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Computer Clock Program

Science Bowl Windows Computer Clock Program

A new and improved version of the Science Bowl Timer has been developed by the West Virginia Regional Science Bowl. This program is available on the Web (New!) or as a download below. The downloadable version now features support for Playstation® Buzz!TM USB buzzers for buzz-in functionality.

Science Bowl Timer: Now with USB Controller support!

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ReadME (PDF)

Installation:

  • Download the zip file, extract the files into a directory and run setup.exe file to install the program. Documentation can be found in README.pdf, included in the ZIP file.
  • Note that this program requires Microsoft's Free .NET Runtime. If you do not already have this installed on your computer, you will automatically be prompted to install it from Microsoft.

Buzzer Support:

Buzzers

The latest feature of our Science Bowl Timer software is support for a computerized buzzer system. The buzzers supported by the timer are those for the Sony Playstation® Buzz!TM series of video games. Two sets of USB based controllers (each set has 4 buzzers, for a total of 8 players) are required. For more information consult the README.pdf file included in the download file.

 

Screen Shots

Timer Settings Screen Shot
Timer Window Screen Shot

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