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Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
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#32fantastic! I’ve been building game show buzzers and various PCBs for them for about ten years and used them at a lot of events.
any chance you’ll open source this?
My boards and code live here:
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#33Every other anime convention I go to has a fan panel featuring an interactive Jeopardy-style game. It's usually built using powerpoint or a half baked webapp that crashes the moment the audience connects. Would love to see more of them use buzzinga instead!
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#34That's really cool. I always liked trying to do interactive applications like this. What's the story behind the name, "Buzzinga" aka Bazinga?
When I was thinking of a name I thought, well, what do you do when you’re playing? Buzz in. So I just thought “Buzzinga.” That’s the origin story.
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#35Make this a tvOS app and it would be perfect. Parties aren't fun if you have to lug out your laptop and hook up the hdmi to the tv.
This is a great idea.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#36Every other anime convention I go to has a fan panel featuring an interactive Jeopardy-style game. It's usually built using powerpoint or a half baked webapp that crashes the moment the audience connects. Would love to see more of them use buzzinga instead!
I’d like to make an offline mode so you can connect physical buttons/buzzers and not have to worry about connectivity/latency, etc.
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#37Make this a tvOS app and it would be perfect. Parties aren't fun if you have to lug out your laptop and hook up the hdmi to the tv.
I've been working on a similar-ish project with native Chromecast support and Amazon TV and using phones/tablets/laptops as controllers. You can give it a look at https://gametje.com (no login required, just continue as guest). It's less jeopardy/trivia and more like Jackbox. Currently has 3 games with the 4th almost done (available for Alpha testers). Was planning on sharing it on HN soon. Playable in 9 languages.
For Chromecast, you can cast directly from your phone and it copies the game code to join easily.
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#38This is really nice. Well done! I've had a jeopardy based toy project on the backburner for several years, with the north star goal of solving the problem I've had with every jeopardy game I've ever played: you need an Alex/host who knows the answer and can judge players right or wrong. This ability to buzz in, be wrong and then have another player respond is fairly crucial to real strategic play. I get this is for f…
In the menu you'll see there is a "Show answer" button. The host can log in on a different tab or device to see the answer to the currently flipped clue.
Ah neat, I'll give that a try!
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#39only one I've seen so far is buzzin.live, which acts only as a buzzer (pretty good one at that)
Re: Show HN: I built a Jeopardy game maker with buzzer support
#40That's really cool. I always liked trying to do interactive applications like this. What's the story behind the name, "Buzzinga" aka Bazinga?
When I was thinking of a name I thought, well, what do you do when you’re playing? Buzz in. So I just thought “Buzzinga.” That’s the origin story.
Any chance the name clashes with WB's trademark of the Bazinga! catchphrase?
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