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Re: [Official 2008 Game Design] New Technology Discussions

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Originally Posted by rocketperson44 View Post
Please do not get overzealous with the new system. As great as its new capabilities are, there are still many teams out there who have little to no programming resources. Things like virtually required robot-robot communication would kill off these teams. The abilities can be used, but don't have super-advanced programming as a requirement for success, for those teams like mine that exist largely as an extension of a high school shop class.
Actually, please don't put any limits on your ideas or creativity at this point. Brainstorm, innovate, and contemplate whatever ideas you might like to consider. We are very aware that not all teams will be able to contend with the implicit expertise requirements contained in many of the ideas. But for now, we don't want to stifle the thought exercise. Reality filters will be put in place later in the process.

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