Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

You have to be packed up by 7:30 AM if you are doing the lock-in.

I saw gas in East Lake (half hour or so away) for 2.90.

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

Heh I won't have anything to pack up. I'm just cool like that or too lazy to pack anything, last year I think i fell asleep in my chair at the dj station.

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

last year i slept on my extra shirt...

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

OK SO,

I am officially ready and psyched for the event.
I already have most of my stuff packed. That's how much I can't wait for TNT.

My flight gets in WAY late on Friday night- so I'll probably end up seeing you guys Saturday morning!

-LK

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

If any of the South Florida teams can help out, 1889 (in Wellington) is currently without a large vehicle that can transport their robot to and from TNT. Please contact the teacher Doug Knauff @ knauff@palmbeach.k12.fl.us. I'm in Alabama now and sadly will miss the event.

Thanks

Gary

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

Team 180 S.P.A.M is going can't wait:ahh: . I would do the lan thing but my team is staying at a hotel not in the dome sorry:( . Maybe we will see some more Exploding Crunchy SPAM!!!:cool:

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

There's going to be plenty of entertainment for everyone staying at the lock-in and there's plenty to do around town for those of you who aren't (and for Saturday night).

MOSI right across the street is running discounts for attendees and their families and is having a few special showings of The Dark Knight in IMAX. Cehck out http://www.roboticsboosters.com/tnt/scheduleaccom.html under Entertainment for a flyer with more information.

And definitely don't forget Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens.

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

For those hosting off-season events, I've attached a scoring/ranking Excel spreadsheet that we developed for TNT that maintains real-time rankings. It's set up for 30 teams - 3 on 3 matches, but is expandable if needed. Just enter the teams competing and import/enter the match parings. As scores for each match are entered it will automatically calculate win/loss/tie records, QP and MP. The ranking sheet then displays the team rankings. Unfortunately, currently the ranking sheet requires the user to run the sort command interactivelty after each match, but the sort order criteria is already set.

Note: Please rename the attachment from .doc to .xls as the forum has a 150KB limit on .xls files.

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

All,

For the LAN party Team 1902 is planning on bringing 4 XBox 360s, however we need XBox 360 Controllers and monitors or standard televisions with Composite or Component video inputs. We need 2 televisions/monitors, please reply if you can bring one.

Thanks,

Eric Grajales
Team 1902 FTC Coach

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

Hey TNT folks,

There is a very credible rumor that a full 6-player set-up of the 5th Gear Overdrive simulation will be up and running for the TNT lock-in and perhaps for the entire TNT. 5th Gear debuted at the NASA/VCU Regional's Technology Row NASA/VCU Champs, came out of retirement for a summer encore at IRI, and is now on its way to a winter appearance on Florida's beautiful Gulf Coast.

Does any team or multi-team alliance out there have the "thumbs" become the new kings of the hill? At IRI, Wildstang (with CyberBlue hot on their heels) set the bar pretty high with a high score of 234 on the simulator (IRI 5th Gear Champions).

Also, I/we would be very interested in hearing from any allied teams or solo drivers at TNT who practice strategies using the simulator. We hope that rookie drivers can use the simulator to get a feel for the pace of the real Overdrive game, to get a sense of how the field's walls and other robots can block your view during matches, to get a feel for when to chase a ball or do something else, etc.

I'm looking forward to reviewing the replay files.

Be sure to thank Tom, Sarah and the rest of the TNT and Exploding Bacon crews for making this piece of TNT possible.

Blake (and David and Dave)

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

Could this be used to manage a 5th Gear Overdrive simulation tournament???

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

Heres a taste of the overnight entertainment:

Human Overdrive....(there are medics available)
Exploding Balloons
Rock Band and Guitar Hero on the big screens
Track ball Nine Square
5th Gear
LAN Party


Sleep is over rated!!!!

Fun time coordinator

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

<3's Fun Time and the coordination there of.

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

I don't see why not. Individuals can be the teams. If needed you can just set it up as 2 on 2 or even 1 on 1 matches. I think you can even use names instead of team numbers. Make sure to download the spreadsheet again. I've updated it to use the number of matches played instead of a constant for calculating QP.

Re: Tempest 'N Tampa 2008
 

Team 1251 is packed and ready to go and will be leaving for Tampa tommorow morning around 9am from Ft. Lauderdale can not wait to get up there.