Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com (Greg LaBrec) Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.internet Subject: Re: Chat Software Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 19:39:25 GMT Organization: Sony Computer Entertainment Lines: 39 Message-ID: <33ee153e.78200582@205.149.189.29> References: <33de4fda.5158300@205.149.189.29> <33EC5233.2285@hubcap.clemson.edu> Reply-To: greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com NNTP-Posting-Host: glabrec.vip.best.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99g/32.339 On Sat, 09 Aug 1997 04:19:15 -0700, "Michael C. Lee, Jr." wrote: >Greg LaBrec wrote: >> >> I've been looking around for a nice chat application to add to the >> Yaroze site. If anyone has seen anything around the web that they >> like please send me the URL in e-mail. >> >> 1. Should not use IRC. >> 2. Should be accessible through a proxy server. >Is there a yaroze chat area? >Ive messed around with the chat stuff (MIRC) but dont know >how to go to specific areas, like I can with newsgroups. (ie: yaroze) >thanks, >mike No, not yet. We are experimenting with a system which is more of a presentation vehicle than a chat room though it can function as a multiple-room chat as well. Its first priority though would be to enable SCEA to make technical presentations and hold scheduled live question & answer sessions in order to help support Yaroze members. The system we are looking at allows presentation via voice, as well as text. There are only two apparent down sides to the system. The first is initial load time to download the non-resident java scripts, which can be about 2.5 minutes on a 28.8 connection (uncached). I personally feel the functionality and features make it worth it. And the second is cost. While it is very expensive, Sony will not hesitate to push the program through if they were sure that people would use it. The survey was sent out to address these issues. You can expect a trial presentation to be held soon with an announcement expected this upcoming week.