Coudal Partners and Adobe CS3 are teaming up to present Layer Tennis and they're using Campfire to make it happen.
If you've never checked it out, here's a summary of just what Layer Tennis is:
We're hosting a series of live design events on Friday afternoons called Layer Tennis...Two artists (or two small teams of artists) will swap a file back and forth in real-time, adding to and embellishing the work. Each artist gets fifteen minutes to complete a "volley" and then we post that to the site. A third participant, a writer, provides play-by-play commentary on the action, as it happens. The matches last for ten volleys and when it's complete, everyone with an opinion sounds off in the Forums and we declare a winner.
The participants use Campfire as a back-channel to discuss the match while it's going on. Chris Glass, one of the players in a recent match, gave a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to "play" and praised Campfire as a better alternative to IM for group chat. We're avid viewers of Layer Tennis so it's cool to know Campfire helps it all go down.
There is a back-channel set up to handle the nuts and bolts of the match. We're coordinating delivery of images with Coudal, and anwering questions to Rosecrans using Campfire. I've never used this online app before, but it's better than instant messaging for group chat. Really.
If you ever need to bring a small team together to discuss something in real-time, Campfire is a great solution. Read more about why it's better than plain ol' IM.
Below is one of the volleys from Chris' match. Check out the whole thing.
