HI ALL!
Just keeping you all in the loop about robotic games. In most instances Robonica has done some training at your schools and connected with some of the kids. We still need to finalise training with some of you and hope to complete this either next week or early April when the schools re-open.
I hope that all is going well and that kids are still attending regular practice sessions?
I will be organising contact sessions with all kids in the early part of April, once kids have settled back into school.
Can you already let me know which days and times will be good to connect with active players as soon as possible?
Importantly, robotic gaming without competitive interaction will die a certain death....so we need to organise some exciting competitions early next term. So, we want to just come through and monitor how kids are doing and whether they are ready for some friendly inter-school games.
Just a few questions?
Have you formed some formal school teams?
Do they have some snazzy club name?
Let them know that we are working on schools matches for next term as a lead up to the
Nationals in May - BIG PRIZES and LOTS OF PUBLICITY
Look forward to meeting the teams in April...
Please let me have any suggestions and questions...
Regards
Gwen Koen
072 868 3537
Robonica Schools Programme
Inter School Meet between Pta Chinese School & CHC
14h30 - 16h30
1 Marc Horn
2 Wyatt Gunter
3 Cameron Williams
4 Brenden Bath
5 Daniel liebenberg
1 Marc Horn
2 Wyatt Gunter
3 Cameron Williams
4 Brenden Bath
5 Daniel liebenberg
Space Pods - Instructions
SpacePods Quick Start Guide
1 Starting SpacePods
1.1 Robots and Game Accessory Positions
1.1.1 Energy Port
Place the Energy Port in the middle of the playing field.
1.1.2 BaseStations
Ensure that each of the BaseStations are positioned at least 7 feet away to the left and right of the Energy Port.
1.1.3 UniHubs
Place UniHubs 1, 2 and 3 in a triangle formation around the Energy Port, minimum distance between the Energy Port and the UniHubs should be 4 feet.
1.1.4 SFX Hubs
Players can use either 1 or 2 UniHubs, and may choose where to put them on the playing field as long as they are at least 1 foot away from any other game accessory.
1.1.5 Robots
Place the robots directly in front of their BaseStations. If playing a 4 player game, place a robot in front of the BaseStation facing the opponents and another off to the side of the BaseStation.
1.1.6 Pod
Insert the yellow Pod into the Energy Port.
1.2 Hosting and Joining a Game
1.2.1 The Host
Players choose amongst themselves 1 player to be the Host for the game. That player then follows the following procedure.
· Press both the Left Trigger [LT] and the Right Trigger [RT] buttons.
· Scroll to the circled number 2 using the left drive button, and select it using RT
· Then scroll to game 5 using the left drive button and select it using RT
· Select Host on the next screen
· Wait for all the other players to join [indicated by the LEDs on the bottom of the remote, i.e. if two players are playing 2 LEDs should be on and if 4 players are playing 4 LEDs should be on]
· Once all the players have joined the game press RT to begin the countdown and start the game.
1.2.2 Joining a Game
Players joining a game that is already hosted should follow the following procedure.
· Press and hold both the Left Trigger [LT] and Right Trigger [RT] buttons until their screen shows that they are in a team and “Wait” is showing in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
· Players are assigned to their teams based on their robot’s positions on the playing field. A robot next to the Host will join Team 1 and robots on the other side of the playing field will join Team 2.
1 Starting SpacePods
1.1 Robots and Game Accessory Positions
1.1.1 Energy Port
Place the Energy Port in the middle of the playing field.
1.1.2 BaseStations
Ensure that each of the BaseStations are positioned at least 7 feet away to the left and right of the Energy Port.
1.1.3 UniHubs
Place UniHubs 1, 2 and 3 in a triangle formation around the Energy Port, minimum distance between the Energy Port and the UniHubs should be 4 feet.
1.1.4 SFX Hubs
Players can use either 1 or 2 UniHubs, and may choose where to put them on the playing field as long as they are at least 1 foot away from any other game accessory.
1.1.5 Robots
Place the robots directly in front of their BaseStations. If playing a 4 player game, place a robot in front of the BaseStation facing the opponents and another off to the side of the BaseStation.
1.1.6 Pod
Insert the yellow Pod into the Energy Port.
1.2 Hosting and Joining a Game
1.2.1 The Host
Players choose amongst themselves 1 player to be the Host for the game. That player then follows the following procedure.
· Press both the Left Trigger [LT] and the Right Trigger [RT] buttons.
· Scroll to the circled number 2 using the left drive button, and select it using RT
· Then scroll to game 5 using the left drive button and select it using RT
· Select Host on the next screen
· Wait for all the other players to join [indicated by the LEDs on the bottom of the remote, i.e. if two players are playing 2 LEDs should be on and if 4 players are playing 4 LEDs should be on]
· Once all the players have joined the game press RT to begin the countdown and start the game.
