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Internet buzzers
Dbacksfan12:
[quote name=\'ITSBRY\' date=\'Nov 18 2003, 11:53 AM\']
--- Quote ---One key and the opposing Family member would put their finger on the Three key. As soon as someone buzzed in their digit would show up first on the display. It's a Poor Mans Buzz in Device, but it performs using the exact same principle as a Big Game Show Buzzer and serves the purpose just as well.
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That's a terrific idea John! I would have never thought of something like that.
ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com [/quote]
I am the owner of the Press Your Luck Palace. It's fairly easy to script lockout devices, etc. Email me, and I'll show you the workings.
Robert Hutchinson:
While I can't say it for certain, I have a very strong feeling that the logistics here might be insurmountable. If Player 1 buzzes in, how long do you wait for Player 2 and/or Player 3, in case they buzzed in first but are lagging? You'd have to synchronize the players' computer clocks, keep them synchronized, and trust that no one was cheating in that regard. Just how far down the line can you adjust for lag? There's lag from the server to the host, lag from the player to the server, lag from the question appearing--heck, if a player's computer is busy with another task, there could be lag in their keyboard's transmission of key presses.
chris319:
I'd think you would start timing at the moment the question appears (or finishes appearing) on screen and stop timing when the key/mouse is hit. This would all be done locally so path delay would be a moot point. But you are right about multitasking/multithreading delays. You'd want to quit all other applications for it to work properly.
Robert Hutchinson:
[quote name=\'chris319\' date=\'Nov 20 2003, 10:01 AM\']I'd think you would start timing at the moment the question appears (or finishes appearing) on screen and stop timing when the key/mouse is hit. This would all be done locally so path delay would be a moot point.[/quote]
I'm just wondering if and/or how that local information would get sent through IRC.
clemon79:
[quote name=\'Robert Hutchinson\' date=\'Nov 20 2003, 11:30 PM\'] I'm just wondering if and/or how that local information would get sent through IRC. [/quote]
I could see it getting done quite easily via mIRC scripting.
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