GIBBS

GIBBS — the Gliders’ in-browser basic soccer monitor — brought RoboCup 2D simulation match replays into a web browser using HTML5 and JavaScript. Edward Moore and I developed it as an alternative to an earlier Flash-based player whose converter depended on a proprietary library that was no longer available.

The rcg2html distribution has two parts: a C++ converter turns .rcg or gzipped .rcg.gz match logs into text-based .replay files, while the bundled PHP, JavaScript and CSS display those replays in the browser. Version 2.0 also shows player and neck direction, and uses body colour to indicate stamina.

Download and source

Download rcg2html 2.0 (2013, GPL-3.0). The archive includes the converter, browser player, a sample replay, installation notes and the Gliders2012 team report.

Browse the GIBBS source on GitHub (External link).

GIBBS is preserved here as historical software; its server-side and browser dependencies reflect the web platform available when it was released.