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Subject: Re: Interactive game playing over an internet network
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Date: 5 Feb 89 17:53:00 GMT
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There have been some interesting dynamic games run on low-delay
nets, mostly LANs (e.g. XEROX PARC has several, but I don't remember
the names - one involved a chase though a maze of corridors
and you got zapped if a big, CBS-like EYE was caught staring at
you - your opponent).

What might be interesting is a delayed/deferred kind of game
which you could essentially join or leave at any time, catch
up on, as in computer-based teleconferencing, etc. Maybe
some sort of group adventure? 

I suppose some board games would work if the delays were
reasonably short. Chess obviously works fine in delayed mode.

Vint