pic: Game Hint GPS on Mars

[ay2b]

Maybe it's actually a hit for 2009, when they'll be having the inaugural Mars regional.

[MiniNerd24]

Originally Posted by bear24rw

Obviously we're going to have to build a robot that goes to mars

Actually this is plausible. I heard from Robot magazine that NASA is hosting the X-Prize. It's for anyone who can send a rover to Mars.

[SSMike]

Reminiscence of this thread maybe:http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...highlight=mars
Could FIRST be in contact with google?

Also championships will be pretty expensive to go to if it is on Mars; if its still in Atlanta, we have an issue with the playing field.

[ay2b]

Originally Posted by SSMike

Also Nationals will be pretty expensive to go to if it is on Mars; if its still in Atlanta, we have an issue with the playing field.

Maybe the championship (there is no "Nationals") playing field will be on Mars, but all the operator stations will be in Atlanta...

[Jim E]

Maybe it is slip and slide.. You don't need tanks, but it had better be water-proof.

[Roger]

Maybe Mars University is sponsoring a team? And Planet Express will be the shipping company.

Originally Posted by ay2b

there is no "Nationals"

Of course not -- it's now called the Interplanetaries!"

[11Mort11]

some one try the coordinates on the moon theres google moon as well

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by 11Mort11

some one try the coordinates on the moon theres google moon as well

I did not know Google had a moon application.
Edit: Wait a minute, yes I did. I remember when it first came out, and you zoomed in all the way you saw what looked like green swiss cheese. LOL

Anywho...
A simple text replacement of Art's MARS url gives us nothing but another blank spot on another floating rock in the solar system.
Unless.... you happen to click on the "charts" tab that is, and then you have glorious names of blank spots on another floating rock in the solar system.


http://www.google.com/moon/#lat=42.3....076072&zoom=8

[robogeek753]

I like the field layout, it is looks like something FIRST would do. But how would the game go?

[Dan Petrovic]

Originally Posted by SSMike

Could FIRST be in contact with google?

Actually, I believe they are. Two years ago, one (or both, I can't exactly remember) of the cofounders of Google spoke in Atlanta.

[Big Kid]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I did not know Google had a moon application.
Edit: Wait a minute, yes I did. I remember when it first came out, and you zoomed in all the way you saw what looked like green swiss cheese. LOL

Anywho...
A simple text replacement of Art's MARS url gives us nothing but another blank spot on another floating rock in the solar system.
Unless.... you happen to click on the "charts" tab that is, and then you have glorious names of blank spots on another floating rock in the solar system.


http://www.google.com/moon/#lat=42.3....076072&zoom=8

look at something really quick with me on this, this cooridinate is surrounded by one thing and one thing only flags, to be more exact american flags from the apollo missions, now did apollo 12, 14, 15 put down flags? because then it would be three to each side, (capture the flag anyone?)

[MiniNerd24]

Hey! That sounds good...and fun! It might not be very challenging if there aren't enough players, but hey, sign me up

[robogeek753]

Hmmmm... CTF, thats interesting. But generally you have to be able to get "out" and release the flag, let the other team bring it back to base etc. How would that work? The robots have to stay on the field the entire time.

[Big Kid]

Originally Posted by robogeek753

Hmmmm... CTF, thats interesting. But generally you have to be able to get "out" and release the flag, let the other team bring it back to base etc. How would that work? The robots have to stay on the field the entire time.

here's how i'm going to break it down,

3-4 robots on each alliance at the start.
In the center of the field the is a pipe wall with flag holders on 3 racks that swing.
The flags can either be fed through the human player spot or picked out of the racks against the alliance's wall or from the floor, of course.
Each Alliance has their own special flag that can be captured from the zone.
The teams will be allowed to put one flag in the robots at the start for auto mode.
There are Red flags (score for red alliance), blue flags (score for blue alliance), 2 white flags (one to each team, which blocks the score from a whole rack of flags) and the main alliance flag which is bigger then the other flags. (blue/red)
Score in auto 10 points
Each individual flag is 5 points
Main alliance flag capture is 50 points
end of game: the alliances gets minus 2 points for ever normal flag (meaning not alliance and no white) besides the ones on the wall in their zone
alliance gets 50 plus points if their alliance flag was not captured.

One robot defends the zone, two offense or one defends, one blocks the other alliance and one offense.

[GBIT]

Maybe we need to go find Dave's other car which is STILL on mars.