[cellist]

I'm curious how the Vugraph sessions "work". I mean, could someone trace the sequence of events from the time a live player makes a play or bid to the time I see the event on my BBO session?

Thanks,

Phil

[fred]

cellist, on Mar 7 2004, 03:36 PM, said:

I'm curious how the Vugraph sessions "work". I mean, could someone trace the sequence of events from the time a live player makes a play or bid to the time I see the event on my BBO session?

Thanks,

Phil

There is a person (the "vugraph operator") sitting
beside the table where the bridge is being played.

That person has a computer in front of him/her that
is connected to BBO.

The "vugraph" user IDs have the ability to start a
live broadcast whenever they want and to do all the
necessary data entry.

The tournament organizers provide the vugraph operator
with a file that contains the deal records for the session
to be broadcast.

These broadcasts really are live. The delay is no more
than a second or 2 if the vugraph operator has a good
connection to the internet.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com