Game Hint #1

[James1902]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

They are most certainly NOT the same size.

well that's a bit odd

[Rich Kressly]

Originally Posted by Nuttyman54

while it's red, that it's notably not a herring...

No kidding. I'm soooooo disappointed

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by James1902

well that's a bit odd

Yes, it is. The size was almost doubled for the clue. Did anyone find any other meta data yet?

[samir13k]

you have got to be kidding me!!! a fish!!!
there is no way that its a water game... they
would have to be plastic/rubber game pieces that
we have to transfer around. different kinds of fish
make different amounts of points...
Thats where the vision systems kick in...
Since the RC has real time processing,
the fish are going to be moving when the bot has
to pick Them up!
THIS IS REDICULOUS!!! Fishing!!! UGH!

lol...there is my 2 cents/pennies

-Samir

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by synth3tk

But, that doesn't mean it can't represent no alliances. Last few years, the game has been alliance-based.

Right. I was thinking about the word, seamount, and how these fish are caught.

I also like that its other names are moonfish and opal fish. There are lots of things to think about with this hint. It's fun.

[erstech]

I see Feeding Frenzy being the name.
the little or no light wouldn't make for a very exciting game for spectators, but something we need to think about is what the new control system can do that the last one couldn't.
I like the climbing or up/down idea to retrieve the game pieces, possible we will have to use the new camera to retrieve those game pieces from "the depths" (or the heights) where the drivers have no line of sight.

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by synth3tk

Yes, it is. The size was almost doubled for the clue. Did anyone find any other meta data yet?

Just saved with a different level of JPEG compression. Same file.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Michael Hill

They are most certainly NOT the same size.

I retract the exact filesize comment, but dimensionally (560 x 504 pixels) they are still the same.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by James1902

well that's a bit odd

Actually its not that odd, it does prove that it was modified somewhere along the line, not necessarily by FIRST. Nor does it mean there is additional information, a different compression format would change the size drastically like that. Also, are they the same format? Images are a tricky thing to compare.

EDIT:Sorry, IndySam beat me to it.

[rutzman]

The opah has four different types of flesh of different colors and the control system shipped with a camera so couldn't the game involve multi-colored game pieces that the camera has to identify to be sorted and placed in different areas?

Of course, it could be a fake clue...

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Just saved with a different level of JPEG compression. Same file.

True. But remember, this is a FIRST Game Hint. Nothing's too wild an idea.

[Knippschild]

[Michael Hill]

If you look at my previous post, there is XML data in the 2nd one that isn't in the 1st one. Could just be EXIF data though.

[The_M01e]

Again: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Lancetfish

I propose that the text in the background is the paragraph that is under the heading "Morphology"

I think "morphology" is the key word here.

[Chief Samwize]

It seems as though the picture was scanned out of a book, that explains the picture of another fish facing the opposite direction and the backwards text, they are on the next page.

As for the clue I would venture to say that it has something to do with the name of the fish possibly. Maybe the moon part of moonfish has some significants? Moon comes out in the dark, and with the cameras in the new control system maybe there is a portion of the game (scoring area) that the drivers will not be able to see and have to use the camera?

Just some ideas.

-Sam