Inside MOHAA with GGLTV
If there is one thing I enjoy doing during my free time (which is rare these days) is providing commentary for online gaming. Would you believe some people I tell this to can still not fathom the idea. I need to break it down to them, “we are like the ESPN of online gaming” I tell them. But today I introduce a new technology to the Clanbase Medal of Honor Community.
Today I start using stream media (aka video) in order to go “inside the game” when I provide commentary for Clanbase matches. Now, streaming video is nothing new, but for a community that has been starving for some sort of “tv program” like GTV or HLTV for MOHAA, this is a major announcement. The community is ecstatic with anticipation as we provide coverage today of Team SWEDEN vs. Team FRANCE at 1030 PST (1930 CET) on Inside The Game. In all honesty, it was not difficult at all to set up. Thankfully I had some of the necessary requirements, such as a fast upload speed to the Internet, two computers and a video capture card. Without those, you won’t get far. Better go back to your GTV (just kidding Joe & Preat). One nice feature of stream media is you do not need to own the game in order to watch the match. Can’t say that for GTV or HLTV, so in some respect this is revolutionary!
Through out much of the week in 2-hour blocks Marcus “djWheat” Graham and I worked on getting the media stream up and running using the Global Gaming League TV servers. The video was quite simple to install and configure. The audio was another story. If you have followed my shoutcasting, then you know I have ALWAYS had a helluva time with my audio (right Spellbinder?). Even now, I have an input jack that is coated with super glue because it is broken.
So, it finally happened today, we were able to get two individual streams going, the media stream (WMP) and the audio (listen.pls) stream with game sounds, music and voice being heard on both. I am sure there will still be a few “niggles” we need to tweak and fix, but I am looking very forward to providing this service to the MOHAA community at Clanbase.
