Well - I had a few hours to kill before about a 100 family/friends arrived on New Years Eve for our annual bash. So I figured what the heck, let's test out the new MLW800RF plugin.
So I created a little game that was displayed on all TV's through the house and walked around with the popular game Shut-The-Box (available at most stores). I used the MLW800RF plugin, W800RF itself and an X10 palm pad remote to accumulate scores and Pot totals. The MLMath plugin was also used to increment values/variables.
It alternated between two screens to prevent burn in on the plasma. Most people got a real kick out of it. It was a 20 minute timed game. The first 20 - people pitched in a buck per game and need to close the box to collect the cash. The next 20 minute period, the person with the lowest score won the pot. Needless to say, my niece was really excited to cash in on $37....thanks to her Dad's buck.
The cool part is I could walk around the house and increment the scores without any problem or line of sight. The TV's provided great visual feedback to guests.
I would have liked to add some more wiz-bang to the game and some cool animation, but my wife thought it was more important to prep the food table instead.
Here are some screen shots:
So I created a little game that was displayed on all TV's through the house and walked around with the popular game Shut-The-Box (available at most stores). I used the MLW800RF plugin, W800RF itself and an X10 palm pad remote to accumulate scores and Pot totals. The MLMath plugin was also used to increment values/variables.
It alternated between two screens to prevent burn in on the plasma. Most people got a real kick out of it. It was a 20 minute timed game. The first 20 - people pitched in a buck per game and need to close the box to collect the cash. The next 20 minute period, the person with the lowest score won the pot. Needless to say, my niece was really excited to cash in on $37....thanks to her Dad's buck.
The cool part is I could walk around the house and increment the scores without any problem or line of sight. The TV's provided great visual feedback to guests.
I would have liked to add some more wiz-bang to the game and some cool animation, but my wife thought it was more important to prep the food table instead.
Here are some screen shots:
