Google’s latest toy is Google Wave. It’s entirely too complicated to try and explain. There’s a very long video about it but if you’re like me you’ll end up closing it after five minutes wondering what the heck you just watched, bang your head against the keyboard, and then just fiddle with the thing until you get it working. Who needs instructions?!
For simplicity’s sake, it’s like one big blog/forum post/document/email/im that anyone participating in can edit or contribute to. You can simply type in it or you can add gadgets and all sorts of toys from Google.  I think Wave has tons of untapped potential and probably does waaaaay more than I even know about, but even in its most basic form it’s a really cool tool for communicating with people. It’s still in an early stage and I’ve found half a dozen bugs already, but it’s a nifty little tool/toy to play around with.
To get things going, the Keen and Graev Community has started up a MMORPG Wave. We’ve made it public so that anyone can see it and anyone con contribute. The goal here is to see how successful this Wave becomes and how useful it will be to a group of people with a common interest — in this case, MMORPG’s.  We’ve set up the wave and created sections for a couple of MMO’s. The goal is to keep it organized and simple and allow people to just discuss stuff in real time. Oh yeah, it’s completely in real time and you can see people type every letter at a time.
I may use it to give out some of my Allods Online beta keys and I’ll also be on there talking with people. Head over to the Wave by searching “with:public Keen and Graev” and it should come up as “The MMO Tavern” (We’re still in the naming process). You can also try this direct link here.
If you have any questions about how to access it, or need an invite to Google Wave, feel free to ask. Since there will probably be a bunch of people asking for invites, please share the love! Once you get an invite you’ll have 8 invites of your own. Come back and give out a couple to return the favor.
I have about 16 invites to, if anyone wants to join in.
Sounds awesome I’m gunna look it up.
I would love an invite. Please send it to evizaer at gmail. I’ll definitely be contributing to the conversation. 🙂
I’d like an invite too! Please send it to [email protected], and it looked pretty awesome on the vid awesome
id like an invite also. Can you see the email i put down to post here or do i need to put one down in the comments?
ok submited the invites. It takes a while for google to approve them or something I don’t know exactly.
@douhs I can see the others I doin’t see yours. Just let me know your e-mail
Also If you want to find out more you can watch 1 or all of 3 videos:
small: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDu2A3WzQpo
medium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pgxLaDdQw
large: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itc4253kjhw
I saw this google ewave in the dec issue of pop sci, good way to collaborate as well with people on projects.
Yeah I read some where using it to do like D&D campaigns
It would be really cool for D&D!
Yeah it would be a good tool for the most part for a PnP style game. That is of course if the tools have been developed for the dice rolling.
Almost makes me want to go and get my 2e/3e books out and see if there’s any interest out there.. 😉
I would be interested in D&D or any other PnP game, definitely. Even simple collaborative storytelling would be fun.
I started up an MMO Design wave and posted a link in the K&G MMO Tavern.
If anyone has an invite floating around I would appreciate one. Been hearing alot about google wave and would like to check it out. Email is [email protected]
Great idea Keen.
I would like an invite if available as well: [email protected]
Share the love – [email protected]
Hook me up – [email protected]
Would also love an invite – scrusi[at]gmail[dot]com. Thanks a lot 🙂
Extra invite?–[email protected]
Mr Bones, Madgnome, Chris, Sloth, Scrussi and Salbos you should have invites shortly.
Looks interesting. If anyone has an invite going, I’m at [email protected]
Ok you’ll get an invite in a few Bhag.
Thanks Warden 🙂
Looks like fun. If anyone has an invite i would love to have one at [email protected]
If there are any invites left, it would be greatly appreciated [email protected]
Glowy and Jim, I signed you guy up to get an invite.
I have 6 more.
Thanks 🙂
Thanks
@Evizaer
Looked this morning and no “dice” apps as of yet.. 🙁
This certainly looks very interesting. I’d love an invite, if anyone still has one to spare 🙂 spunos at gmail dot com.
Got an invite! Thanks!
I would love to try it out, please could somebody send an invite?
[email protected]
sounds interesting indeed.
[email protected] if any invites still knocking around..
I sent invites to Spunos, Zerodym, and Adurj.
Thank you!
Thank you Bartlebe 🙂
Would love to try the wave out.
If anyone has an invite [email protected]
Sent you an invite Engrey.
My scheme to get more invites through dummy accounts is working well. I encourage all of you, now that you have 8 invites, to invite your friends and anyone here that wants one.
Hello guys
I would love an invite too
sinelael_AT_gmail_DOT_com
Thanks so much
Hey guys,
If someone has one, would love to receive an invite for the Wave… (frenchmtl at gmail dot com).
Thanks,
Erli.
If anyone has an extra invite, I would love to join/participate. Please send an invite to kaybek AT gmail dot com ( [email protected] )
Thanks Bartlebe, sineael and Erlijus sent you both invites.
double post, but send you an invite Kaybek
Thanks a lot Engrey, see you all in the wave 🙂
I’d like an invite, if anyone has an extra. brandstone at gmail
Thanks for the invite!
Sounds awesome.
Would really appreciate an invite, if you got an extra invite that you dont need please send it to [email protected]
Jesse and Pint you both should have invites now
I’d love an invite!
oh, my email is magnulun at gmail
Thanks for the invite!
You should now have an invite waiting for you magnus 🙂
Sounds fun, I’ll go check it out 🙂
Oh, yeah forgot to ask for an invite!
Can anyone invite me? My address is [email protected]
Thanks!
@We Fly Spitfires: Invite sent.
Anyone else still need one?
I could use one at [email protected]
@Argorius: Sent
@lumio: sorry for taking so long but its [email protected]
I’ll take an invite from anyone, please.
Hey, sounds very interesting, could you send some love to sticksdk add hotmail.com
Tnx
If there is an invite left, I’d love to join the fun 🙂
Thanks guys!
samcoburke at gmail dot com
I’d love to join to. Can anyone send an invite my way? steelserpent at g.m.a.i.l. Thanks!
Douhs, Stoico, Satoraum and Steeldragoon : I sent you invite to the Wave… You should receive an email from google in a few hours.
By the way am I the only one to find the MMO Tavern Wave hard to follow ? I suppose I am missing something because right now performance is horrible (scrolling the wave takes forever) and I got difficulties seeing which posts are unread and which one are read. Any advice ?
Thats the problem with wave at the moment. Laggy performance.
You can use spacebar to scroll through all the new posts. That’s the only way I can keep track of it. Makes it easier.
Need an invite for gauntakera at gmail dot com. Thanks in advance.
Hi Keen,
I need an invite please. But wouldn’t want to show my mail here publicly.
So if you can do that favor to me and invite – u can find it hidden in the mail address of this message.
Thanks.
@Erlijus: Thank you!
I’d like an invite please. barrymartintx at gmail dot com. Thanks
@Balak and Gaunt – Invites sent.
@Erlijus – Thanks very much!
[email protected] looking for an invite <3
I’m also looking for an invite if there are any left =)
krille88 at gmail dot com
Thanks.
admin at concimage dot com
looking for invite too please
@ixobelle, @Duzero, @Obituary – Sent invites. Google says “People you’ve nominated” so apparently nothing sent yet, but you’re on the list to get it.
Got mine so I can invite some people.
And to return the favour, I have 4 invites available
Thanks, I now have 8 keys to give out too.
I would like a key too if someone could invite me, tragdoerr at yahoo dot com
Done, Kheivalo