GameSense at Chezy Champs 2015!

[Francis-134]

I am happy to announce that GameSense will be returning to Chezy Champs again this year!

We are all super excited to be heading back to such a wonderful event. You can expect the same coverage, stats, and overlays from last year, and a few new surprises as well!

This whole endeavor would not be possible without the great support we have received from everyone working on Chezy Champs and team 254. In addition to this, we would also like to take this opportunity to thank GameSense's sponsor Symbotic for making it possible for us to attend the event this year. Symbotic has just signed on to sponsor GameSense for the second year in a row, and we could not be more thankful!

So don't forget to tune in and watch the best of the West compete on Saturday 9/19 and Sunday 9/20 at chezychamps.com!

[Pauline Tasci]

GameSense provided excellent commentary last year, cannot wait to hear what the crew has to say this year.
See you all there!

[tickspe15]

Originally Posted by paunatime

GameSense provided excellent commentary last year, cannot wait to hear what the crew has to say this year.
See you all there!

Will we see a guest game announcer again this year?

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by tickspe15

Will we see a guest game announcer again this year?

No.

[The other Gabe]

will this be recorded somewhere? I'm kinda moving into my dorm that day...

[dcarr]

Awesome, I hope you guys will be broadcasting on Twitch

[Travis Covington]

We will be recording the native 1080p/60 feed at 20mbps. It will be streamed at 1080p as well and transcoded on the server end for those with slower connections. The stream will be ad free and embedded in the CC website and elsewhere. With the help of some new streaming providers to be announced soon we hope to give viewers the best possible live streaming coverage currently available.

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

We will be recording the native 1080p/60 feed at 20mbps. It will be streamed at 1080p as well and transcoded on the server end for those with slower connections. The stream will be ad free and embedded in the CC website and elsewhere. With the help of some new streaming providers to be announced soon we hope to give viewers the best possible live streaming coverage currently available.

Is this something worked out with providers specifically sponsoring CC or is this a system that could be adopted for regional tournaments? A white paper on the setup, if it works, would be appreciated.

[Ty Tremblay]

Originally Posted by Knufire

Is this something worked out with providers specifically sponsoring CC or is this a system that could be adopted for regional tournaments? A white paper on the setup, if it works, would be appreciated.

I can speak to the streaming side of this setup.

Last year, I was in charge of the live streams for NE FIRST. During my evaluations of which streaming platform to use, I noticed that there really isn't an ideal streaming platform for FRC.

My friend and I are developing a new streaming platform called STEMtv (www.stemtv.io) that aims to bring the STEM community the best, highest quality, streaming service possible, for free.



We're working hard to offer:

• Resolutions up to 1080p at 30fps.
• Server-side transcoding for viewers with lower bandwidth.
• Cloud-based architecture capable of supporting any number of viewers.
• Easy embedding of the player on your website.
• Support for multiple streaming applications.
• Downloadable/Exportable recordings of your streams.
• Live DVR capabilities.

Over the past month, we've been working closely with the Chezy Champs crew to test our platform and they've been kind enough to give us the opportunity to stream the event live!

If you have any questions, or would like more information, please feel free to get ahold of us at http://stemtv.io/contact/

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Knufire

Is this something worked out with providers specifically sponsoring CC or is this a system that could be adopted for regional tournaments? A white paper on the setup, if it works, would be appreciated.

While not the CC set-up, you may be interested in this whitepaper
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/3160

[MikLast]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

• Resolutions up to 1080p at 30fps.

Why not 1080p60?

#PCmasterrace
this is rhetorical please dont take it wrong

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by MikLast

Why not 1080p60?

#PCmasterrace
this is rhetorical please dont take it wrong

Recordings will be uploaded at 1080p/60 at ~20mbps. Live streaming at 1080p/60 is very bandwidth intensive and most users cannot take advantage of it.

[tickspe15]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

Regardless, who needs to see totes being stacked at 60fps? It's only cool to see at 60fps when things get knocked over. 😛

But how will we know who truly has the fastest can grabber?

[Metonym]

Originally Posted by tickspe15

But how will we know who truly has the fastest can grabber?

You couldn't tell with just 60fps anyways
We would need a phantom, a warehouse full of light, and a f/.7 lens. /s

On another note, I like the idea of StemTV, but what makes you so sure that your backend will be able to support "any number of viewers"?

[Ty Tremblay]

Originally Posted by Metonym

You couldn't tell with just 60fps anyways
We would need a phantom, a warehouse full of light, and a f/.7 lens. /s

On another note, I like the idea of StemTV, but what makes you so sure that your backend will be able to support "any number of viewers"?

We're using Amazon Web Services. The same backend that Netflix and Spotify use.