Trace- don't worry about the info you give me.  Also don't assume my =
first reaction is my final one.  I'm pretty adaptive- in this case, as I =
dug further into the code, my picture of things changed.  Put another =
way, my ego may get the better of me sometimes, but it usually gets into =
check sooner or later- usually sooner (I hope).
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We're in the planning phase, not an implementation phase, so this is =
really the place where I should be figuring out exactly (or at least =
more clearly) what it is you and other potential users want.  We can =
match that up against my abilities and those of others who may want to =
contribute, and work out how things go from there.
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It's not unusual for me to rush into things- especially if it means =
writing code (can't help it, I enjoy doing it).  But I hate to waste =
time writing stuff that never gets used...
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I'm going to put together some docs on what I understand so far and post =
them for critique on SF, then post a news item asking for feedback.  =
Let's see where that gets us.  Or I'll do something like that, anyway...
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I get some sense there's more than one view of the tool at this point- =
you talk about "Tabletop" games, where others sound like they want =
web-based multiplayer stuff.
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I also don't understand how the game master uses this tool-- actually in =
your case, maybe I do- you use it to create and maintain a map of the =
world you and the other players are in, and want to add notes to it =
(creatures encountered, challenges solved and unsolved etc) attached to =
particular map "places".  But a lot of the game play occurs outside the =
computer (that's one of the things I was having trouble sorting out as I =
looked at the tool).  I also see menus where bitmaps or pictures are =
attached to places.
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At any rate, there's an "open discussion" forum on SourceForge, and if =
it won't blow your budget, I was thinking it might make more sense to =
carry on more of our discussions there than over email as we've done.  =
More people can read it and add additional info, which I think would be =
helpful at this point.
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'Sall right?
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One last thing- are the email lists you refer to the ones you mailed me =
items from?  It would help if you put something up there asking people =
who want to contribute ideas, etc. to use the SourceForge forums for =
open discussion, etc.  Or even to submit documents, if they're so =
inclined (they can be uloaded through a link from the project summary =
page).  On the one hand, I'd like to get as much info as I can at this =
point.  On the other, I'd rather let SF hold all that info, rather than =
my own computer's email client...