Live stream...
Aug. 21st, 2011 01:41 pmWatching the tweets about the live stream from the Hugos, I remembered how in 2002 we went straight from the ceremony to the internet lounge so we could be the first to post the results on sff.cons.worldcon (That's a newsgroup.) Do they even have internet lounges at cons now?
Of course, if I'm thinking about live feeds from awards, I have to think about the Nebula Awards in May, 1998. SFF Net arranged to have a live feed, by hooking Vonda McIntyre up with a computer, dial-up of course, and having her type a running commentary of events during an IRC chat.
And it went very well, except for a slight hiccup during the "Best Novel" presentation. I'll include that bit below.
( Cut for length )
Of course, if I'm thinking about live feeds from awards, I have to think about the Nebula Awards in May, 1998. SFF Net arranged to have a live feed, by hooking Vonda McIntyre up with a computer, dial-up of course, and having her type a running commentary of events during an IRC chat.
And it went very well, except for a slight hiccup during the "Best Novel" presentation. I'll include that bit below.
( Cut for length )
