2011 Game Hint #1

[jerry w]

Now that you can do it
Let's make a chain now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy now don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

[Randy Picolet]

Originally Posted by jerry w

Now that you can do it
Let's make a chain now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy now don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

"let's make a chain now"

Hints in the past have rarely given away the main focus of the game, but sometimes allude to autonomous/bonus features. How about forming a train (locomotion) of 2 or 3 robots as the bonus?

[Dr Theta]

Does anyone else think it is interesting that this image came from something called the complete Dimension recordings? It would have again probably taken effort to remove that from the image...

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by jerry w

Now that you can do it
Let's make a chain now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now
(C'mon baby do the loco-motion)
Do it nice and easy now don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul

The robots have to dance?

[catacon]

I don't think the image being reversed is part of the clue. I think they were just making it harder for people to reverse image search it.

I like the idea of Robot locomotion and definitely something with stairs. It would be nice to see FIRST getting away from "simple" wheeled robots and move into more challenging terrain that requires something other than simple AWD and traction control.

[pandamonium]

things from bill's blogs:

picture of design committee on stairs for bill's birthday

Title: The view from 3000 feet - discussing dean flying - plains use a technique known as stepping, when they lose fuel they get lighter and need to maintain a new optimal altitude.

Title: Two steps forward one step back.

he made bold STAND by in the last entry

Now we add locomotion

Conclusion: Either we are not allowed to use wheels this year and or their are stairs we need to climb

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

Conclusion: Either we are not allowed to use wheels this year and or their are stairs we need to climb

Must be something in the WNY water -- I came to the same conclusion... ("Conclusion", in this case, meaning "near-baseless speculation".)

...of course, there's the possibility that the "or" in your statement should be an "and"...

[BIGWILLI2081]

with the idea of combining games, the idea of the game name being "loco-motion", and the reversed picture, possibly something like overdrive except alliances go opposite ways?

[FIRSTtm134]

Originally Posted by BIGWILLI2081

with the idea of combining games, the idea of the game name being "loco-motion", and the reversed picture, possibly something like overdrive except alliances go opposite ways?

Dear god. If i have to play another game where i go around in a circle i will lost all faith in the GDC!

[ghostmachine360]

Feeling like I should listen to all the songs from the Supremes......

[catacon]

Originally Posted by BIGWILLI2081

with the idea of combining games, the idea of the game name being "loco-motion", and the reversed picture, possibly something like overdrive except alliances go opposite ways?

LOL That would be absolute madness. The 2008 game wasn't terrible, but I think they need to leave that game type alone for awhile.

[Robert Cawthon]

The term 'Loco' is Spanish for 'crazy' indicating a crazy motion as part of the dance. What does this mean for our 'bots?

[SteveGPage]

Another possible implication in this clue - Little "EVA" - referring to Extra-vehicular activity - a space walk. Maybe we have to locomote in 3 "Dimension" (the agency label on the picture).

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

Another possible implication in this clue - Little "EVA" - referring to Extra-vehicular activity - a space walk. Maybe we have to locomote in 3 "Dimension" (the agency label on the picture).

How about a cheap little remote control vehicle carried by the bot which is released sometime during the game to perform a given task, perhaps controlled by what was the human player?

[Team#2057-Vegas]

Originally Posted by Robert Cawthon

How about a cheap little remote control vehicle carried by the bot which is released sometime during the game to perform a given task, perhaps controlled by what was the human player?

great thought robert! that would be insane! Did you notice in FIRST Choice we could choose a ftc extras kit? That makes this sound twice as plausible! programming 2 robots.. 1 to carry the other?

at the same time.. this sounds like a lot to do in near 2 minutes..