) I guess the next on will be Poland then...
Contestant Picker v1.0 - (AKA: A Distraction)
Oct 20, 2016 12:51:08 GMT -5
kplewisvox, thorklein, and 5 more like this
Post by retched on Oct 20, 2016 12:51:08 GMT -5
So for those that don't know... me and my friend Scott as well as my buddy Brian make up Lost Silver Productions. (I'm mostly the tech guy behind the scenes... but I do get to host everyone once in a while...)
Anyway, what we normally would do is take a bunch of raffle tickets, put them into a bag and shuffle it around and pick our contestants that way. (Except for a few games where we have a champion... but you get the drift.) What I decided to do was make a small program to help in the randomization of such selection. Introducing "Come On Down Picker v1" (Beta. It's Beta because I'm not sure if it works fully or if there is anything wrong with it.... so it's a Beta, for now. Plus the fact that this took me about a week, doesn't not help my confidence.)
The program is being provided as is, except for a few coding updates from time to time as needed. So if you do a panel show inside a classroom or the like, feel free to use it.
Special thanks to Paul G. for the font help and thorklein for watching the Twitch streams when I made them.
(If you catch any errors or faults, please let me know immediately so that I can fix them)
Enjoy: (IGNORE MY SAILOR MOON BACKGROUND >.> Yes... I'm a fan...)
Program GitLab: gitlab.com/retched/people-picker
Download: via GitLab
Explanation Video
FAQ:
- Where's the sounds?!
Per my usual MO, sounds will not be available outside of Fan Games.
- Why can't I resize it?
Redrawing a WinForm in VB (or C#) by code is a pain in the ass. (Not only do I have to count the pixels but I have to keep everything to scale... Try imagining how to keep 30 different objects to scale... BY CODE.) Maybe in a future version I'll commit to making the form resizable. There's also a chance I can get this converted from WinForm to WPF instead or using some kind of graphics engine. Still learning.
- WTF? What happened to the controller you were making?!
Again, this was a distraction project. It was slowly not getting fun making it so I decided to distract myself with this side project. I will go ahead and come back to making the two controllers, but I need rest. (And maybe a lot of video games)
- Why the Eclipse License? Why not GNU GPL?
This is actually a touchy subject but I generally wanted to make it freely available but keep some of the rights to myself. And I generally felt Eclipse did that. I may change to GNU GPL but I will come back to that later.
- Does this mean the program will be cost money?
No. I won't be charging for this. And you cannot charge for this if you use my code.
- Why is it stuck to the Millionaire template, what happened to the other ones?!
I'll be coming back to this over time and adding additional themes to the program. Like Press Your Luck or Family Feud. But that is later in life when I figure out how to get things to resize.
- Can you show me how to make it? How to code?
No. And oh god no. I'm the worst teacher when it comes to teaching programming. The program source code is available to browse. (Same rules though, you CANNOT sell it if you use my code.) If you really want to see mebutcher learn the VB.NET, Unity, or C# languages, you're invited to follow my Twitch stream and see when I start coding the WWTBAM controllers again or any side projects.
- Why make this in the first place?
Again, I needed a distraction from making the first controller. During the entirety of me making this program, I learned several different things that I can apply to other projects of mine. One of which was the simultaneous display of WinForms (aka what I would need to do in order to make the classic Hot Seat display). I'm still torn between which method of showing graphics I want to use. Part of me is leaning towards Flash, another part of me is leaning towards Cocos 2D, another part of me is leaning towards Unity or even Unreal Engine 4.
- In a PM: But I want the controller now!??1/1??1 So can you hurry up with it already?
*readies the block button* Seriously... just no. I've already caught a few people doing this on the original thread for the SuperMix controller.... And I'm REALLY patient with it but seriously, don't do it.
Anyway, what we normally would do is take a bunch of raffle tickets, put them into a bag and shuffle it around and pick our contestants that way. (Except for a few games where we have a champion... but you get the drift.) What I decided to do was make a small program to help in the randomization of such selection. Introducing "Come On Down Picker v1" (Beta. It's Beta because I'm not sure if it works fully or if there is anything wrong with it.... so it's a Beta, for now. Plus the fact that this took me about a week, doesn't not help my confidence.)
The program is being provided as is, except for a few coding updates from time to time as needed. So if you do a panel show inside a classroom or the like, feel free to use it.
Special thanks to Paul G. for the font help and thorklein for watching the Twitch streams when I made them.
(If you catch any errors or faults, please let me know immediately so that I can fix them)
Enjoy: (IGNORE MY SAILOR MOON BACKGROUND >.> Yes... I'm a fan...)
Program GitLab: gitlab.com/retched/people-picker
Download: via GitLab
Explanation Video
FAQ:
- Where's the sounds?!
Per my usual MO, sounds will not be available outside of Fan Games.
- Why can't I resize it?
Redrawing a WinForm in VB (or C#) by code is a pain in the ass. (Not only do I have to count the pixels but I have to keep everything to scale... Try imagining how to keep 30 different objects to scale... BY CODE.) Maybe in a future version I'll commit to making the form resizable. There's also a chance I can get this converted from WinForm to WPF instead or using some kind of graphics engine. Still learning.
- WTF? What happened to the controller you were making?!
Again, this was a distraction project. It was slowly not getting fun making it so I decided to distract myself with this side project. I will go ahead and come back to making the two controllers, but I need rest. (And maybe a lot of video games)
- Why the Eclipse License? Why not GNU GPL?
This is actually a touchy subject but I generally wanted to make it freely available but keep some of the rights to myself. And I generally felt Eclipse did that. I may change to GNU GPL but I will come back to that later.
- Does this mean the program will be cost money?
No. I won't be charging for this. And you cannot charge for this if you use my code.
- Why is it stuck to the Millionaire template, what happened to the other ones?!
I'll be coming back to this over time and adding additional themes to the program. Like Press Your Luck or Family Feud. But that is later in life when I figure out how to get things to resize.
- Can you show me how to make it? How to code?
No. And oh god no. I'm the worst teacher when it comes to teaching programming. The program source code is available to browse. (Same rules though, you CANNOT sell it if you use my code.) If you really want to see me
- Why make this in the first place?
Again, I needed a distraction from making the first controller. During the entirety of me making this program, I learned several different things that I can apply to other projects of mine. One of which was the simultaneous display of WinForms (aka what I would need to do in order to make the classic Hot Seat display). I'm still torn between which method of showing graphics I want to use. Part of me is leaning towards Flash, another part of me is leaning towards Cocos 2D, another part of me is leaning towards Unity or even Unreal Engine 4.
- In a PM: But I want the controller now!??1/1??1 So can you hurry up with it already?
*readies the block button* Seriously... just no. I've already caught a few people doing this on the original thread for the SuperMix controller.... And I'm REALLY patient with it but seriously, don't do it.
Always glad to help out a friend. 
