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Surfacescapes D&D Demo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gentlemen-start-your-dice dept.

Jamie found a video showing an unpolished idea demonstrating the use of Microsoft Surface for D&D. Looks like they are using 4th ed as the basis for the system. This comes from the Surfacescapes team at Carnegie Mellon, which strikes me as a very good place to be a nerd right about now... provided you make your saving throws.

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  1. Re:Cool tech, but... by Shadow+of+Eternity · · Score: 4, Funny

    This... is why I'm an FPS gamer. It doesn't usually get more complicated than "loud end points at the other guy".

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    1. Set up a website with a 5.45 MB background image
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  3. All that went through my mind... by Sabalon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let the wookie win.