Challenge
TV 2 wanted live chess coverage as there was an enormous interest generated during World Championship 2014 match and they started producing daily broadcasts on their own sports channel and website. In addition to accommodating an increased volume of online viewers, TV 2 wanted to simulcast virtual chess matches with livestream analytics that worked smoothly on mobile, desktop and tablet on any browser. The viewer should have the ability to rewind and replay it in stages along with the live analytics text. The position information of the players with the probability to win/lose/draw also should be predicted. The solution was to be created and delivered in 1 calendar month along with predicting next 3 possible moves by the opponent.
Solution
To address all of TV 2's requirements, Tardis India created an intelligent queue that simulcast all games and with an intelligence to predict moves with real-time insights. To create a cost effective and smart solution we created runtime AWS servers spawning algorithm that ensured the capability of scaling as the moves came in and contracting in between the moves.
Result
TV 2 experienced clear, crisp reliable virtual live tournament with analytics - free of buffering, stuttering and interruptions - resulting in longer viewing sessions with a high accuracy on the next moves and final outcome of the game. The solution designed was a loosely coupled so that TV2 could use it in future matches. There was a strong focus on providing a good user experience that would appear simple and understandable while detailed oriented viewers were able to find their information on the same platform.