2012-04-01, 00:10
Hi, I'm a Network Computing major in Michigan. I already graduated with a bachelor's in Computer Information Systems, and I'm currently working towards a second bachelor's as a post-baccalaureate.
I have used XBMC and other media players in the past, and the feature I've always wished for was an in-player chat client. I often watch videos with long-distance friends over the internet, and we try to sync our playback by "counting down" via Skype.
My idea is to make a plugin that automates this process by acting as a remote control on each client. Playback commands (pause, play, seek, etc.) would send a vote request to the other clients. The other clients can vote on whether or not to accept it ("Yes, let's all agree to pause, start playback, seek, etc.") or not.
I've been thinking of using python-purple for the chat/communicating votes implementation, so users could use their existing IM accounts with this.
Is this a good idea for a project?
I have used XBMC and other media players in the past, and the feature I've always wished for was an in-player chat client. I often watch videos with long-distance friends over the internet, and we try to sync our playback by "counting down" via Skype.
My idea is to make a plugin that automates this process by acting as a remote control on each client. Playback commands (pause, play, seek, etc.) would send a vote request to the other clients. The other clients can vote on whether or not to accept it ("Yes, let's all agree to pause, start playback, seek, etc.") or not.
I've been thinking of using python-purple for the chat/communicating votes implementation, so users could use their existing IM accounts with this.
Is this a good idea for a project?
