Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/27/2001 12:32 AM EST
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT!
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In Reply to: what will 250 bring this year???
Posted by JVN on 1/26/2001 10:52 AM EST:
: It's all about the same... we've experimented with several different control type configurations...
: last year we settled on building out own...
: The different types of joysticks don't really make a difference,
: they all are about the same, just look cooler.
: I am waiting for someone to get the microsoft "force feedback" one working...
: that would be unbearably cool
: i would bow to that person.
: Advice to rookies: stick with the FIRST supplied sticks, if it's your first year in the competition,
: you REALLY don't wanna be debugging a half working control system when you get to the
: regional...
: ~John #250
: PS. anton, we are workin on a type of virtual reality...haha think of nintendo's power glove
lots of work but with ENOUGH MOUNTAIN dew............
lol. good luck John
be sure to bring that baby over to our pit at FL !
-anton
ps. we're making controls that attach to your butt and moves based on how u shake ur a$$.