Ummm... not sure I should comment on this but I do it anyway. I think:
1. // Using URU's "voice chat" function to stream Music, Chat etc. can't be done. For that it's so poor quality, it gives me a rash! And also, to be able to hear the speaker/player you'd have to stand in front of him/her and not too far away and never move. 30 feet away and you hear nothing! That's a tech issue WE just can't solve so we have to live with it and work around it!
2. // When I've been co-arranging Events with Music [over 3 years] Music has always been Streamed over internet. I have never seen it being as a hinder for people to have Fun, Dance and CHAT! What sometimes makes chat difficult at events, is the lag when an Age gets crowded with some 50+ people or more. Scrolling the Age Players List, or to Buds to make a PM gets almost impossible! So yet again we're here hampered by the severe tech limitations of an over 10 years old creation...
3. // Streaming Music over internet these days is the only way to go I think [as in cases like the upcoming 5 Years Anniversary]. I'm well aware that some might not have the tech resources to be able to listen to everything. But neither have I, but I use VLC player, RealPlayer and browser [Firefox] for listening. Some streams work in one of them but not in others. So try different solutions...
4. // In fact, I'll go as far as saying, IF we did NOT Stream Music or or such, and use internet in so many ways, for Broadcasts, Skype planning discussions or just for getting people to participate on Live Chat... If not, we would never have any kind of an events any more...
5. // Five is a good number, eh? I'm not sure what you refer to Angelmyst, to be honest. As people in Hoods who do not chat or speak [or do anything at all] is NOT a problem caused by all that I've mentioned above. There are sometimes the same happening in the City, a crowd of 20 peeps and nobody Chats, in Public at least. But there might actually be a lot of Chat going on in PM's or between Buds or Neighbors, you just don't hear it...
So, as I see it, let's not confuse and mix together two totally different issues!! The lack of some explorers interaction and how to encourage that is one thing!!.
The means, using internet to enhance the experience and create events that everybody can take part of, is a totally different thing!!
And btw. I'm sure Tomala was 'ironic' in his reply. I'm not in mine here, now...
And also btw. I did send Invites to all at Cyan HQ on the 5 Years Event. To come and join us and have a good time with us explorers, or just listen to the streams! Without the streams... Well... you can draw your own conclusions... [at he Open Hood Day in April -14 some Cyan'tist visited the Event, and the streams were played at Cyan HQ]
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