2013 Game Hint!

[DMetalKong]

Originally Posted by efoote868

GDC pretty much Rick Roll's you guys and in 2 hours we've only got 51 comments?

FYP

[nathannfm]

Not that it helps much but the picture seems to be genuine, it still has metadata on it. It was taken today (10/11/2012) at 9:42am with an HTC EVO 4G at these GPS coordinates 42.989937, -71.467928 (google map) http://bit.ly/ReaHbF

[bearbot]

I think triple play 2.0 is likely a this point but instead of 2005 and tetras and in 2009 orbit balls its time for 2013 and the rectangle shape could hint as a cube you have to stack or rectangle prisms.

[Donut]

Assuming that we're not being rick rolled by the GDC (a big assumption I might add), I'm taking a literal interpretation of that photo. The song is titled "Never Gonna Give You Up" and that is also the line being sung at 3:00 when this photo was taken. That to me implies some sort of control aspect to the game, either over a game piece or field object.

If we're insistent on FIRST reusing a game element two that come quickly to mind that fit the bill are king of the hill (Stack Attack ) and trackballs (as already suggested by Nick).

[Suitster]

There's the line right after 3:00,
"Never gonna let you down"

ascension endgame?

[Akash Rastogi]

This is just the GDC telling you to know the rules.

We know the game and we're gonna play it.

[tsaksa]

Could inclusion of the microphone in the clip be an indication of a voice command assisted autonomous mode?

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by EricH

And pressure pads.

What was the problem with these?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Gregor

What was the problem with these?

Depends on the year. They were used in 2003 and 2005.

2003: Human players returned to them after stacking bins on the field. Automode started when ALL the pads were active; the humans then returned behind the glass as the pads were not used again.

2005: Human players started on the pads, then jumped off of them carrying tetras and ran out to another area of the field, then ran back. But when the human was off the pad, the robot of that human was disabled.

The biggest problem was stopping on the pad from a dead sprint (because naturally you want the robot moving as much as possible. It's not easy to do. I think at some offseasons in 2005, the pad was replaced with a hand button.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by EricH

Depends on the year. They were used in 2003 and 2005.

2003: Human players returned to them after stacking bins on the field. Automode started when ALL the pads were active; the humans then returned behind the glass as the pads were not used again.

2005: Human players started on the pads, then jumped off of them carrying tetras and ran out to another area of the field, then ran back. But when the human was off the pad, the robot of that human was disabled.

The biggest problem was stopping on the pad from a dead sprint (because naturally you want the robot moving as much as possible. It's not easy to do. I think at some offseasons in 2005, the pad was replaced with a hand button.

Was the problem the pads themselves, or the fact the the human player could disable the robot? I'd like to see something like that, but if the pressure pads weren't sensitive enough/too sensitive/had other problems, what else could be used?

[SenorZ]

My school had Rick Roll grams this week for homecoming... that means we're going to win championships.

[CrazyHorse]

Libby Kamen just posted on FaceBook, "This is probably just a little one to get your feet wet." Obviously Libby just told us it is a water game.

[BlacksmithWoods]

Remember Rick Roll, Rack and Roll? The end game bonus of Rack and Roll was for a robot to lift its partner(s) off the ground, (and never let them down...?) I wouldn't mind another shot at that.

[Pauline Tasci]

the pins are weird. 1 flat and 3 bigger pins

[Basel A]

I don't know about the hint, but I could definitely see a return of placing things in/on high goals a la 2000 or 2005.