A drive: the ball handler gets past the first defender, and a second one meets them at the basket. The engine put the chance of beating that first defender at 62.3%, then drew against it. The number is read from the game's own record. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #basketball #sportsviz #dataviz

A drive to the rim, from a wide angle so the defenders stay in frame. The engine put the chance of beating that first defender at 58.7% and then drew against it. The number is read from the game's own record. #indiedev #gamedev #basketball #indiegamedev #sportsviz #indiegame #dataviz #3d

When a shot goes in, the replay now says how likely it was. The number is the exact chance the simulation drew against at that moment, read from the game record. Fewer than one make in a hundred came at worse than one in four. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #basketball #sportsviz #indiegame #hoops

Every game here is a function of its seed, so a day's tournament is played when the site is built and the page reveals each game from its tip-off. A live game can't be skipped past the moment it has reached, however far you drag the scrubber. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #basketball #sportsviz

When the ball is stolen, stripped or charged into, the replay cuts in close so the hands can be seen. If another player stands in the line to the ball, the camera turns round the play, as little as it can, to a side where nothing is in the way. #gamedevelopment #dataviz #indiegame #sportsviz #hoops

The replay's How to watch button knows what screen it is on. On a touch screen it explains tapping a player, looking around the court with two fingers, the timeline and the buttons, and leaves out the keyboard keys a phone does not have. #indiegame #sportsviz #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #hoops

A layup from 1 m: the blue player takes the ball up at the rim with a red defender beside them, and it drops through. The card at the lower left reads scored a two, 1 m out, contested at 0.867 m, jump height 0.471 m. #sportsviz #indiedev #indiegame #dataviz #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment

After a pass in the replay, both of the passer's hands follow the ball out for a moment, as far as their arms reach and never further. The game records when a pass is thrown but not the throwing motion, so how long the hands follow is a drawing choice, the same for everyone. #sportsviz #indiegamedev

The replay's controls now fit in one row on a phone: the camera choice and a menu button, with the other buttons behind it, so more of the court is on screen. A game opened on its own page has a way back to the front page. #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegame #dataviz #sportsviz #gamedev #basketball

A layup from 1 m: the red player dribbles with a blue defender beside them, puts the ball up at the rim, and it drops through. The card at the lower left reads scored a two, 1 m out, contested at 0.865 m, jump height 0.508 m. #indiegamedev #indiedev #indiegame #sportsviz #dataviz #gamedev #hoops #3d

When a catch is fumbled, the receiver used to go on holding the ball until the whistle. Now the ball comes loose from their hands at the catch and drops to the floor. #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiedev #sportsviz #indiegame #gamedev #basketball #dataviz #simulation #hoops #sportsanalytics #3d

When a shot is blocked in the replay, the line at the corner of the screen now names the blocker at the moment of the block, instead of half a second before it. #indiedev #indiegame #dataviz #indiegamedev #basketball #gamedevelopment #sportsviz #gamedev #simulation #hoops #sportsanalytics #devlog

Press R in the replay and every player gets two rings: one at the height they reach standing, one at the top of their jump, each as wide across as their wingspan. Each comes from that player's own body, because reach decides who blocks a shot and who gets a hand to a rebound. #basketball #sportsviz

Every steal, strip and charge in a game is an event the simulation recorded, with the time it happened and the spot where the ball was taken. The replay reads that short list along with the game, so it knows about each one before the moment arrives. #indiegame #basketball #sportsviz #indiedev #hoops

A three from 11.9 m: the red shooter has the ball with the blue players well back, then it arcs to the hoop and drops through. The card at the lower left reads scored a three, 11.9 m out, contested at 2.74 m, jump height 0.508 m. #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiedev #gamedevelopment #sportsviz #hoops

The archive lists every finished tournament day, game by game: first round to final, each with its score and a replay link. Pick any game from the day and watch it again. #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiedev #dataviz #basketball #sportsviz #gamedev #simulation #hoops #sportsanalytics

A shot comes off the rim and the blue player catches it. The camera starts wide, over the half court, then follows the ball down. The card at the lower left reads rebounded for the offence, top speed 7.02 metres a second, acceleration time 1.19 s. #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #sportsviz #hoops

The red player takes the offensive rebound beside a blue player, brings it down, then goes back up with it. The card at the lower left reads rebounded for the offence, top speed 6.11 metres a second, acceleration time 1.07 s. #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #dataviz #sportsviz

A missed shot comes down, and the blue player takes it out of the air and holds it. The card at the lower left reads rebounded for the offence, top speed 7.16 metres a second, acceleration time 1.65 s. #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #sportsviz #dataviz #basketball #gamedev #gamedevelopment #3d

A layup, seen from in front of the basket: the blue player shoots, the red defender's arm goes up, and the ball drops through. The card at the lower left reads scored a two, 1 m out, contested at 0.9 m, jump height 0.522 m. #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiedev #dataviz #indiegame #sportsviz #3d