From: Chiaki Ito <shogi <at> MAIL <dot> COM>
Date: 22 nov 2002
Subject: Re: online shogi lesson

Cool!

1. Nice and large interface  for board and pieces (anything similar to
Yahoo's quality)
2. Some sounds (when you make move)
3. Kifu recorder with a player in both English and Japanese format so you
can go back your game
4. Chat window
5. Clock to be able to set any time freely in both regular and byouyomi
6. Information box about the players and observers; which country they are
from, what language, and what strength
7. Record moves and chat and save them as a file (I don't know if you could
do this) so people can get the same lesson at a different time
8. Clock with times of selected countries around the world so people in
different countries can easily make an appointment

It may be better to have different kinds of pieces for non-Japanese speaking
beginners such as pieces which only have arrows.  I have seen them in London
MSO a few years ago which I think was made possible by Toyota because they
had Toyota cars on them.

I am thinking of Yahoo Shogi as a basis.  You have a login page and a game
table.

Chiaki,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Paul Adams" <colin <at> COLINA <dot> DEMON <dot> CO <dot> UK>
To: <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: online shogi lesson


> >>>>> "Chiaki" == Chiaki Ito <shogi <at> MAIL <dot> COM> writes:
>
>     Chiaki> or for english speaking players.  i am a computer
>     Chiaki> illiterate, so i wonder how difficult it is for a digital
>     Chiaki> expert who plays shogi to develop for me an online shogi
>     Chiaki> board specialized for english speaking players.  hon jya
>     Chiaki> mata.
>
> Not so very difficult.
> Why don't you write down a list of the things you want to be able to
> do, and we'll take it from there.
> --
> Colin Paul Adams
> Preston Lancashire
>