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Re:Wi-Fi alliance announces mesh networking standard by white-flame on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @03:45AM (#17072302)
> Now that bluetooth has returned to its roots with Bluetooth Low Energy, maybe we have another chance at flash-mob mobile gaming - everyone on the same bus can join in to a chatroom or a roleplaying game for the duration of the ride.

Note that the Nintendo 3DS effectively has this capability. I believe it's all WiFi-based.

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Re:Wi-Fi alliance announces mesh networking standard by Willson50 on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @10:49AM (#17074305)
Yes. Even the original DS had this with pictochat.
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