Technology

Wizards announces the cancellation of Virtual Table: 

“I wanted to inform you all about an important decision that Wizards has made regarding the D&D Virtual Table  and Virtual Table Beta. While we appreciate the enthusiasm and participation in the Beta phase, we were unable to generate enough support for the tool to launch a full version to the public. Effective July 30, 2012 the D&D Virtual Table Beta will be coming to an end and the VT will be closed.

Over the next three weeks, we encourage you to wrap up your existing campaigns and make sure to gather contact information from your online group members so that you can stay in touch if you like. We realize that because all data generated in the tool is in a proprietary format usable only by the Virtual Table, it is not possible to export your campaigns for use in another tool. You can, however, take screenshots of any notes, maps or adventures that you would like to hang on to or use in your home games.

The D&D Virtual Table Beta is now open to all DDI subscribers... who have opted in to receive communications that is. 

From the Wizards Community Broadcast:

For those that were recently in the D&D Virtual Table beta or following the info, you'll know that we're moving into the next stage of testing. In this next stage we will be inviting all current DDI members who have opted in to receive communications from us. If you are a DDI subscriber and want to take advantage of this opportunity and help us test the VT, make sure you have followed these steps and are opted in.

Are you going to try it? I certainly am! In fact, I'll be working on a head to head review of the D&D Virtual Table Beta and MapTool. I'm really excited to see how the tool works and what I can do with it.