2015 Game

[Micro_Brooke]

Originally Posted by NotInControl

Why does everyone request watergames?



As an Engineer who works on Submarines, even I would vote against a water game.



Unless you have specific knowlege of botteling electronics, understand how materials behave underwater or on contact of water, or knowlege of designing waterborn vehicles, you will seriously fail.



Even I don't know it all, and I assume the vast majority of the FRC community doesn't either, so why the continuous request?



Pneumatic leaks will be devestaing, flooded cables will be fun, and everyone that uses lubricants, good luck with using it in a wet environment.



--confused,

Kevin



P.S. I think a realistic game would be another sports based game. I think those are easy to understand, easy to explain, and draw-in the non-FIRSTers which help "Make it Loud". A welcoming challenge would be to shoot footballs or maybe robot hockey. I have always wanted to do a robotic bowling game!

This.

[E Dawg]

The water game is a running joke on Chief Delphi. It will probably never happen in the near future.

Probably.

[GKrotkov]

I've seen quite a bit about robot dodgeball, so...
How about a reversal of roles between human players and robots? So far, human players have been outside the field, and robots inside. Human players in the field, and robots shoot dodge balls at them!

I'm not sure how teamwork would factor into this, or how you would prevent the human players from interacting with each other, as well as leaving them sufficient room to dodge. Or far more importantly, ensure that the robots won't take off a human player's head with a high-powered dodgeball.

[Tim Lehmann4967]

I would really like to see an entirely new game for 2015. Reason being, if we bring back something like LogoMotion, teams that were around for that year will simply be able to rebuild their robot, or a similar design. Just as 1114 did with their 2014 robot, its basically a better version of the 2008 SimBot.

Also, doesn't the GDC usually have the game figured out a couple years in advance? Shouldn't they be working on the 2017 game by now?

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Tim Lehmann4967

I would really like to see an entirely new game for 2015. Reason being, if we bring back something like LogoMotion, teams that were around for that year will simply be able to rebuild their robot, or a similar design. Just as 1114 did with their 2014 robot, its basically a better version of the 2008 SimBot.

Also, doesn't the GDC usually have the game figured out a couple years in advance? Shouldn't they be working on the 2017 game by now?

They did announce a few years ago that they now plan games 3 years in advance. So they should be working on refining the game for this coming year while also planning the game for 2017.

[Tim Lehmann4967]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

They did announce a few years ago that they now plan games 3 years in advance. So they should be working on refining the game for this coming year while also planning the game for 2017.

Well then, if we are looking to influence their game decisions, we should be keeping up with them. Who wants to start the 2017 game thread?

[DanielPlotas]

Originally Posted by Tim Lehmann4967

Well then, if we are looking to influence their game decisions, we should be keeping up with them. Who wants to start the 2017 game thread?

Here it is

[Brennan4256]

I think a three on three dodgeball game would be cool. Balls could be launched at opposing robots or shot into cross court goals!

[ErvinI]

I'd love to see either a suction ball game (it's a shame I can't find any greater than two inches... but can you imagine having a target to aim at with these things?), phlat ball (you thought Frisbees had a weird geometry?), or some kind of partnership with Nerf for some Nerf dart shooting game (would be great publicity for both parties).

And that's my reminiscence of childhood for a day.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by ErvinI

phlat ball (you thought Frisbees had a weird geometry?)

The packaging reminds of the orbit balls. Let's hope if this is used, that it doesn't get discontinued...

[asid61]

Originally Posted by ErvinI

I'd love to see either a suction ball game (it's a shame I can't find any greater than two inches... but can you imagine having a target to aim at with these things?), phlat ball (you thought Frisbees had a weird geometry?), or some kind of partnership with Nerf for some Nerf dart shooting game (would be great publicity for both parties).

And that's my reminiscence of childhood for a day.

Nerf is cool, but their targets are terrible at dart detection lol.

[Cam877]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

The packaging reminds of the orbit balls. Let's hope if this is used, that it doesn't get discontinued...

I dunno that thing looks SCARILY like a moon rock...

[Matt_Boehm_329]

Originally Posted by Cam877

I dunno that thing looks SCARILY like a moon rock...

I believe that is a fuel cell

[E Dawg]

This is obviously an early game hint.

LUNACY REBOOT!

[Mr. Tatorscout]

Originally Posted by jamesmcip

A game with all the awesome parts of RR and UA and the teamwork of AA with an endgame of flying autonomous mini multicopters having to land onto movable platforms. The end game would actually multiply the existing score, and the smaller the platform, the greater the multiplier!

How bout a combined frisbee vs. 3d printed quad copters game where you shoot down opponents copters with your big bot using little Nerf discs while trying to land your copters on alliance robots. Imagine the carnage though when the big robot drives over the little plastic quad.