Atlanta - activities/ammenities I'd like to see

[Rickertsen2]

Originally posted by Matt Krass
Another solution to the LAN Party thing would be like the wireless net links 108 provided this year, it formed a LAN in the pits, get some strong PCs to act as games server and you're on.

I could provide the server PCs, but with 802.11b there is no way you can have more than a few people in most games without horrible lag. Even with 801.11g/a, things arn't much better.Besides with an area soo large, you would need multiple access points, which can be a pain to coordinate. You could use ad-hoc mode, but that further compounds bandwidth probs. Unfortunately i think wired is the only feasable solution. The trouble then lies with the wires and the problems associated with them (lengths of over 100meters for ethernet and also people not liking cables strewn about.) Assuming we have several smaller networks using a typical tree topology, cable lengths shouldn't be all that bigh of a deal though.

Some people seem to object to a FIRST lanparty, but i think it would be a fun relief when people arn't to busy. I love FIRST and i love lanparies, and i know many other people feel the same way so why not combine the two?