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bid_em_up, on May 6 2007, 08:01 PM, said:
I'm not real sure what your issue is. A live broadcast would be no more boring than current vugraphs already are. And could well be more entertaining. The same commentary currently being done would be done by voice instead, so I am not sure what your objection is there.
Comment 1: I think that text is much better than voice in conveying complex information. I find it much easier to absorb the data. There's also much better options to scroll back and review hand diagrams and the like. I suspect that this is (largely) a function of the fact that most of my experience discussing bridge hands has been based off visual cues. For example, when we review hands over beers, we always carry around pieces of paper to sketch out hand diagrams. Sure, its possible to say "AK 5th, Jack 4th ,KQ tight , Ax", but it just doesn't work as well
Comment 2: Most good user interfaces are "stream lined" and simple. You don't add a talking paper clip without a damn good reason. In a similar vein, I don't you bother adding a live video feed unless you need to.
I recommend that people go back and look at a lot of the debates that took place when BBO first added ads into the client. I recall a lot of people complaining that the ads were distracting and prevented them from being able to focus on the hands. People were especially vocal about dynamic ads that moved or twinkled or whatever. I view a video feed in much the same way.
I don't think that it ads to the user experience
I think that its would be a major distraction
I'd prefer not to see development efforts wasted on it