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First Strike
An industrial wired quiz lockout and buzzer system with multiple player channels, winner detection, connection monitoring, and a quizmaster console.
01 / Overview
First Strike is a purpose-built wired competition system designed to make player input, lockout state, and operator control immediately legible.
Objectives
- Detect the first valid player input
- Monitor player connections
- Give the quizmaster direct, unambiguous control
My role
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02 / Problem
Quiz systems need deterministic winner detection and clear operational feedback while remaining robust in repeated live use.
03 / System architecture
01Player stations
02Wired channel interface
03Lockout controller
04Quizmaster console
Hardware
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- Wired player interfaces
- Indicators and operator controls
Firmware / software
- Winner-detection logic
- Connection monitoring
- Console state management
04 / Development process
Process
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Challenges
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05 / Results
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06 / Image gallery
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