Next Year's Game?

[demosthenes2k8]

No, but in Raising the Bar teams could earn extra points for dangling from a bar in the field! (Man, I've watched those videos too many times)

[EricH]

Originally Posted by demosthenes2k8

No, but in Raising the Bar teams could earn extra points for dangling from a bar in the field! (Man, I've watched those videos too many times)

Ditto for Coopertition FIRST (2000).

Also note that in 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006, robots could possibly become airborne if they charged the ramps too fast. (Less of an issue in 2001, due to the ramp switching which end was down...)

[RoboMaster]

May I note something that you all might already know?
One of the new GDC members is from Cirque du Soleil.
Think of the possibilities!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=78167

[Dantvman27]

i wanna see moving playing field parts, either seesaws or a turn table playing field

[Rion Atkinson]

So... The robots have to swim this year? Or maybe jump off platform spin in the air and the swim to the edge...

I'm liking this. Programmers wont. But I will.

[Scott Bahl]

i would like to see somthing to get the robot airborne, a chin-up bar was a good example, but how about somthing new?

[fuzzy1718]

How is this for an end game: A seasaw on either side of the field. 2 or 3 (if your ambitious) robots have to balance on it so that the ends of the seasaw and all robots are not touching the ground. It is kind of like ramps but with a co-operative twist to it.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by fuzzy1718

How is this for an end game: A seasaw on either side of the field. 2 or 3 (if your ambitious) robots have to balance on it so that the ends of the seasaw and all robots are not touching the ground. It is kind of like ramps but with a co-operative twist to it.

That's interesting, and it's been years since it's been done. Look up the 2001 game, and now apply the seesaw part to an alliance-based game. Hmm... Imagine the fun the FRC GDC could have with THAT! I better stop now, before I go totally evil...

[Jon236]

2004 - Raising the Bar....we had to hang from the bar for bonus points.......I have a bad feeling that this year the GDC may want us to swing from one bar to another.......'Jungle Gym' style!

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by fuzzy1718

How is this for an end game: A seasaw on either side of the field. 2 or 3 (if your ambitious) robots have to balance on it so that the ends of the seasaw and all robots are not touching the ground. It is kind of like ramps but with a co-operative twist to it.

This is an interesting idea. The teams compete for 1:45 and then in the last 15 seconds they work cooperatively to increase both point totals.

The only part of this that I don't like is that it would necessitate somewhat different scoring rules during the playoffs (or a brand new playoff format altogether).

[kristenliz_28]

Originally Posted by RoboMaster

May I note something that you all might already know?
One of the new GDC members is from Cirque du Soleil.
Think of the possibilities!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=78167

So robots get points for grabbing onto silk cloth and twirling in the air, like circus people, for the last 15 sec ?!?! =P

But seriously, this is what I want to see this year:
-A game where one disabled bot doesn't pretty much doom you.
-A game with no balls, cus I'm running out of perverted jokes about them. ;D
- A game that lets you build a robot that is easy to use for demos later. I don't know about everyone else but we are still using our 06 shooter bot, cus the last two years' bots have been hard to implement at demos.

These are just off the top of my head, I know the first item is me just letting off frustrated steam >.<

[HashemReza]

I just thought I would mention this:

http://www.earthday.net/earthday2010

The year 2010 is the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, which will occur come April.

Does this mean anything? Honestly, no. 2010 Also happens to be the year that Mars' opposition with Earth will occur (Opposition), NASA will retire the Space Shuttle Program and replace it with Project Constellation...you get the picture

If it is green-focused, i would think that it has to do with sorting, clearing an area, or moving "waste" from the field into basically a giant receptacle for your alliance. I dunno.

[JohnFogarty]

Maybe we should all just make robots that Blast Metallica again.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by John_1102

Maybe we should all just make robots that Blast Metallica again.

That would make my life.

Earth day. Right. That pretty much adds a keystone to the going green idea, IMO. The GDC seems to be fond on celebrating anniversaries, and I feel like it all makes sense...

[LWakefield]

I don't think that they will do anything with Earth Day. I think the see saw end game would be awesome