1.2.2 Joining a Game
Players joining a game that is already hosted should follow the following procedure.
· Press and hold both the Left Trigger [LT] and Right Trigger [RT] buttons until their screen shows that they are in a team and “Wait” is showing in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
· Players are assigned to their teams based on their robot’s positions on the playing field. A robot next to the Host will join Team 1 and robots on the other side of the playing field will join Team 2.
Bookings (where the robots are off school property)
Mid term break:
Jazz - Lionel Smith/ returned
Optimus Prime - Brendan Bath/ returned
BumbleBee - Jared Bath/ returned
Megatron - Cameron Williams/ returned - robot problematic
Jazz - Lionel Smith/ returned
Optimus Prime - Brendan Bath/ returned
BumbleBee - Jared Bath/ returned
Megatron - Cameron Williams/ returned - robot problematic
I want to buy a robot!
Had enough of waitning for your chance to play? Why not consider buying one of these nifty techno toys?
Ok, so youre finally nagged, cajoled, pleaded and promised your parents academic Nirvana if they would just buy you your very own roboni-i robot... well look no further than the club. You can order one from Mr Buys which currently retails at R1499.
You brings de cash bucks, you gets the robot...Mr Buys will allways have one or two in stock that we get straight from the developers...which means that it will come standard with the latest software upgrades that may not even have been released!
NB! remember to charge the batteries for 24hrs before using them!
Let the games begin...
Ok, so youre finally nagged, cajoled, pleaded and promised your parents academic Nirvana if they would just buy you your very own roboni-i robot... well look no further than the club. You can order one from Mr Buys which currently retails at R1499.
You brings de cash bucks, you gets the robot...Mr Buys will allways have one or two in stock that we get straight from the developers...which means that it will come standard with the latest software upgrades that may not even have been released!
NB! remember to charge the batteries for 24hrs before using them!
Let the games begin...
How to join as a new member
Its easy! Just give Mr Buys your information on a note, sms or email containing:
1) Your name & surname
2) Your cell number
3) Your parents email address
Check if your name appears on the members top scores rating list.
Check the robonicrowd blogspot often and especially before the Wednesday Club practice.
If there is an asterisk next to your name it means we do not have all your information! Please get in touch with Mr Buys.
1) Your name & surname
2) Your cell number
3) Your parents email address
Check if your name appears on the members top scores rating list.
Check the robonicrowd blogspot often and especially before the Wednesday Club practice.
If there is an asterisk next to your name it means we do not have all your information! Please get in touch with Mr Buys.
Robot booking
To book your Robonii robot for weekends or at long break or any other time just send Mr Buys an email, sms or note with the following info:
1 Your name, cell & email
2 What day and timeslot
Robots have to be available for all long breaks at school
Players who have not been rated will receive preference in break bookings
Players who have high rating scores will receive preference in weekend bookings
Nandi Kumalo will help coordinate the bookings and break practice.
1 Your name, cell & email
2 What day and timeslot
Robots have to be available for all long breaks at school
Players who have not been rated will receive preference in break bookings
Players who have high rating scores will receive preference in weekend bookings
Nandi Kumalo will help coordinate the bookings and break practice.
Rating System
At robonicrowd, the Cornwall Hill College Robotic Gaming Club, we use the Colours game to rank the best players.
1 Check that your slide in card on the remote control console has 01 in the top right hand corner on the game card.
2 Press both front buttons on your remote control console.
(You will get 2 empty boxes with flashing LT & RT)
3 Press right front button twice.
4 Watch a four second countdown start with four beeps. Your game number displayed on the LED screen on the remote control console should also read 01
5 NB! Just before the game starts your robots light on the top of the robot should be the same as the light on top of your base station.
6 On your remote control console a green, yellow or red light will flash in the "colours available box"
7 Drive your robot to the flat round shape disk called a "unihub" of the same colour as the flashing light on the remote control console.
8 If the flashing colour on your remote control console has been successfully picked up from the unihub, it will be displayed as a solid colour in the colours loaded box and the robot will spin around.
9 Drive the robot to the flat hexagonal disk with two arrows on each side called an "SFX hub"
10 If the robot sucessfully loads the colour in the SFX hub it will spin around.
11 You will now restart the colour load and unload process again (Points 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
12 After you have picked up and loaded 3 colours successfully you will go on to level 2
(Now it gets a bit more difficult as you will have to pick up two pick up two clours in sequence/order and load it at the SFX hub. A further hurdle is that you will have to shoot your base station when the base station light flashes otherwise you will not be able to load your colour on the SFX hub.) You shoot the base station by tapping the right front button on your remote control console...the robot will auto aim and shoot automatically.
