The history of theater that makes use of the Internet is comparatively short. Since 1993, where the first theater performance in IRC (an Internet chat environment) took place, the theater scene in the Net is steadily growing. Even a focus group of ATHE (the Association of Theater in Higher Education) which deals with the use of Technology in Theater and Education is now being formed and has invited the Oudeis team to present their work on their yearly conference. Great international attention is now drawn to this project.

Status Quo
To document the ongoing progress in the collaborative work of the Oudeis team a monthly newspaper was established in 1996. Since then it grew steadily and is now documenting not only the development of the Oudeis project but also presenting other projects currently staged with the use of the Internet all around the world.