"Civilization IV: Multiplayer Headaches" Video

[DanQ]

Video footage from the <I>Civilization IV</I> multiplayer tournament on <U>July 8th, 2006</U> at <B>ApolyCon '06</B> continues with the "Headaches" following the initial "Setup" [<A HREF="http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?threadid=155310">see story</A>] of the competition. Event Chairman and Videographer <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/about/10/123/247/" TITLE="Click for Profile">Daniel "DanQ" Quick</A> puts together a short but hectic representation of getting <I>CivIV</I> multiplayer working over an impromtu Local Area Network (LAN). <B>Firaxis Games</B>' <A HREF="http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=30" TITLE="Click for Profile" TARGET="_new">Soren Johnson</A>, <A HREF="http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=80" TITLE="Click for Profile" TARGET="_new">Alex "alexman" Mantzaris</A>, <A HREF="http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=85" TITLE="Click for Profile" TARGET="_new">Jon "Trip" Schafer</A> and <A HREF="http://www.firaxis.com/company/bios.php?bioid=20" TITLE="Click for Profile" TARGET="_new">Barry Caudill</A> are featured in an ongoing effort to restore order with Johnson providing the ultimate solution. Below is a screenshot from this production:
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<CENTER><table cellspacing=0 border=0 width=300 style="border: 1px solid gray;margin-top: 5px; margin-left: 60px;"></tr><tr><td colspan=2><a href="http://convention.apolyton.net/videos/civ4_multiplayer-headaches.wmv" TITLE="Click to Download (3.4MB)"><img align=center src=http://convention.apolyton.net/photos/civ4_multiplayer-headaches.jpg style="padding: 4px 4px 0px 4px;" BORDER=0></a></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-left: 4px;"><font size=1 color=gray>Power cords, Ethernet cables and a hub combine... </td><td align=right><font size=1></td></tr></table></CENTER><BR>

To download, click on the photo above <A HREF="http://convention.apolyton.net/videos/civ4_multiplayer-headaches.wmv" TITLE="Click to Download (3.4MB)">or here</A>. It is in <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10" TARGET="_new">Windows Media</A> format, 01m29s in length and 3.4MB in size. In addition to Quick <A HREF="http://apolyton.net/about/10/123/248/" TITLE="Click for Profile">Markos "MarkG" Giannopoulos</A> was also in attendance from ACS; these two men are the Co-Owners/Administrators of <B>Apolyton Civilization Site</B> (<B>ACS</B>) from which this conference was based.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

[Frank Johnson]

The rapid panning of the camera is clearly an artistic attempt to make the user feel the nausea assoicated with setting up such a game. (literally!)

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Frank Johnson
The rapid panning of the camera is clearly an artistic attempt to make the user feel the nausea assoicated with setting up such a game. (literally!)

More like a) never having filmed a live event before and b) not having types of equipment to help with jostling (e.g. "tripod for the shoulder": did not know one existed before the event, and there might not even be one for my type of camcorder).

I was watching the video being recorded through the LCD display as often as I could while filming, and with the exception of 'here and there' the panning never struck me as being too much. A learning experience.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

P.S. This clip is also heavily edited, so that certainly changes the perception somewhat.