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Re: Nintendo DS Scouting System

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
hmmmm....I just thought of something....how about having only 3 scouts scout 3 of the robots, taping each match, and have the scouts play back the last match immediately and scout the other 3 robots. Since we have a video camera.
I dunno...Theoretically, it could be done, but I'm not sure the match turnaround will be slow enough. You'd add to scouting stress levels. Also, there is the I/O error (e.g. filming only one robot all match) to consider. It would have to be a fixed camera that could see the whole field with decent resolution and a screen large enough for three scouts to see simultaneously. I'd do it as follows: six scouts + 1 camera. At convenient breaks, each scout reviews the video if needed. (Sort of like instant replay--but instant re-scout.) Also, when talking strategy, the video may be helpful to interpret comments made by scouts. And, the video camera can fill in for scouts who have to take breaks if you can't get a replacement.
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