Swatch Internet Time (1998)

Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by DanBC on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:12AM (#16316286)

I'm kind of surprised that Minecraft didn't take this.

Inter-continental multiplayer or livestreaming is made easier if you don't have to convert timezones.

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Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by lfowles on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:56AM (#16316548)

Looking further back, it was present in Phantasy Star Online!

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Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by Cyberdog on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @11:41AM (#16317407)

I imagine it would be simpler to just use Unix time, which is already time zone agnostic.

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Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by stordoff on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @10:02AM (#16316601)

Giant Bomb used it for a while (half-jokingly IIRC) for listing their livestream times (alongside traditional Eastern Time listings).

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