What if there was a FIRST Video Game
 

seince FIRST is becoming a big deal around this time of year.... would you like to see a good looking FIRST video game covering the FIRST year, sort of like FIRST Robotics 2006 or something.....

You know, Electronic Arts HQ is about a 45 min drive away from my house......

and anyway, some of us use AudoDesk 3DsMax, can't you create Video games on there. (i've heard it can be done....)

Any Ideas

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EA headquarters are in Redwood City, CA (as stated at http://info.ea.com/company/company_background.php).

As for there being a FIRST game, it would be really awesome, but I imagine it would also be very hard to do.

I would definately give it a shot if somebody did the work.

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so... it would be a game like Link? or Myst?

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They also have a major building in Orlando, maybe not the "official" HQ, but it is..really big.

But if there was a FIRST video game, I'd think it would be an RPG

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Search the forums for "FVG". This has been discussed ad nauseum by a bunch of folks.

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This idea has been brought up before. Take a look at Robot Arena 2 if you Google it I'm sure you will find it. Anyways it has multi-player and yes in its current form it is like BattleBots but they have a pretty good engine and since they are already doing a lot of the things a FIRST game would want to do it seems like if someone could get access to their engine it would be a great starting point. Maybe even approach the company directly.

Thoughts...

Justin

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I have been proposing this to my team for 2 years now. I was proposing it as more of a driving simulator where you would take the view point of one of the drivers at the player station. Every robot would be intricately modeled and stated based on their actual results and abilities. In the matches the player could go through autonomous, drive the robot around and score. I was thinking of this as a potential MMO game with possible RPG qualities where players could actually make their own robots and compete as "rookies" in the competition. that was just my idea though.

One team I can't remember who off hand animated a field and their robot and made it so people could drive it around and shoot balls. Its the very beginning steps. See it here

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I mean like a Madden Type game, you go through the regionals.....and everything in the matches

but there is also a RPG type storyline that takes you through build and everything, down to FLL and all that fun stuff

I think it can be done.....The company that does the graphics and puts together the Madden Series, is in Matland, it's about a 30 min drive from Orlando.

It would take a while to create.....but it's a good idea

I'll think about stopping by over there and giving them a presentation befor championship.....maybe get a sponcership

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It looks like the FVG and URC projects are kind of dead...

I thought a little bit about a FIRST video game and it seems like a really cool idea...

This summer I am taking a course in Maya and MEL, and I am planning on sharpening up my programming and CG skills, so hopefully I will be able to help in any future projects.

David

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Myself and some special selected team members of 174 have worked on a "game" for the past year and a half. We will release it around the opening day of next season or sooner depending on when our testing becomes complete. We don't expect it to be something everyone will enjoy, but at least it's free to all FIRSTers. And that's all I can say.

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FIRST video game? NO. Hey kids get out of that cave you call a room and do something active like build a robot and compete with other kids in person. Leave the video games alone. In the future playing games won't get you a big fat paycheck. I've also noticed that allot of my son's gamer friends are carrying an extra 20 - 40 LBS. Not a good way to start adulthood. Get out and do something. Hey once in a while I'll play a first person shooter, But there's so much more to do in life.

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There actually is a constructive use for a FIRST video game, such as recruiting. I think it would be easier if kids could relate to the format, a medium they are familiar with, to ease into FIRST. Personally, I think it would be cool, but it would be a LOT of work--physics, textures galore, etc. It would have to be technically correct to be useful at all. I would love to help if we work on a game, but I don't know how accurate we could get it. Just think: a simulator for the team programmer (me) to test things the real bot would destroy itself on...I guess I'd better just keep on dreaming...

JBotAlan

PS Seriously, this summer, contact me and I'll help out with a FIRST video game--it sounds like fun!

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I have RA2... it was developed by Infogrames, now Atari. It's a very fun game. If someone has 3DSMax v5 you can even create your own parts and arenas and stuff like that. I'd like to see people make FRC parts and such. It's even an online multiplayer. You can get it for about $5 on Amazon.com, too.