anyone have any ideas about next years game?

[Siri]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Olympics + Soccer = pretty much every sport ever is included in that statement. It's so broad they couldn't miss.

Assuming it's sports-based. They would have missed in 2009 and 2008*...and 2007, 2005... All in all, sports is board and can even be ambiguous (was 2009 mobile basketball on ice?), not to mention a decent bet in a world championship year. You can certainly miss, though.

*Avoiding the "is NASCAR a sport" question, it's certainly not an Olympic sport. Unless 2008 was supposed to be based on speed skating.

[JesseK]

Originally Posted by Siri

*Avoiding the "is NASCAR a sport" question, it's certainly not an Olympic sport. Unless 2008 was supposed to be based on speed skating.

Speed skating = 2008 game on the 2009 surface. THAT may have been fun to watch! Heck, even the 2009 game on the 2009 surface with the 2008 lap system would have been much more fun than that clust....... oh nvm. Eventually they'll get some real ice on the field and call it a water game

[kenavt]

For the past two years, the FRC game has been about something happening that year (and celebrating it, in a way). 2009, the L-word, was, of course, the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11. 2010, Breakaway, from what I see, was the 2010 World Cup. Following this parallel (and why wouldn't the GDC?), something interesting/an anniversary has to be taking place this year that would somehow translate into the 2011 FRC game.

That's my guess. As to what's the event that's so important... there's the Cricket and Rugby World Cups, the Space Shuttle is to be retired, the 125th anniversary of the patenting of the first practical internal combustion car, a couple milestones in radio programming, and you could say it's the 2500th anniversary of the marathon.

The GDC has a lot of material.

[sithmonkey13]

Originally Posted by kenavt

there's the Cricket and Rugby World Cups

Robot rugby?

[aechmtwash11]

even though Bill said that FIRST is going to hold off on the 20th anniversary celebration I still see the GDC bringing back different aspects from past years. Maybe the low friction surface from Lunacy, bumps from Breakaway, big balls from over drive....it would be kind of like what Survivor did a few years ago with Survivor All-Star's

[dotbran]

Originally Posted by aechmtwash11

even though Bill said that FIRST is going to hold off on the 20th anniversary celebration I still see the GDC bringing back different aspects from past years. Maybe the low friction surface from Lunacy, bumps from Breakaway, big balls from over drive....it would be kind of like what Survivor did a few years ago with Survivor All-Star's

I want me some MAIZE CRAZE

[dodar]

maize craze with tennis balls!!!

[Jeremy Germita]

If the FTC(and/or FLL) game(s) of the year hint at the next FRC Game, then I can predict an increased importance of autonomy.

FTC:
40 Second Autonomous mode(v. 30 of previous years)

FLL:
The Bad Cell destruction is a mission that requires the light sensor in order to be consistently successful.

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by jeremypg399

If the FTC(and/or FLL) game(s) of the year hint at the next FRC Game, then I can predict an increased importance of autonomy.

FTC:
40 Second Autonomous mode(v. 30 of previous years)

FLL:
The Bad Cell destruction is a mission that requires the light sensor in order to be consistently successful.

Thats good cause I don't need to worry about the length of the autonomous mode

[demosthenes2k8]

I think that if autonomous is more important, then you DEFINITELY need to worry about the length.

[davidthefat]

Originally Posted by demosthenes2k8

I think that if autonomous is more important, then you DEFINITELY need to worry about the length.

Well you obviously do not know my goal for this year, full automation even during the teleop mode.

[Jeremy Germita]

To quote one of our FTC mentors, "A fifteen second autonomous mode is nothing!"

With a longer Autonomous mode, there could possibly be more than one scoring method.

[Grim Tuesday]

I doubt that they will bring back old elements, since it would represent a huge advantage to teams who played in those events, as opposed to teams who joined FIRST at a later stage. Even teams with less seniors to sophmores percentage would be at a disbalance.

I would love to see a game involving light in some manner, possibly using laser as a scoring mechanism.

[the programmer]

i'd like to see something with 3 or fewer scoring objects or a bunch of objects with 1 or 2 valuable ones, this way you could actually keep track of things and get excited for rarer scores, an example: you get much more excited about a touchdown in football than you do a 3-pointer in basketball

[Bjenks548]

When does Bill give out the first game hints usually?