Welcome to what I hope will grow into a sort of library of writings about life on CU-SeeMe. Please make yourself comfortable and look around. You won't find any help pages here or tech tips. Instead, these are links to the non-technical stories and writings about CU, the social side of it. You have probably met many of the people that have contributed to these links. If you would like to add anything or have something you would like to say about CU, I would love to hear it. You can contact me at
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Surveys
Books, Zines, News, and References
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Journals
True Stories
Inspired by CU
In a Class of Their Own
Related but Not Specifically About CU
Comments
On Second Thought
Updated October 29, 2000



Most Recent Additions October 29, 2000

CU-SeeMe may seem like a strange place to find poets, yet we have many among us. I am happy to have two pieces from a new poetic contributor - WD. WD has written about some moving events in CU Dream and CU Addiction, feelings I am sure we have all had at one time or another. PhilosopherX returns with another work, surfing, even better than his last one, in my opinion. Visions in Stone is by Slider, a long-time CU poet and commentator. This piece is a response to non-cuers who try to sum up CU with just a few visits. The story he uses as an example is one of my favorite CU stories. The featured article from previous updates is one of the articles Slider mentions.
CU Dream
by WD
CU Addiction
by WD
surfing
by PhilosopherX
Visions in the Stone
by Slider
Microsoft.orgy
related article from previous updates
by Andrew Leonard

Surveys

CU Hall of Shame
not officially a survey but it provides a good sampling of the types of bad behaviour
The Russ_UK CU-SeeMe User/Ref Survey
Final Results Oct 2, 1997; A fascinating peek at who we all are
CU-SeeMe Addiction Survey
This survey was taken in 1996 but I cannot find any results. Please let me know if you have more info on this. Meanwhile, here are the questions that were asked.

Books, Zines, News, and References:

The CU-SeeMe Encyclopedia
by Russ_UK and Lady Xeen
Don't let this happen to you... by Vickie
a classic list of the most over used and hated phrases of CU
CU-SeeMe Experiments and Events
An on-going list of what has been tried
dead link Excerpts From "Getting Even: What Men Don't Want Women To Know About The Internet"
by Casey Stevens
a one-sided view of CUing
CUNow!
web zine specializing in news and information regarding CUSeeMe reflectors,
their society and culture
Reflector War Ends in Two Fatalities
News article including links to the participant's views
Streak's Web Reflector Scanner
Version 3.01
An A-Z of #cuseemesex terms and definitions by Os
Informative and entertaining
dead link New items of interest in the CU-SeeMe world by Squeek
Includes a user-contributed news section - Add your news!
dead link CU Times Weekly
Online newspaper for the Powerscourt Refs.
dead link CUCulture An ezine about life online...
Includes a definition of culture
CU-Seeme Cool Site
A good mixture of technical and social news and information
Enhanced CU-SeeMe Book
By Robert Rustici, published in 1996
Internet TV with CU-SeeMe by Mike Sattler, published in 1995
One chapter on History, Culture, and Usage;
eight chapters on technical issues

Articles:

-If you have a strong opinion about someething - private refs vs public refs, the trend towards pay refs, the effect of ICQ on CU - or have something to say about CU, and would like to write about it and let others read it, just email me. I would love to hear your views.
-For the less ambitious, I have includedd a guest book. Feel free to comment on whatever is on your mind.
2000
Visions in the Stone
by Slider
The VidWatch Interview
by Jeremy Piatt
CU Then and Now
by agl
CU Then and Now
by CL
CU Then and Now
by JokerX39
CU Then and Now
by Russ_UK
1999
Beekers: Hey Wanker ! by Beekers
cute but hostile
CU Rules of the Road by Daffi Duck
one word - DON'T
1998
Are All You People PERVERTS?!?! by CEJ
a good, sensible article about adult refs
CU SeeMe Resources
a brief history of CU programs
Jerk! by CEJ
A broad approach to CU etiquette
To Kerry by Lady Xeen
Streak's Spot
Announcing the closing of the UT Reflector
Places in Time by Slider
Thoughts when a reflector closes
Ladies' Defense Page
Tips to help ladies take care of themselves on the refs
What is a refmon? by Baldy
Short, to-the-point description of what a refmon does
Microsoft.orgy by Andrew Leonard
A journalist describes what he and his wife see when they research video conferencing software. It won't surprise regular CUers, but is an interesting look at how outsiders see things.
Comment to Brian by Brandon Hudgeons
A view of CU by non-CUers from a 1997 forum on Virtual Communities
The thread starts here
Streak's response to Comment to Brian
A well-supported and balanced response
Cornell University's final report on their CU-SeeMe project
A milestone in the history of CU-SeeMe
Not Everyone is a Nice Guy by Os
Awareness is always useful
1997
" NeoNudism is an art event that combines voyeuristic viewing and surrogate participation in a live
CUSeeMe two-way video link-up."
Link to a longer article about NeoNudism
Holy Motd! Slider has received a New Ten Commandments
AND he saved the
Chat log from the DC when he received them.
Why Did She Leave?by Russ_UK
An amusing recap of some common ref occurrences
VTS CuSeeMe Reflector Review Page
An intro to Cu that talks about the crowd that meets on a ref rather than just the settings they use.
Pinch, Pinch
by Russ_UK (intro by Lady Xeen)
CU is Meant to be Fun, But What If.........??????
Some serious considerations about life on the refs
The Two-Cam Syndrome by Tangey
Perceptive observations on a couples' trend
Welcome to the Real World by Russ_UK
Thought-provoking questions about 'real life' vs CU
Time and Cu-SeeMe by Russ_UK
1996
See you on the Internet by Geof Wheelwright
From the Canada Computer Paper Inc.
dead link Meme 2.03
Cu-SeeMe's place in the myth of digital nirvana
1995
Jail Time For Using CU-SeeMe?
Some concerns from 1995
Videoconferencing for the Rest of Us By Mark Hodges
Featuring quotes from a conversation with Tim Dorcey
CU-SeeMe: Communications in an Emergent Technology
by Adam Arrowood
Includes a section on how communication is different on CU than in person.
CU-SeeMe
written for Urban Desires by Steven Meloan
dead link TUNING IN TO "V-MAIL' CU-SeeMe takes on-line communication visual
written for the San Francisco Examiner by Steven Meloan
A collection Three good articles written by John Becker from Squeek's page
DEATH ON THE INTERNET! a book review with some interesting comments concerning the future
Cyberpornographia cuseemeata The author calls it "A Field Guide and Management Strategies"
Removing the Electronic Mask or Basic Internet Tracing Techniques


