Anything goes

FlockDraw is total anarchy - in action. It's fun to watch and even more fun to participate.

Just draw something. But be ready for total mayhem. Here is one room that has already been created.

Some tips on how to use it, taken from the J-Walk blog:

• When you go to the main page and click Start Drawing, a new room is created. Rooms are identified by a string of characters following the domain name. You can create your own room, with a more meaningful name.
• There is a limit of 10 users per room. When the room is full, new visitors can watch, but not participate.
• The tools are: Pen, Eraser, Fill Bucket, Line, and Text. Each of these tools has two properties: Size and Colour. You set these properties using the two icons at the bottom of the tool list. An exception is the Eraser. It's always white.
• You can choose from 13 colours. Six are shown when you click the Colour selector, and seven more appear when you click the right-pointing arrow.
• You can change the size interactively by using the wheel button on your mouse. In fact, there is really no need to use the Size icon at all.
• You can create some interesting effects using only text. For example, type a long string of plus signs, and place it on the board. Do it again, and place it below the first set. Repeat, and you have a nice grid.
• Use the Line tool to make an animation: Click, drag, and move the mouse in a circular pattern and you'll have a moving fan blade.
• You can also animate text. Your text is not placed on the board until you click, so you can move the text around to get people's attention. Better yet, move it around while you move the mouse scroll wheel to change its size.
• You can communicate a message without actually placing the text. Just type your message, but don't click. When the message has been seen, backspace to erase it. Text that hasn't been placed (by clicking) is visible to others, but cannot be erased. So you can display text while someone is going crazy destroying a board.
• Everyone is anonymous, and you can't kick people out, so just get used to it. Or switch to another room.