pic: Game hint

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

YIKES! 418 posts, this thread is moving far too fast. Is it bad that I have read every post?

That's not YIKES, that's cool.
And yay for reading all the posts, you get an extra chocolate covered cherry!

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

That's not YIKES, that's cool.
And yay for reading all the posts, you get an extra chocolate covered cherry!

mmmmm cherry!!! too bad I'm too busy to read the posts.... (too many things to do with robots lol)

[DonRotolo]

Thanks Jane, one day I'll collect!

And EricH, I am so absorbed I have literally forgotten what month is it. D'oh!

Don

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by T3_1565

thats the only thing I saw, yet AL is across the states and CT is that far plus north! hmmmmmmmmm

Yeah... we didn't technically get our part yet.
We did get the e-mail though.
That's my bad! Thats what I get for having a conversation about this @ 2am in the morning. We have e-mail confirmation, but no part yet as of 8pm 12/17/07.

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

Is it bad that I have read every post?

It just means you are skilled at finding ways to waste inordinate amounts of your time for little to no gain. (I've read every post too, so I'm in the same boat) Actually, this thread might make an interesting mathematical study given that the rate of posting of certain ideas (hoax, virtual game piece, etc) seems (from what I remember of the previous 425 posts) almost like a damped sinusoidal pattern. I'd imagine that the period of the sine wave is probably somehow related to the number 15 (as in the default posts/page).

[RyanN]

Here is something that just popped in my head...

The autonomous game: There are n number of blue or red boxes with green stripes on the field. We still get cameras, but they are used to look for the boxes. There are 4 types of boxes:
0 point boxes, 2 point boxes, 4 point boxes, and 8 point boxes (made up values of course)
Each box has a specific IR frequency. What we must do is look for the boxes and decide which box is worth the most, pick it up, and place it in a sand box type pit in the center of the field (going off the hint of the new game doesn't require much field setup).

So... to make it simple: Autonomous mode starts, robots go out, find the box of the right color worth the most points, pick it up, place it in the pit.

Regular match: All the boxes look the same except some are red and some are blue (due to alliances). The robots must go up to the boxes, determine the value, and decide whether or not to score it.

EDIT: The reason I selected boxes is because we haven't had them in a llloooonnnnggg time...

[T3_1565]

I can see that for auto mode only I can see the IR getting shut off for tele mode (after auto points are tallied) and every "square" is now worth two points only, or something to that nature.

I like the idea though.. it would quite fun to play!

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

YIKES! 418 posts, this thread is moving far too fast. Is it bad that I have read every post?

If so, then every one of us here are doing something bad. But since "everyone else is jumping off the bridge", then by the standards of today's society, it automatically makes it right.

[sishu7]

Sorry to all. I will stop posting these anonymous hints.

[synth3tk]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

It just means you are skilled at finding ways to waste inordinate amounts of your time for little to no gain. (I've read every post too, so I'm in the same boat) Actually, this thread might make an interesting mathematical study given that the rate of posting of certain ideas (hoax, virtual game piece, etc) seems (from what I remember of the previous 425 posts) almost like a damped sinusoidal pattern. I'd imagine that the period of the sine wave is probably somehow related to the number 15 (as in the default posts/page).

You killed it. Now the whole thread and time as we know it will fold upon itself, creating a void where nothing but robotic competitions exsist! Happy?

[sishu7]

Originally Posted by RyanN

Here is something that just popped in my head...

The autonomous game: There are n number of blue or red boxes with green stripes on the field. We still get cameras, but they are used to look for the boxes. There are 4 types of boxes:
0 point boxes, 2 point boxes, 4 point boxes, and 8 point boxes (made up values of course)
Each box has a specific IR frequency. What we must do is look for the boxes and decide which box is worth the most, pick it up, and place it in a sand box type pit in the center of the field (going off the hint of the new game doesn't require much field setup).

So... to make it simple: Autonomous mode starts, robots go out, find the box of the right color worth the most points, pick it up, place it in the pit.

Regular match: All the boxes look the same except some are red and some are blue (due to alliances). The robots must go up to the boxes, determine the value, and decide whether or not to score it.

EDIT: The reason I selected boxes is because we haven't had them in a llloooonnnnggg time...

Wow! I like this theory... it synchs with some of what I've heard and some speculations. It also sounds fun and focuses on the programming end more, which I'm sure would make it a unique challenge.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

It just means you are skilled at finding ways to waste inordinate amounts of your time for little to no gain. (I've read every post too, so I'm in the same boat) Actually, this thread might make an interesting mathematical study given that the rate of posting of certain ideas (hoax, virtual game piece, etc) seems (from what I remember of the previous 425 posts) almost like a damped sinusoidal pattern. I'd imagine that the period of the sine wave is probably somehow related to the number 15 (as in the default posts/page).

That describes me perfectly!!! - But the catch for me is, I've grown so numb to the conversation that I sorta skip over the posts re: whether or not this is a hoax (because we know it's not).

And what the heck is a "damped sinusoidal pattern"? I'm fairly certain I've never heard of that before, yet I get the feeling that I will later this year (Hon. Precalc + Hon. Physics = a lot of math)

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by sishu7

My post was edited... why? If someone pm's me and asks that I NOT include his or her name, I have every right not to do so!

I believe your post was edited because the modrators have decided that you need to start talk using a real account, and not one that was made to try and give hints (false or otherwise)

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676

And what the heck is a "damped sinusoidal pattern"? I'm fairly certain I've never heard of that before, yet I get the feeling that I will later this year (Hon. Precalc + Hon. Physics = a lot of math)

You definitely will hear about damped sinusoidal functions in both of those classes. Here is an example:
Basically, it is a sine graph of varying 'height.'

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

It wouldn't be a stretch to put some kind of human-interpretable signal to indicate the state; for example, a colored light, or a numeric sign...

Well, thus my point. A human interpretable signal would be nigh useless for robots in autonomous mode while an IR signal would be highly useful. But in tele-op, the human drivers could easily depend on the human interpretable signals instead of their robot sensing the IR signals. So the IR sensor would be potentially useful but no longer vitally necessary in tele-op.