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Re: [Official 2007 Game Design] Autonomy And Other Technology Discussions

Two Ideas:
A)Multicolor lights:
Red, Blue, and possibly Green lights are randomly assigned at the beginning of autonomous. Suppose that there were 3 goals lined up and you had to use vision to determine your goal - otherwise you may score for the other team! The green could be either 0 or a lesser point value, or perhaps the green would always be in the same position so that teams that are unable to use the camera (due to weight/time/programmer experience) could still contribute to their alliance via dead reckoning or simply tracking the single color.

B)Reward for quick finish
Similar to Coopertition in that if your robot is able to complete the autonomous task quicker than another robot, possibly including a pressure pad to show that you have finished, then more points would be awarded. (Imagine points for placing a tetra on the center goal then returning to your home zone).