Game Hint #1

[MikeMascaro]

Originally Posted by TEAM2579MENTOR

I think it might actually be a water game, because I was talking to someone in the Arizona Regional and I asked her what the 2009 game would be, and she is like a water game, where the robots swim around. But then again, this can be just to throw us off.

You want to pay for swimming pools big enough for six robots at every regional?

Underwater FIRST games aren't going to happen. It's too expensive, and too complex.

[mrbob1000]

If it is a water game, and it does have a human player, WHO WOULD SWIM AROUND IN FRONT OF LOTS OF PEOPLE!

[njamietech]

Originally Posted by mrbob1000

If it is a water game, and it does have a human player, WHO WOULD SWIM AROUND IN FRONT OF LOTS OF PEOPLE!

Michael Phelps?

lol

but seriously:

a water game is unlikely, unless we are playing at natatoriums.

[Raumiester2010]

Originally Posted by MikeMascaro

You want to pay for swimming pools big enough for six robots at every regional?

Underwater FIRST games aren't going to happen. It's too expensive, and too complex.

Ya, as much as it would rock to have an underwater game, WAY TOO COMPLEX...

[MikeMascaro]

Originally Posted by Raumiester2010

Ya, as much as it would rock to have an underwater game, WAY TOO COMPLEX...

They'd lose teams; it wouldn't be possible for everyone to compete anymore, and they'd drop out.

[MikeMascaro]

My best guess at the game: nothing to do with the background, but instead we'll be "fishing" some sort of game pieces out of a barrel or something. Perhaps these containers are in the middle of a field divided in two, like the whole light/dark side concept (apparently nicknames for Opah include moonfish and sunfish).
My guess at the game pieces: same shape as the opah, round and flat. Almost like tubes? But I doubt they'll do that again so soon. My thoughts would be like those big Frisbee things made out of cloth.

[tehpenguin]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

There are many methods of hiding information in photographs. I was able to scan the image at the highest sensitivity for all the major types of encryption (jsteg, jphide, outguess, and invisible) The system of hiding information within photos was able to detect a hidden message. Now the methodology I used just exposes the type of hidden message and not the message itself. The message unfortunatly for us appears to be hidden in the JPHIDE which utilizes a password based encryption so without the password it will be impossible to figure out the message. Although we do know that there is something there.


****disclaimer: the way the analysis tools that I have scan the data it looks for missing voids in repeating color sections of the photo (complex photos with lots of colors are best for hiding). When I tested with normal sensitivity I didn't see any result, but on cranking up the sensitivity I found proof of an encryption. With all things like this it is possible to get a false positive, but since this is all for fun anyway we can just assume it is there.



so what do we think the password is? I might try to make a dictionary and brute force it later after I am done with the bench top test of the new control system.

Originally Posted by Oris

I doubt they scanned it... found this image here:

http://www.australianseafoodexports..../moonfish1.jpg

http://www.australianseafoodexports....rderonline.htm

Google Images: "Moon Fish"

Enjoy!

-Oris-

Hey, I'm new here but me and a couple of friends were just trying to crack the password on the encryption even though we knew we wouldn't get anywhere. But we had an idea and tested one the originals that FRC copied the picture from and it had an encryption as well. (We ran stegdetect with a sensitivity of 10 to see if there was an encryption on the FIRST copy as well as the original.) Maybe this encryption is a dead end.

[alectronic]

Originally Posted by tehpenguin

Maybe this encryption is a dead end.

I think that is quite clear. Although the idea of wet carpet is fun, it brings up the issue of arena restrictions again. A) How would you control the water on the carpet? AKA, puddles and stuff. B) That would require some sort of protection for the floor like a tarp or something. That would likely be just as impossible as the pool idea. Keep up the brainstorming! it is fun to read! leds hope the 2nd clue is not far away!
On another note, does anyone know how long to expect it to take to receive a control system, if we requested on early shipment around 11/18ish? Thanks.