Journals:

Faces of the Net by Barry Lancaster
a graphic journal with comments
Past Introductions to The Reading Room
by Lady Xeen
CU-BoreMe by Rob Rummel-Hudson
a new user's view on CU
Net.art as it happened by ms. ann thrope
a diverse compilation of adventures in CUing
dead link The Golden Age of CU by Garnett
A journal covering the summer of 1997 on the Zippo ref
dead link Harry Wanker's Hunk of Web
A Journal (These pages are no longer available and Harry Wanker is considering giving up CU)
A CU-SeeMe Rescue
A well-done report of a serious incident on CU
A Year in the Life of Cyber Junky
The intro to a non-fiction book about CU life
dead link Spilthy
A lady's journal covering some of her adventures from her start on CU to when she finally
left CU for good (?) She has added a page called Afterthought
The HotGirl Chronicles
What every woman would really like to say
The Strange World of Dr Alec Wanker
The name says it all
dead link CU-Seeme - The Future of Telepresence by Streak.
Reviews and notices listed with dates, the closest thing to a CU timetable I have found
dead link Mem-couple's
Adventures with White Pines and version 3.0 (no longer available)

True stories:

Precious Moments by Slider
Growing Up On CU contributed anonymously
dead link CU Stories A monthly contest sponsored by the Refland CU Times
Welcome to Our Front Porch by Jae
CUby Slider
CU-SeeMe Success Stories contest by White Pines
A Special CU Friend by Slider
I Don't Hear Music by Slider
First CU Vid from All Seven Continents at Once by Slider
A DC Contest by Crossroads
Early influences on CU in the Far East by Slider


Inspired by CU:

Fiction
Lady of the Shadows by LLBellyLint
Let the Words Grow by LLBellyLint
Playful Soul by LLBellyLint
Kenny's Story Page by Seesaw. Fl@re says it best: "A great way to acknowledge your friends"
Blurred Lines by Russ_UK
The Creation of Xeen by Mr Seesaw
Poetry
CU Dream by WD
CU Addiction by WD
surfing by PhilosopherX
Respect for the stars by PhilosopherX
To Whom It May Concern by Gypsy
Meeting by LHM
The Dance Continues by LHM
The Color of Friendship by Jae
If I Didn't Love You by Jae
Ode de Maria........ by Jae
Wall Plaques by Jae
untitled poem and picture by tyler
The DC by Slider
The Dream by Slider
A Moment by Slider
CU Christmas by Mr Seesaw
The day after CuXMAS by Mr Seesaw

In A Class Of Their Own:

CU-SeeMe Online Discussion Group by Murray Gordon
Weekly discussion group: interesting while it lasted. They are not meeting anymore.
Wired Senses Online Counseling
Counseling via CU-SeeMe: It apparently did not work because this site is no longer available. Here is
a review of what they had when they were up.
The Usual Suspects
... not quite an ezine, not quite a pic page... a look at life on one ref; includes a chat log and typical discussion
Nothing Tastes Quite as Good as CU-SeeMe
An abstract graphical description of life on CU
dead link Green Panties and a Bra by Mr Seesaw

Related but not specifically about CU:

Videoconferencing for Folklorists by Eric Miller
It's Official: Net Abusers Are Pathological By Evan Schuman, TechWire
Scott Adams explains why tech talk works on the refs
Lady Xeen's Cu-SeeMe Reading ListThis is a list of books that helped me enjoy myself on the refs.

Comments:

Read the guestbook
Words of encouragement from Slider

On Second Thought...

...it wouldn't be the CU we all know and love without all the tech talk and "How's my vid?" comments, so here is one token tech link.
Token tech link


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