I just found this site that has created a new sport that is for designers on the web. It’s very new and really quite interesting. It’s called layer tennis and basically allows two designers to have a show down in real time. They both need to be online for the duration of the match and have access to the file server where they both send their edited files back and forth. They only 15 minutes per round and they have a total of 10 rounds. Here is how the site explains it:

We’ll be playing matches using lots of different applications, from Adobe® Photoshop® to Adobe® Flash®, but the basic idea is the same no matter what tools are in use. Two artists (or two small teams of artists) will swap a file back and forth in real-time, adding to and embellishing the work. Each artist gets fifteen minutes to complete a “volley” and then we post that to the site. A third participant, a writer, provides play-by-play commentary on the action, as it happens. The matches last for ten volleys and when it’s complete, everyone visiting the site votes for a winner.

Visit them online and see for yourself. Who knows, if it were with Fireworks I would give it a go myself. Looks fun.

www.LayerTennis.com