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Peter Sarrett:
This is pretty cool, although the only part of this package that would be difficult to create yourself is the lock-out buzzer-- the rest could easily be done by anyone with a little computer programming experience (integrating the scoreboard into the on-screen display instead of a standalone electronic unit).  

Can I assume the screen toggles between the current question and the game grid?  Does the system freeze out the buzzers until the host has indicated he's done reading the question?

  - Peter

parliboy:
Difficult, maybe.  But possible.  I've posted this link before, but it's relevant to the last post in this thread, and frankly, it's just darn cool stuff.

http://www.arcadeparadise.org

clemon79:
[quote name=\'parliboy\' date=\'Sep 26 2003, 03:49 AM\'] Difficult, maybe.  But possible.  I've posted this link before, but it's relevant to the last post in this thread, and frankly, it's just darn cool stuff.

http://www.arcadeparadise.org [/quote]
 Yeah, it's definitely cool stuff, I'm working on a MAME control console right now. :)

Really, making the buzzer system is cake (it emulates a keyboard), all you'd have to do is write the code, and the code wouldn't be difficult at all either.

Peter Sarrett:
Code I can do.  Hardware... not so much.

dickoon:
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Sep 24 2003, 05:32 AM\'] Without sending this thread way off-topic, I would be interested to hear how educators (Matt, Adam, and anybody else I'm forgetting) incorporate game shows and games in general into the classroom. [/quote]
 Mike, talk to David Hammett as the world authority on incorporating game show principles into math classes. His practices (plus his record in teaching optional scholastic programs, plus the fact he's just so darn good at what he does) earned him a final-three placing in the state of Georgia's \"teacher of the year\" contest one year. I think he's registered for this board, so I hope he gets to see this and gets in touch with you for pointers. Paging David Hammett! (Using the porta-Ottinger paging device.)

*scratches chin*

*digs through GSC record banks*

*is surprised that you never met David*

*realises how much the game show fandom changed between '96 and '98*

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