SOAP GameDay

[Matt Keller]

It is with great pleasure that I introduce what I've been working on all day -- SOAP GameDay. To put it simply, it is an in-browser event viewing portal. Event information, embedded webcasts, scores, and rankings are all displayed in real time, at the same time, so you never need to rummage through dozens of URLs to get your daily FIRST results. And to top it all off, Meebo's embeddable chat is included for all of those watching to chat it up before, during, or after events. Everything is automated, so it will take care of itself and move onto the next week when the time comes.

This is an idea I have always had but never sat down to actually put together. I started working on it when the NJ regional kicked off, and 2 hours later had something for those watching the NJ webcast to experience. Since then I've been working on a more polished product, which is what you will see when you visit the site.

Several of you saw it in action earlier in an ugly and simple prototype with only the NJ regional. I appreciate all of the feedback I got. This is merely a "beta" and many more features will be added in the upcoming week. (expect a lot tomorrow during the events) I wanted to do as much as I could and release it so we could all use it for the last day of week 1.

I'm sure I'm forgetting something, but I'm too beat to get my thoughts together. So please, snoop around, check it out, and spread the word. I am open to any feature requests and ideas. Thanks!

http://gameday.soap108.com/

Notice: The main page is meant to display all of the webcasts that are streaming on the current week. Its simple, sloppy, and broken in IE. I will have a better "week dashboard" by next week. Click on an actual regional to dive deeper.

[Diriye]

Will the Midwest Regional be broadcasted?

[Tetraman]

This is awesome! Very well done. Love the name "gameday".

The only issue I have is when you hit a tab, it logs you out and back in of the chat and its kinda annoying cause it may not recognize me as the same person.

Other than that, I love it.

[synth3tk]

HAHAH!!!!! Oh, man. I was just about to start a thread to suggest just a system after reading about awful camera work. Awesome job, looks good so far. I'd like to help out in this effort, so if there's anything you need or want help with, email me.

music4david@gmail.com

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by Diriye

Will the Midwest Regional be broadcasted?

Midwest is streaming right now.

[Protronie]

Awesome, wow, great... been looking for and thinking, wishing for something like this... thank you, thank you, thank you!

[Nawaid Ladak]

great job, it would be nice to actually see the aliances as well,

[Cooley744]

so is it live or recorded......either way it's really nice.

[synth3tk]

It is 100% live. So watch it now, then revel in it's glory on TBA later!!!

[Cooley744]

coooooooool this makes me want florida regional to come even more than before!

[MasterChief 573]

I've been watching the Midwest Regional as glued to it as I am to football (love the name). I think that SOAP GameDay is cool and hope that they can keep this up every week.

[Branden Ghena]

Great idea and good execution. Very cool!

[tjcasser]

All I can say is wow. That's a great idea.

[SteveGPage]

I want to thank 108 for the SOAP GameDay! For the first time in my 4 years with team 836, I had to miss a tournament. I was (and still am) stuck in California - but was able to watch my team at the NJ Tournament because of your efforts! Thank you!

Best regards,

Steve

[synth3tk]

It was awesome. I felt not only like I was in the action, but watching it with over 50 people (Meebo chatroom) who felt the same way. I like how it handles more than 70 people and still moves smoother than a greased gear. My only gripe is that the chat doesn't stay the same place when you swith regionals, but that's only minor. Otherwise, awesome awesome awesome!!!!