System for audience participation in event scoring at the 2004 Olympic Games

摘要

In this paper we describe a system for audience participation in gymnastics and diving events scoring at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The proposed system has six primary design goals: ease-of-use, scalability, low cost, scoring accuracy, portability and resistance to tampering. The system provides a simple and portable system that can be used for any sporting event where judge scores are reviewed by an audience. The supporting database design provides for statistical analysis and portability as well by providing a generalized database structure that can be easily adapted to any event as necessary. By using off-the-shelf technologies and open-source software, the solution provides for simple implementation, inexpensive hardware requirements, and easy software development.