Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this “Price is Right” thing, trying to get a little broadcaster setup going. It’s been a bit of a ride, so I figured I’d share what I’ve done so far.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed to figure out what I actually wanted to do. I mean, “Price is Right” broadcaster could mean a lot of things. I decided to keep it simple: I wanted to create something that could take guesses from, like, a chat, and compare them to a “correct” price.
So, I started by just sketching out some ideas on paper. You know, the old-fashioned way. I pictured a basic screen with the item, the “actual” price, and a place to show the guesses.
The Tech Stuff
Next, I had to think about how to build this. I’m no coding whiz, but I know a little bit of this and that. I opted for something simple which can do broadcasting. I thought I might be able to display the price and the guesses from the broadcaster in real time.
Building It Out
This is where things got messy. I spent a good chunk of time just setting up the display. I wanted to show the item image, the current highest bid, and maybe a countdown timer.
Then came the guessing part. The broadcaster can handle the inputs, so all I needed to do was find a place to display them. I added a section to show incoming guesses, and a way to compare them to the “actual” price.
The “Actual” Price
Of course, I needed a way to set the “actual” price of the item. I just added a simple input field where I could type in the price before starting the “game.” Nothing fancy.
Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3
Once I had something that looked remotely like what I imagined, I started testing. I pretended to be a contestant, making guesses and seeing if the system worked. It was… rough. There were bugs, things didn’t line up right, and the timer was way off.
- The timer went down faster than I had set.
- The text showing “Closest without going over!” sometimes showed even the guess was over.
- The display was not centered.
So I started tweaking the set. I fixed the timer issue (turns out I’d messed up the calculation). I adjusted the display a bit to make it look cleaner.
Still Work to Do
It’s definitely not perfect yet. There are still some features to improve, also I plan to add a leaderboard to show the top guessers.
But, it’s a start! I can actually run a basic “Price is Right” game now, which is pretty cool.
