The GameShow SPINNER- One app... so many games!

This app is a very customizable spinner. Create a wheel of prizes, use names to pick a contestant, make a wheel of random tasks for the interns… The list of possibilities is endless! Use Spinner with "Will of 4 Chin" and "QuizShow ScoreBoard" for a great game night! 

 

TUTORIAL - Everything you need to know to get you going.

 

 

SETUP

Spinner comes with 2 folders, a Logo folder and a Wheel folder. We have  some generic graphics in there. To customize the wheel just drop new graphics into the folder then relaunch the app. 

CONTROL SCREEN.

This is how the control screen looks...

Click the "Browse" button and select the folder (not the file) you want to use. Then the "select a LOGO" pull down list will now show all the graphics in the folder you selected.
 
BUZZERS & BUTTONS

You can use wireless or wired buttons to spin the wheel. If you use a wired option like the MakeyMakey you can "press and hold" to spin the wheel, Then release to stop the spin. For wireless buttons, you will click to start the spin. Then click a 2nd time to stop the spin. Click here for more info about buzzers...

 

  

CUSTOM GRAPHICS &  TEMPLATES

Here is a free Photoshop .psd file. This layered file will help you get started making your own wheels. Wheel_Template.psd  - Wheel_template_v4  -  Wheels_Halloween

If you don't have photoshop you can open and edit it on this website... https://www.photopea.com

If you don't have any fancy software, draw a picture and take a photo with your phone and drop that picture into the folder. It really is that easy. For optimal performance, the wheel graphics should be 1170x1170 and the logo graphics should be 375x375.

Halloween Spinner game ideas here.

How to make your own wheel graphics Tutorial Video

  
 The Canva templates we made don't work anymore, but you can still use www.photopea.com to customize the templates. Have Fun.

BONUS HACK:

Check out...
https://wheelofnames.com

Yes this is a free alternative to the Spinner. Why would we tell paying customers to go to some random site and use their spinner? Well its free and sometimes you just need a free option.  Here is the TIP OF THE DAY: You can quickly and easily add names to this wheel then take a screen shot of the wheel and use it in the Gameshow Spinner. Yes, this is a quick way to make your own custom graphics for the Spinner.

 

INSTALLATION