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Shadow Database App?
 

Post by: GoldenDawn
Date: XX-03-2014 at 2:16

Yeah, I can't sleep.

I had an idea that's worth asking around for though.

As we all know, Shadows all have properties that can be measured and told about: What elements work on them, what don't etc. people with a more advanced version of the Analysis skill can even tell you what attacks a Shadow has. Most have highly distinct appearances and unique names, too. As well as distinct behavior and even nasty surprises.

We also almost all have a phone capable of some pretty robust features. There's a good chance you're reading this post on one right now.

Things like storing a database, and doing functions and computations that were only possible on devices that could never fit in your pocket just decades before. Most modern phones also have camersas.

What do these two things have to do with each other? Well, that's where my proposal comes in.

If we had someone who could put together an app or program on a phone that could recognize a Shadow by appearance, then we could could use this to build a database of known Shadows and what they're capable of. A field guide, as it were.

If possible, it would save a lot of people a lot of grief. Hell, it might even save someone's life.

We'd need someone who could make the program, and then scanners to input data into it once made. Eventually we'd also need as many photos of Shadows as possible.

Right now, I'm asking for people of those first two groups to respond and see what we could do though?"
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Post By: Deadman
Date: 2014-03-XX at 3:12

Recognizing something on-sight is stupid hard and something way above the paygrade of anyone who isn't a computer vision guy with lots of experience with that. I'm good, but not that good. I can throw together an app that you can search on with tags. I saw this Blotter thing on this site and I can put in something like that too. Maybe if I figure it out I can have a bot post it to the site. Can't be too hard.
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Post by: GoldenDawn
Date: XX-03-2014 at 3:20

I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with coding to even realize how hard that could be. If that's the next best thing possible, I'm all for it.
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