whf-plays-pokemon

All the scripts used in April's Fool 2014.

Overview

stream.sh   - used to stream screen and sound to Twitch
ircbot.py   - IRC bot for controlling VisualBoyAdvance
html/       - alternative front page used during the prank

Requirements

• Python 3.1 or higher
• Visual Boy Advance (SDL Version)
• ffmpeg with x11grab, libx264 and libmp3lame for streaming
• PulseAudio as a monitor for audio recording (works with internal dummy output, no sound hardware needed)
• Either one of the following for sending key commands to VBA:
• python-uinput Using Linux' uinput module
• xdotool Generating keyboard events in X11
• python-irc for receiving commands from an IRC channel

Acknowledgement

Idea and implementation by @DosAmp