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Re: First Official 2012 Game Hint
I was just thinking about how I would use this stuff if I was a GDC. Then I read this thread and my brains melted completely. I'm a game hint zombie now: "Urrrgh... Must read Bill's Bloooooogggghhh...."
Anyway, what if the infrared photosensors are just for checking boundary lines? I don't know what their range is, but if it's reasonably long they could certainly be used to check when robots go into alliance lanes or make laps around a track or are above a certain level, things we usually leave to refs, but could automate if the game demands more precision than is achieved by the human eye.
Most of this sounds like the usual stuff, though, so I'm guessing this is like the field entrance gate clue in 2010 - in addition to pinpointing the unusual items, we should consider the possibility of an unusual use for ordinary items.
Also, Rockwell like Norman Rockwell, the famed painter of the modern Santa Claus? Plus Elfbot? Plus "...to Grandma's house we go"? Plus "mull" like mulled cider? Sounds like a theme to me. WE'RE GIVING UP ON ROBOTS AND HAVING A MASSIVE HOLIDAY PARTY! Woot.
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