HC
Howdy Hack Chess
Python
Pygame
Watson STT
Hackathon Winner
A college hackathon-winning voice-controlled chess game built for Howdy Hack. The project combined a custom Pygame chess interface with audio capture and speech-to-text parsing so players could move pieces by speaking commands.
Features
- Playable chess interface built with Python and Pygame
- Custom board, piece, and turn-indicator assets
- Speech input pipeline that captured voice commands and converted them into move instructions
- Command parsing that translated spoken files/ranks into board coordinates
- Docker packaging for a repeatable demo environment
Architecture
- Game loop — Pygame-rendered board, pieces, turns, and move validation
- Audio capture — recorded command audio for speech recognition processing
- Speech parsing — IBM Watson speech-to-text results converted into chess move coordinates
- Assets — local PNG sprites for white and black pieces, board state, and turn display
Tech Stack
Python
Pygame
IBM Watson Speech to Text
Audio Capture
Docker
Chess Logic