13 After you have done three level 2 missions, you will go onto Level 3.
(You now have to shoot the base station but will not receive aiming assistance.)
14 All games are six minutes long.
1 Check that your slide in card on the remote control console has 01 in the top right hand corner on the game card.
2 Press both front buttons on your remote control console.
(You will get 2 empty boxes with flashing LT & RT)
3 Press right front button twice.
4 Watch a four second countdown start with four beeps. Your game number displayed on the LED screen on the remote control console should also read 01
5 NB! Just before the game starts your robots light on the top of the robot should be the same as the light on top of your base station.
6 On your remote control console a green, yellow or red light will flash in the "colours available box"
7 Drive your robot to the flat round shape disk called a "unihub" of the same colour as the flashing light on the remote control console.
8 If the flashing colour on your remote control console has been successfully picked up from the unihub, it will be displayed as a solid colour in the colours loaded box and the robot will spin around.
9 Drive the robot to the flat hexagonal disk with two arrows on each side called an "SFX hub"
10 If the robot sucessfully loads the colour in the SFX hub it will spin around.
11 You will now restart the colour load and unload process again (Points 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10)
12 After you have picked up and loaded 3 colours successfully you will go on to level 2
(Now it gets a bit more difficult as you will have to pick up two pick up two clours in sequence/order and load it at the SFX hub. A further hurdle is that you will have to shoot your base station when the base station light flashes otherwise you will not be able to load your colour on the SFX hub.) You shoot the base station by tapping the right front button on your remote control console...the robot will auto aim and shoot automatically.
13 After you have done three level 2 missions, you will go onto Level 3.
(You now have to shoot the base station but will not receive aiming assistance.)
14 All games are six minutes long.
Members Top Scores
Members Top Scores :
Colours: (This game is used to rate players)
The 12 highest scores will represent the school
86 Daniel Liebenberg
84 Arno Storm
84 Cameron Williams
75 Brendan Bath
69 Marc Horn
62 Elmar Snel
38 Bill Seota
30 Michael Meissner
22 Greogory van Wijk
Joshua de Wet
Evan Reynolds
Paul Roberts
Marco Rincon
Ryan Cresswel
Bakwe Chokoe
Mias Visser
Wyatt Gunter
Michael Borcher
Thomas Fox
Ryan Cresswell
Jamie Anderson
Gavin Holt
Colours: (This game is used to rate players)
The 12 highest scores will represent the school
86 Daniel Liebenberg
84 Arno Storm
84 Cameron Williams
75 Brendan Bath
69 Marc Horn
62 Elmar Snel
38 Bill Seota
30 Michael Meissner
22 Greogory van Wijk
Joshua de Wet
Evan Reynolds
Paul Roberts
Marco Rincon
Ryan Cresswel
Bakwe Chokoe
Mias Visser
Wyatt Gunter
Michael Borcher
Thomas Fox
Ryan Cresswell
Jamie Anderson
Gavin Holt
Event Calendar
22 February 2010 - Robot Demonstration by the developers - 5pm - 6pm CHC Technology Centre Room E12
Early March - CHC Knockout Challenge
TBC - Online entry deadline for individual and team entries on http://www.roboni-i.com/
May 2010 - Gauteng Regional Championships 9am - 5pm Venue to be confirmed
August 2010 - Gauteng Inter Schools Competition
Early March - CHC Knockout Challenge
TBC - Online entry deadline for individual and team entries on http://www.roboni-i.com/
May 2010 - Gauteng Regional Championships 9am - 5pm Venue to be confirmed
August 2010 - Gauteng Inter Schools Competition
Participating Schools
Cornwall Hill College
St Albans College
Pretoria Boys High
Sutherland High School
Southdowns College
Dainfern College
Midstream College
St Albans College
Pretoria Boys High
Sutherland High School
Southdowns College
Dainfern College
Midstream College
Practice Days
Monday - Long Break (Room E12)
Tuesday - 14h30 - 16h00 (Club practice 1)
16h00 - 17h30 (Club practice 2)
Thursday - Long Break (Room E12)
Friday - Long Break (Room E12)
Players who misbehave during practice will not be allowed to be part of the club
Players or a Teams may book out robots for the week day or weekend to play and practice at home.
Tuesday - 14h30 - 16h00 (Club practice 1)
16h00 - 17h30 (Club practice 2)
Thursday - Long Break (Room E12)
Friday - Long Break (Room E12)
Players who misbehave during practice will not be allowed to be part of the club
Players or a Teams may book out robots for the week day or weekend to play and practice at home.
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