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Tracking Gaming Stats With Video Capture Devices

Posted by simoniker on from the ingenious dept.

galtish writes "M. Schrag has put together an amazing PC stat tracking system called 'Soul Calimeter' for use with the GameCube version of fighting game Soul Calibur II. The software is as yet unreleased, but uses a cheap video capture card to analyze the video feed from the console and create a stat database. It's not just stats, there's also a web browser-based front-end for analyzing the stats and starting circuit matches, and voice synthesis using AT&T Natural Voices for in-game commentaries on the action. His website includes pics of the stats screens, and samples of the synthesized audio commentary. Pretty sweet - I'd love something like this for the weekly Halo LAN matches..."

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  1. Re:Mirror by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude, mac.com has more bandwidth than Jesus. Your mirror is pointless.

  2. Shoot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I must turn off my PS2 for playing Strip Poker!

  3. Coooool. by Moonshadow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow. As an avid Soul Calibur fan whose roommate is always talking trash, it'd be nice to have some hard stats to back up the asskickings.

    If these guys don't make any movements towards sharing this with the general public, I very well may have to work on hacking up something like this myself.

  4. Geez . . . by 0bjectiv3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If only they had bigger breasts. I'd buy it then.

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  5. Oooh really? by Nightreaver · · Score: 2, Funny

    His website includes pics of ...

    I'm giving it 5 minutes.

  6. Gaming sluts? by AgentPhunk · · Score: 2, Funny
    I first read the title of this as "Tracking Gaming Sluts with Video Capture Devices"

    But then again, I guess that title works too, huh?

    1. Re:Gaming sluts? by wheresdrew · · Score: 2, Funny
      "I first read the title of this as "Tracking Gaming Sluts with Video Capture Devices"
      But then again, I guess that title works too, huh?"

      You're thinking of the version for Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball

  7. Just What I Needed by DeadBugs · · Score: 3, Funny

    Documented proof of my ass getting kicked.

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  8. I'm sorely disappointed by Cuthalion · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're writing software to measure Soul Caliber. WHY isn't it called Soul Caliper?

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  9. Re:Lot of work by DrMrLordX · · Score: 2, Funny

    The reason why there are so few comments posted is that everyone is still busy installing Linux on a dead badger.