tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post7899559243412133549..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Zoom! - OOOOOH! - phut....MSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-3880440096421178692022-06-27T18:06:41.381+01:002022-06-27T18:06:41.381+01:00At my former workplace, we had an (internal) sloga...At my former workplace, we had an (internal) slogan which went: "If you wish to be truly happy, never read your Service Level Agreement".MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-73809430789803537512022-06-27T14:57:20.096+01:002022-06-27T14:57:20.096+01:00Hi Jon - your mother was right on the money, I thi...Hi Jon - your mother was right on the money, I think.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-24197268594898693282022-06-27T00:52:20.850+01:002022-06-27T00:52:20.850+01:00"it narks me a bit that we only access the ba..."it narks me a bit that we only access the bad news if we dig at it."<br /><br />My mother always told me not to go looking for trouble.<br /> Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-38968452442336033622022-06-24T07:32:59.478+01:002022-06-24T07:32:59.478+01:00He had evil advisers. That's what the Covenant...He had evil advisers. That's what the Covenanters said, anyway.Chris Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578412472163593374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-60222280645511976342022-06-24T06:27:34.354+01:002022-06-24T06:27:34.354+01:00Hi David - thank you for being nice about the figu...Hi David - thank you for being nice about the figures - personal gratification apart, the main benefit of a clearer view would be that participants might be able to identify their units from what they can see - at least whether they are on horses, for example! The restrictions mentioned on the link I put in my late edit may be bad news, but I hope to get some insight into this from discussion with Jon the Tree Slayer, so let's see what's possible. He is, as you suggest, the man.<br /><br />It does bother me a bit that Zoom customers who are less stingy than me might address the problem by throwing money at it, which doesn't look like a promising approach. It has occurred to me that some form of hook-up involving two high-spec streaming cameras and my shiny new iMac should produce a fantastic show, but it looks as though I would defeated by the fact that Zoom says "no".<br /><br />Interesting technology, but I get headaches reading about it, and it narks me a bit that we only access the bad news if we dig at it. I don't have to be told constantly what a privilege and a life-affirming experience Zoom represents - I just need to know how to work it! I pay for it, and to me that implies that a certain level of transparency should be a given. [In the years since I used to write technical manuals, something has slipped a little - mumble, mumble] MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-37960282043132175212022-06-24T00:15:15.647+01:002022-06-24T00:15:15.647+01:00I'm hoist by my own petard here, as I always s...I'm hoist by my own petard here, as I always say that detailed paint jobs on figures shouldn't matter, and 'button counting' is a bad look; but it would be lovely to get a really good view of your excellent figures when gaming remotely! I hope you can get some improvement - I bet Jon F will have some good ideas .david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-50694710503117316932022-06-23T22:10:56.755+01:002022-06-23T22:10:56.755+01:00Fire your email when ready, Gridley.Fire your email when ready, Gridley.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-87293491868848072652022-06-23T20:44:58.032+01:002022-06-23T20:44:58.032+01:00Thanks for this Ross - I would be pleased to have ...Thanks for this Ross - I would be pleased to have a better understanding what the Zoom default standards are, and how they are monitored and applied. I think you can pay for a superior category of service if yo are a business customer and have whizzo infrastructure.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-89638500841125149382022-06-23T20:42:47.489+01:002022-06-23T20:42:47.489+01:00Jon - you are one of the heroes whose exploits I h...Jon - you are one of the heroes whose exploits I have been watching. If you have a little time and patience, I'd be very interested in some experiments, if you were up for it. I promise not to be a nuisance! I'll email you next week sometime if that's OK - I'm still a bit incapacitated, falling asleep all the time after Covid! Thanks for your comment.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-36353395646744845072022-06-23T20:38:53.409+01:002022-06-23T20:38:53.409+01:00Hi Chris - I'm not sure, but this may be the v...Hi Chris - I'm not sure, but this may be the view of Traprain from the south side - the far side from us - the side facing the mysterious Standing Stones Farm. Sheriffmuir is an entertaining read but looks as if it is not a goer for a game. The Bishops' War(s) is certainly a possibility, but it would rely heavily on the history being re-written - this is fine, because it means it is certain I could bung in absolutely anybody I wanted, so it would be possible to put something together. I'm still thinking about this - the really clever bit would be to come up with a suitable alternative narrative. Charles I - an idiot or what? MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-67498482092545190622022-06-23T20:33:32.765+01:002022-06-23T20:33:32.765+01:00Thanks Keith - I do offer a choice of views of the...Thanks Keith - I do offer a choice of views of the field - maybe I should offer more, but things get more complicated quite quickly.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-31882574221210573522022-06-23T20:32:11.008+01:002022-06-23T20:32:11.008+01:00Thanks Martin - that's interesting and useful....Thanks Martin - that's interesting and useful. With the big table, I have a camera at each end, one of them being identified as a separate attendee, and the remote participants can select which view they want at any moment between the two cameras. As you say, the facility exists for me to offer close-ups (or drone fly-bys) as requested.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-48095667420670583102022-06-23T13:24:51.770+01:002022-06-23T13:24:51.770+01:00I think bandwidth is the key as much or more than ...I think bandwidth is the key as much or more than the tech on your end. Perhaps you could ask yout MP to arrange fibreop highspeed internet to your house,....hmm well maybe not. My system/sevice over cable doesn't provide a whole lot better resolution for video chat even though it streams tv, movies etc to me with better res than my eyes deliver to my brain. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-6592051491724564982022-06-23T13:13:52.848+01:002022-06-23T13:13:52.848+01:00Like Martin, I have been using Zoom for nearly two...Like Martin, I have been using Zoom for nearly two years too and agree that of the applications tried (Zoom, Skype, Google, Ring, Discord) Zoom seems the best. <br /><br />I am happy to set up testing sessions to allow you a look at how I manage and to test picture quality and speed. There are sometimes tech issues to overcome but usually these hurdles are manageable. <br /><br />Don’t give up yet!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-81586609201897734452022-06-23T12:53:29.746+01:002022-06-23T12:53:29.746+01:00Traprain Law? I think that's quite an impressi...Traprain Law? I think that's quite an impressive interweb signal to get from a Dark Ages hill fort - you don't get that in Kensington.<br />I've been away for a bit and I'm just catching up on what I've missed. I'm interested in your Bishops' Wars idea from a couple of weeks back, and Sheriffmuir - any progress?Chris Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578412472163593374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-24348255559982660832022-06-23T11:05:52.967+01:002022-06-23T11:05:52.967+01:00No helpful tips from me sorry I have not even dare...No helpful tips from me sorry I have not even dared to contemplate remote gaming, given the trouble I often experience with IT and technology in general! I agree with Martin though, the image doesn't look particularly bad, it's just too big an area on too small a screen that seems to be the main problemrrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316317334203888350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-13347790214673676422022-06-23T09:52:19.759+01:002022-06-23T09:52:19.759+01:00We've been using Zoom for games for nearly two...We've been using Zoom for games for nearly two years now, it had by far the best video resolution of everything we tried (Skype, Google, even Teams). That image doesn't look a million miles from what my players endure. I tend to play on quite small tables with the laptop camera as close as I can get it, and they don't seem to mind that they can't necessarily see every detail. If we've got particularly nice toys to display, we wave them in front of the camera in close up. It works particularly well for aircraft!Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.com