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- LIGHTWAVE IRC CHANNEL FOR INTERACTIVE LIGHTWAVE INFO!
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- With the advent of the Internet and low-cost connections via online
- services such at Netcom and others providing SLIP/PPP, it is now
- possible to work interactively with other LightWave users from around
- the globe! You can interact in REAL TIME with other people who share
- your interests. You can help them and they can help you almost as if
- you were right there! How? By using IRC (Internet Relay Chat)!
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- IRC allows one to join different channels (much like CB simulators on
- various BBS's or chat rooms on AOL or Prodigy) and to type in real
- time to other users, in that channel, from around the world. There's no
- limit to the amount of people you can have in a channel. With
- programs for the Amiga such as GrapeVine and AmIRC, mIRC and WSIrc for
- the IBM, IRCII for Unix machines and a SLIP or PPP connection to the
- Internet, you too can join in on these conversations!
-
- Several of us have created the LightWave IRC chat channel and there's
- always somebody there to help people and to just chat about LightWave
- and other various topics related to using LightWave. (Sometimes the
- conversations stray..but that's the fun of it!)
-
- Besides the talk about lightwave, IRC allows you to share files with
- others via something called DCC (Direct Client Connect). While you're
- chatting with someone about why your model doesn't render correctly,
- you can send them a render of your scene as well as your model so they
- can look at them and tell you what you may have done wrong.
-
- NOTE: Routinely, updates and patches to LW have been released FIRST on IRC
- direct from Newtek!
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- THE IRC MONTHLY PANEL DISCUSSIONS
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- Myself and a select few individuals are attempting to start what we
- hope to be a monthly live interactive conference via IRC (Internet
- Relay Chat) pertaining to various aspects of LightWave featuring
- prominent figures in the animation/graphics world.
-
- We plan to gather an elite group of professional Lightwave animators
- as well as recruit professionals in the industry to serve as panelists.
- These panelists will answer your questions pertaining to various aspects
- of Lightwave. All questions will be routed through moderators which
- will pass them on to the panelists. The guest panelists will then
- answer them in turn.
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- HOW IT WORKS:
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- We will have two IRC channels open called; #LWPanel and #Lightwave.
- (#lightwave is the normal discussion channel that is available to
- everyone all the time)
- The panelist will be in #LWPanel while the public will join both.
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- #LWPanel will be moderated and will allow only the panelist to speak
- at random while the public will only be able to speak in turn as the
- moderator see's fit.
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- #Lightwave will not be moderated and will allow the public to chat
- amongst themselves while awaiting their turn to address the panel.
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- We feel that this will be a great learning experience for all and
- should be alot of fun. This is just another means of sharing
- information about LightWave via the Internet. We hope to have you
- aboard.
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- WHERE WE ARE NOW
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- We're currently in the process of setting up the first few months topics
- and trying to gather panelists and other professionals to participate in
- the panel discussions. We are also gathering information from you so
- that we can make this forum as productive and easy to use as possible.
-
- Please answer the appropriate group of questions below (Panelists or
- Attendee) and submit the answers to either of the two addresses listed
- at the end of this message. We are planning on starting the discussions
- in March, so please reply as soon as possible.
-
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- SOME QUESTIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE PANELISTS
-
- If you are interested in becoming a panelist, please reply with the
- following information so that we can determine a date and time that
- best suits everyones schedule.
-
- 1) Generally, what day of the week would you be available for one to
- two hours starting at 10:00 PM EST?
-
- Note: We feel that this time would be the best compromise for the east
- and west coast people in the USA. We may change this based on
- responses to this questionair.
-
- 2) Please give one other day and time.
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- 3) If there are any particluar dates that would be best for you
- between now and the end of March, please list.
-
- 4) Please list projects and or accomplishments. We will compile a
- list of these for each panelist which will be echoed to the public
- before the conference begins.
-
- 5) If you have ANY questions concerning IRC or this project, list
- them here.
-
- SOME QUESTIONS FOR ATTENDEES
-
- So that we can best serve your needs, please answer the following
- questions in as much detail as possible.
-
- 1) Do you have access to the Internet now and if not, do you plan on
- obtaining access in the near future?
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- 2) Would you be interested in attending such IRC discussions and do
- you feel this is a worth-while project?
-
- 3) What topics would you like to see covered in panel discussions on IRC?
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- 4) What would be the best time for you to attend such discussions?
-
- 5) Do you need help in getting an Internet connection and an IRC
- program so that you can attend the monthly discussions?
-
-
- Please answer the ATTENDEE questions and send them to us even if you
- can't currently connect via the Interenet. We will be looking at ways
- to get those interested connected up to IRC>
-
- We will be contacting all participants within the next few weeks with
- a confirmation of scheduling. Thanks for your time and hope to see ya
- soon on IRC!
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- bobl@graphics.rent.com (Bob Lindabury) IRC Nickname: TheRaven
- rnorwood@teleplex.net (Ronnie Norwood) IRC Nickname: RonDude
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