Message from Dean on Bill's Blog

[RyanN]

Originally Posted by ebmonon36

Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen the video yet. Nothing new but still cool to see all the parts finished.

So, who's going to dissect the video frame by frame and look for clues for the game?

I heard "Raising the bar" twice... 2004 reference?

Haha... just kidding. Hopefully I'll get a chance to play with all these new toys FIRST is giving all the teams. I've even scheduled next semester so I can leave campus and go back home every weekend to aid on Saturdays.

Well, I know I have been left in the dust to learn all this on my own. I'll look at all of it during Christmas break, and I'm sure I'll go to kickoff in January.

I cannot wait for next season! It is sure to be revolutionary.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by RyanN

I heard "Raising the bar" twice... 2004 reference?

I was thinking "Game Hint" myself.

[synth3tk]

Co-opertition? I've never heard that one before. Is it like GP?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by synth3tk

Co-opertition? I've never heard that one before. Is it like GP?

Yes... and no. It's a term he's used occasionally. It's a combination of cooperation and competition. Co-operate like crazy on and off the field and compete like crazy on the field (and somewhat off the field, in the design/build areas). It was introduced back around the beginning of the alliance era. Maybe 2000 was the game that had the name Co-opertition FIRST? Alliances started in 1999.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by EricH

Yes... and no. It's a term he's used occasionally. It's a combination of cooperation and competition. Co-operate like crazy on and off the field and compete like crazy on the field (and somewhat off the field, in the design/build areas). It was introduced back around the beginning of the alliance era. Maybe 2000 was the game that had the name Co-opertition FIRST? Alliances started in 1999.

http://www.team237.com/2000game.html

http://www.firstwiki.net/index.php/Co-Opertition_FIRST

Yes. 2000.

[JudyVandy]

One of the games of a few years ago was called 'coopertition', I believe.

[RoboMom]

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37612
Some previous discussion on Dean's patent application.

[Chris_Elston]

Originally Posted by synth3tk

Co-opertition? I've never heard that one before. Is it like GP?

Do you remember last year at the end of the video, we seen Woodie, Dean and Dave I think, lock their handle bars together? Basically I think this is Dean's big dream. He wants to see us cooperate on the field. I think in some fashion we'll need to start working together even more. And what I mean by working together is robot to robot communications or interlocking devices etc...