“Live” Games May Soon Go Online

Online poker rooms have revolutionized the gaming industry, but for many rounders, a large void has always existed when playing on the Internet: face-to-face player interaction. Sure, you can play in the comfort of your own home while wearing your pajamas and playing with your dog, but the fun of reading someone’s physical tells, trying to figure out their poker faces, is gone. If Reality InterActive Media (RIAM) has anything to say about it, you will soon be able to experience the best of both worlds.

RIAM has developed the technology to allow online poker players to both see and hear each other at the table, in an effort to provide the most realistic gambling experience possible while still playing over the Internet. 100% customizable, RIAM’s software can be adapted specifically to a poker room’s needs.

Currently, RIAM is both offering to pay online poker rooms to try its software and supply the necessary web cameras and microphones for its customers. If this technology takes off, the days of being able to jump up and down when you flop quads may be numbered.