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[DPRG] Games
Subject: [DPRG] Games
From: John Swindle
swindle at compuserve.com
Date: Sat Jun 16 14:40:36 CDT 2007
Some folks/robots have entered Roborama just for CanCan. I think
Sheila got a prize as a first-time contestant (and, yes, there
were other contestants, more than three). When the competitions
were at TSP, CanCan was certainly what I was waiting to see.
CanCan, MiniSumo, and Firefighting are the only contests at DPRG
where the robot changes anything. The CanCan rules inspired me to
see what it would take to win with a robot that didn't move
(which I know is so "wrong"). Of the existing large-format
Roborama contests, CanCan is the inspirational one. (Notice the
condition: "Of the Roborama contests.")
A spectator asks, "What is the robot doing?" If the answer is,
"It's returning to where it started from," the spectator might
not be very inspired, regardless of the engineering required to
accomplish the feat. Like going to the Moon without bringing back
any rocks.
Another armchair designer,
John Swindle
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