Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24302820-20150110214651

Does anybody use this site on their phone? Does anyone want to? Is a mobile version of Midian at all something we should be looking at? Can I end more questions with prepositions, or is this something you won't put up with?

In my general experience, mobile versions of websites suck. All of them. Far too many have poor navigation, or even crippled navigation. Text size isn't always zoomable, or the layout otherwise forced into something shitty. Another too-common problem is that you may have to click through a half-dozen pages to get the data that was on a single page on the proper website (I'm looking at you, IMDB).

That said, having Midian on the go may be useful enough, to enough people, to merit the effort. If we're going to spend the time and energy to do it at all, we can try to ensure that it's done well, or at least as much as the interface allows. The most commonly accessed information during gameplay can be highlighted--skills, interaction, combat--rather than the current focus on character creation and development.

I haven't looked into this in too much depth yet, because I don't know if there's a real need or even desire for it. I know that quite a few Midianites use their laptops during game; I'm one of them. (My apologies, Vince, for teasing when you first broke this barrier.) But a version of Midian for phones and tablets might just be something to look at as a useful tool during game, or as a quick check on things between games. I'm also thinking of PbP games, geared towards a mobile-using player. Not only might this help our forum games take off, but I can imagine this as a tool for augmented reality gaming, or simultaneous gameplay with scattered groups or separate players. 