2013 Game?

[brennonbrimhall]

Originally Posted by Savvy578

My thought is that, next year, using the Kinect will give a bonus, either to the match score or rankings.

Or you could simply offer a greater Hybrid bonus to teams that do use the Kinect, especially if the game next year is relatively even between the Hybrid, Teleop, and Endgame periods.

Due to the outcry against the rankings this year, I would be incredibly surprised if the Kinect directly affected the rankings.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by brennonbrimhall

Or you could simply offer a greater Hybrid bonus to teams that do use the Kinect, especially if the game next year is relatively even between the Hybrid, Teleop, and Endgame periods.

Due to the outcry against the rankings this year, I would be incredibly surprised if the Kinect directly affected the rankings.

Most of the "outcry" about the rankings this year were due to the Coopertition bridge though. The Kinect didn't have a noticeable effect on the rankings, as it was mostly ignored by teams.

[JJackson]

How about a game using tetras, giant exercise balls and rubber maid containers.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by JJackson

How about a game using tetras, giant exercise balls and rubber maid containers.

Why don't they add Regolith, basketballs, and tubes while your at it?

[brennonbrimhall]

Originally Posted by Gregor01

Most of the "outcry" about the rankings this year were due to the Coopertition bridge though. The Kinect didn't have a noticeable effect on the rankings, as it was mostly ignored by teams.

Correct; I was under the impression that you were saying that usage of the Kinect would be directly affecting the rankings.

[Ekcrbe]

Originally Posted by Gregor01

Why don't they add Regolith, basketballs, and tubes while your at it?

And play it on a hexagonal field covered in corn.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Ekcrbe

And play it on a hexagonal field covered in corn.

And how about randomly hosing the robots with water?

[JonathanZur1836]

I have a strong feeling about stacking, it hasn't been done in a while and it has been rather successful in past years. I don't think that its going to be that similar to Triple Play (2005), because first has been trying to make the games easier to watch and understand, this year being probably the easiest. Tetras on the other hand, especially the tic tac toe type element of scoring, was kind of confusing. I think that its going to be kind of like 2003, where points were awarded for the highest stack, and not for the sequence in which the pieces were stacked. I do NOT think that its going to be ball or tube related (anything rounded and squishy really), as that has been very popular lately. I think its going to be a 3D polygon of sorts, but the shape itself is anybody's guess. As for the clues that may crop up in speeches, articles, pictures, etc, I wouldn't worry about them that much. Most are not even intended as clues, and the ones that are are so subtle that you have to analyze every phrase released by first for any kind of reference to something game related.

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by Gregor01

And how about randomly hosing the robots with water?

The human players are in charge of operating the water cannons.

[gyroscopeRaptor]

A point bonus is NOT the right incentive to using Kinect. Instead, have hybrid be similar to 2006/2009 where you will be caught up in other robots or like 2004/2008 where game pieces and robots are placed semi randomly. Both situations would be enhanced by allowing for direct movement, or, at the very least, Kinect as a mode selector.

[brennonbrimhall]

Originally Posted by gyroscopeRaptor

A point bonus is NOT the right incentive to using Kinect. Instead, have hybrid be similar to 2006/2009 where you will be caught up in other robots or like 2004/2008 where game pieces and robots are placed semi randomly. Both situations would be enhanced by allowing for direct movement, or, at the very least, Kinect as a mode selector.

After seeing other teams use the Kinect, I'm curious to how to make it work not only during Hybrid, but also on board the robot itself. This whitepaper is really, really cool to me, but that may be because I'm not programmingly inclined.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2692?

Replace the Axis Cameras with the Kinect? Hard, but I after reading the paper, I think it definitely will get you recognized.

[JRTaylord]

If next year's game is centered around stacking it could be some sort of derivative of jenga.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by JRTaylord

If next year's game is centered around stacking it could be some sort of derivative of jenga.

Oh now that might be fun

[Boe]

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

The human players are in charge of operating the water cannons.

I'm officially my teams human player next year

[torihoelscher]

Originally Posted by Tetraman

Truths:

1. Tubes will happen at least once every 4 year cycle. They are a great game piece that are easy to score and manipulate, easy to order a great deal of them and they ship deflated - so more space to hold them in shipping. Expect tubes to come again soon.

They are also great to make skirts out of them. I would know...I am making 6 or 7 of them. (Of course all old tubes that have holes, tears, and etc. No new ones! Recycle!!! )