Game hint?!?!

[mtaman02]

Guys just to let yall no FIRST has been posted things about next years game, FED-EX Shipping, Drayage Information and just recently posted a 2003 Game Hint Link on thir website



www.usfirst.org

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2003/docs.htm - Fed-Ex and Drayage Info other infor about the game included also

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2003/kickoffpreview.htm - 2003 Game Hint

[sanddrag]

The cross section of a football looks like two parabolas put together. I know parabolas are truly never ending but it seems a perfect match nonetheless.

[Gadget470]

They 'game hint' of y = ax(2) + bx + c has been referred to many times throughout this thread.

The only real hint is that there will be alliances or at least a form of partnership."As usual it will be very important that teams work effectively together" (Flowers)

[Joe Matt]

Who else will think this years game might be like the TV show "The Mole"? I can see a game where all the bots compete to complete one goal. There is one universal goal that'll give everyone those points. But each team will have their own goal to put things into if they get greedy or are a mole. That'll multiply the points by 1.5 for them.

[Gadget470]

Such as the balancing bridge.. where all teams worked together to complete one goal... and certain teams would grab their own big ball in effort to gain more points for themselves.

It's all been done (Woo ooo Oooo)

[Joe Matt]

Originally posted by Gadget470
Such as the balancing bridge.. where all teams worked together to complete one goal... and certain teams would grab their own big ball in effort to gain more points for themselves.

It's all been done (Woo ooo Oooo)

Good song, but are you trying to say something? j/k (remember Spark 2.0)

[Mike Schroeder]

Originally posted by M. Krass
They couldn't possibly expect us to build robots that make slinkys go all the way down a flight of stairs. . .

that's just. . .it's. . .

unpossible.

Hey M, watch the second Ace Ventura Movie - It is Very Possible

[Gadget470]

Remember Spark 2.0

No.....


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And mike: You should watch it again, it didn't go all the way, it's impossible.
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[Elgin Clock]

The Poof Trucks - I think we will use some type of Poof Product, and going with the whole "Superbowl of Science" quote and the fact that we are holding the Nats. at the site of the 2004 Superbowl, I'm guessing Footballs (See below as well for more reasoning).

( y = ax(2) + bx + c ) - WARNING this explanation is long-winded!! LOL
Anyways, I think this has little to nothing to do with the actual motion of the playing objects, since a parabola is not defined by the law of "what goes up, must come down" rather "what goes down must come up" and we already have the parabolic "bowl" shape in the Astrodome. - I actually believe that since the equation is a Quadratic equation that is a fundamental in Trigonometry we should explore further the shape of the playing field here, and I am torn between a square or a triangle.
Two reasons, 1-The word Quadratic is derived from the Latin word "quadrare" which means "to make square". Because the area of a square that measures x units on each side is x^2, we refer to equations that can be written in the form of "ax(2) + bx + c = 0 as equation that are quadratic in x.
Reason 2. Since the Quadratic equation is a fundamental equation in the field of Trigonometry, and Trigonometry is defined as: The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and the angles of triangles and the calculations based on them, particularly the trigonometric functions.
So again, I think either a square or a triangle shaped playing field.
Also, since the Quadratic angle equation is dealing with the conical shape, Footballs!!

[AdamT]

Originally posted by Elgin Clock
...we already have the parabolic "bowl" shape in the Astrodome.

You said it yourself....a bowl....

Even noticed how a parabola projected and rotated into a 3D shape is a bowl? Why not have another blancing device on a bowl, or bowls are the goals???

[dez250]

Think aboput it the only reasonable answer for the poof balls is that Dean wants to spend more of his money on toys and then you know hes gunna have a new years party, so come on hes gunna invite his friend(s) and peg them with soft foam balls... j/k!

Ok on to a seriousier note, we are all wanting to know why woody put out that statement on friday, i think for some reason that he said all that to get us all wild up for the kick off and then the game is going to be checkers with robots or something and the quadratic equation will have nothing to do with it, or i could just be sparadically typing now at close to midnight while im drinking coffee...

[ChrisH]

Originally posted by dez250
Ok on to a seriousier note, we are all wanting to know why woody put out that statement on friday, i think for some reason that he said all that to get us all wild up for the kick off and then the game is going to be checkers with robots or something and the quadratic equation will have nothing to do with it, or i could just be sparadically typing now at close to midnight while im drinking coffee...

In marketing it's called "creating a buzz" and FIRST has historically been very good at doing that, at least among the frenzied few true belivers. Most of whom frequent this site.

So that MIGHT be exactly what they are doing. The Quadratic Equation is just so darn useful, it could be applied to just about anything. Hence my reluctance to plunge single handedly into building a targeting system for the EDUbot in the next two weeks.

[AdamT]

Originally posted by ChrisH
In marketing it's called "creating a buzz" and FIRST has historically been very good at doing that, at least among the frenzied few true belivers. Most of whom frequent this site.

So that MIGHT be exactly what they are doing. The Quadratic Equation is just so darn useful, it could be applied to just about anything. Hence my reluctance to plunge single handedly into building a targeting system for the EDUbot in the next two weeks.

It's still fun to speculate though!

[Kevin Watson]

I think I've got it! Instead of cartesian-space, the playing field will be in polynomial-space this year.

(The math-geeks among us will find this to be really, really funny ).

-Kevin

[Suneet]

hehe...

I was just thinking how it would be if the playing field terrain was such that you'd have an advantage if you had a rocker-bogie wheel configuration... that would be fun to see, and wild to build. I don't think I've seen a hint at it though, unless one of the groans is that they're getting rid of the carpet...