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General Discussion / Re: Making my own "Boyer"STAR

« on: August 07, 2014, 03:56:34 PM »

And here's the last update for the day. The first slide is complete with the relevant graphics, but only in metric until I add in some more code for imperial units. I also have a 'niche' idea, but you'll have to wait...

Boyercam

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General Discussion / Re: Making my own "Boyer"STAR

« on: August 07, 2014, 03:12:56 PM »

That's what I'm aiming for, once I've finished off this first slide I'll do a public release. I've also added in the storm alert music that plays when the Star starts

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General Discussion / Re: Making my own "Boyer"STAR

« on: August 07, 2014, 02:35:46 PM »

Well that was interesting, having to have a case for every weather event. All 47 of them
Anyway, here's a screenshot:

As you can see, some of the graphics have been added, all that's left is to do for this screen is to add the extra bits, which could be interesting as I may have to change a few items

Boyercam

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General Discussion / Re: Making my own "Boyer"STAR

« on: August 07, 2014, 12:19:27 PM »

Am I supposed to be at this stage so quickly??
Anyhow this last bit was the hardest so far, having to decide what system to emulate, and so I decided to emulate the....

...the....


...the....

Weather Star XL. Why? Well it was actually the first system I saw in the flesh and so I really wanted to make my own version of it.
Here's a picture of the graphics so far


As you can see the text is there as is the clock but in the wrong format. Fortunately I can fix it, but I'd rather complete the project, well the weather part anyway...

Boyercam

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General Discussion / Re: Making my own "Boyer"STAR

« on: August 07, 2014, 11:23:55 AM »

 OK, progress seems to be going well, and I'm nearly ready for the actual weather display.

First up is this rather basic menu with two options, Run and configure. At the moment only the configure button works.


And this is how the configure window looks like, its going to be developed further as more products are added.
You can choose a Star ID or get one generated, then you enter the WOEID from Yahoo and the program will sus out the location.

But for now it's back to work.
Boyercam

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General Discussion / Making my own "Boyer"STAR

« on: August 07, 2014, 10:10:13 AM »

Note: Due to changes with the Yahoo API, this application no longer works. However if you're looking for a working WxStar XL emulation check out http://www.cameronboyer.tk/wsxl


OK, after discovering Yahoo Weather's free API with data supplied by the weather channel I decided to embark on the task of making my own emulator, for the moment It's only going to be basic until I work out how to open multiple forms for different products.

So let's begin.

If you have any knowledge in VB.Net and emulation construction (especially in VB.NET) I may need your help in the future.
Boyercam

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Get Weatherscan on your Cable/Satellite Company!

« on: August 07, 2014, 06:36:49 AM »

Do you reckon they'll take UK callers 

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Emulator Videos / Re: Boyercam's emulations

« on: February 11, 2014, 02:19:36 PM »

Weatherscan (Intellistar) concept idea:

! Private video

System Emulated: IntelliStar Weatherscan
Location: Manchester, UK
Music Used: Weatherscan Tracks
Narration Used ('Vocal Local'):  No
Created With: PowerPoint (Basic Emulation)
Background:
No Background as such, just a proof of concept.
Technical Background:
It's a fairly basic creation, utilizing some new graphical capabilities and TWC's Weather All The Time (Or "It's Amazing out there") graphical icons. Apologies for the poor frame rate and the fact that the system is "Back to the future"

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Weatherscan Discussion / Re: Weatherscan Topic

« on: February 04, 2014, 01:32:55 PM »

I'm sure TWC would have said something by now, or Comcast, or Time Warner Cable, or whoever has a weatherscan unit.

As for now, If there are no references, it might be vandalised. Is anyone experiencing down-time on their own weatherscan??

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Everything Else TWC / Re: Create your own TWC schedule

« on: February 01, 2014, 04:31:18 AM »

Weekdays and Weekends:

00:00 - 23:59 - Actual weather with local forecasts 

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Emulator Videos / Re: IntelliSTAR "All the Time" Emulator

« on: January 28, 2014, 02:36:40 AM »

I'm interested, what programming language will it be using??

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News and Updates / Re: Where do I get started?

« on: January 27, 2014, 02:53:26 PM »

I might as well post it here but Is the project still running, I've sent Martin (TWCToday) a PM but no response, Iv'e probably done something wrong but some help would be appreciated 

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The Game Room / Re: Forecast of My Life

« on: January 22, 2014, 01:57:32 PM »

Tonight: English Homework, Chance of success 85%
Tomorrow: Coursework, Chance of Stress 100%
Tomorrow Night: Astronomy, Chance of cloud 200%

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Local Forecast / Re: Resources for re-creations

« on: January 18, 2014, 11:11:16 AM »

Thanks trevor, thats really helpful, do you know where the animated versions of the current icons are available?

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Local Forecast / Resources for re-creations

« on: January 18, 2014, 08:52:49 AM »

This is probably a violation of forum rules but is there anywhere on the internet where I can find all fonts, static, and/or animated icons for all of the systems?

If you can only PM things to me please feel free to do so, I would really appreciate your help.

Thanks