Summary: Planned in a pedestrian area in Vienna, Austria; the benches and permission come from the municipality, the table from a private sponsor (a lower five-digit amount (in €, I assume)); weatherproof 42" touchscreens, software being developed by volunteers, use will be free. The glass is bullet proof armoured glass.
No problem Tom, thanks for reposting and the English summary. It looks nicely done, I would love to try it out… maybe someday you can meet me there and we could play a game! If you do move there, that would make the timing on my side easier, so let me know if you do that!
Time flies … meanwhile the Electronic Go Table with two boards has been inaugurated in a pedestrian zone in Vienna, Austria, just outside of the Go Club Go7 (http://goverband.at/wp/?page_id=758).
Yes this is great! read about it and i’m happy it’s installed and looking forward to play.
I’m visiting Germany at the moment, but when i m back i’d like to play with anyone who also lives in Vienna :).
Was looking for a Vienna group, too. Couldn’t find one so pms are welcome.
Oh, and in case you’re in Northern Germany, consider dropping in at my place (Bispingen, Lüneburger Heide, 60 km to the South of Hamburg and 5 minutes away from the Autobahn A7) I even have a guest apartment you could use, and we could use my olden Goban
So I was in Vienna for a couple of days recently. The club that had this touchscreen table in front has moved in the meantime. No idea if the table still exists or not. But I came across this in the city center:
