25-01-2009, 19:47
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,941
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Re: Choosing Drivers
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Originally Posted by GGCO
How do your teams choose who is going to be a driver?
My team thought of a "video game tournament" would be the best way of doing this. We are playing driving games like MarioKart, and Need for Speed. Apparently who ever is the best at playing video games will be the best at driving the robot, at least that is the theory.
I was wondering what you think of this idea, and if it will produce accurate results. I think there are many many many more factors involved. For instance I want the participants to all stand up, wear scratched up saftey glasses and listen to extremely loud music while playing.
So, what do you think? Will the best video gamer be the best driver?
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Those of us developing the FRC simulation that will be distributed soon hope that it is a useful part of driver training this season; and that as its fidelity increases in future seasons, it becomes a valuable tool in teams' bags-o-tricks for driver training and other build season activities.
Take a look here: Link to recent 5th Gear discussion
and here: 5th Gear discussion with links to other FRC simulation threads
We look forward to your feedback.
Blake
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