1: The gameI lost it
AI lost the game.
We are offering an electronic giftcard with value $100 to as 1st place prize and $30 to 2nd place.
they said it is a total of $650 of prices, which means $130 per category, so everything start at the same base, since z80 are not mixed with nspires and prizmsOh, sorry, haven't seen that number, thank you =)
Am I allowed to use techniques (e. g. a tilemapper or a savegame organizing routine) not related to any special game I developed before the start of the contest?Yes, that should be fine as:
2: You are not allowed to enter a project that was started prior the start of the contest. You can use code, images and ideas from it, though.
I saw the contest was to make an AI, and I thought, "sure, I can do that!" until I saw it was only for graphing calculators. Is there anyway I can enter the contest with a computer program?
1) when is there going to be judged?1) July 8th, 1:00 GMT-5 is the deadline for any entrants
2) i'll participate but just for fun cause i'm not so good with such things on calc
3) i'll do basic
4) what kinds of AI are allowed? I mean, is there anything that is a must?
5) WOOHOO :P
they said it is a total of $650 of prices, which means $130 per category, so everything start at the same base, since z80 are not mixed with nspires and prizmsOh, sorry, haven't seen that number, thank you =)
edit : still can't see that number =S
08:28 <@OmnomIRC> (O)* DJ_O hopes his financial contribution was enough to help the contest have that many categories x.x Excale
08:29 <@OmnomIRC> (O)<Juju> yeah Fishbot
08:29 * New post by DJ_O in ... someone please explain wha http://ourl.ca/13664/249240 Genolo
08:29 <@OmnomIRC> (O)<Juju> well we counted the contributions and I think it's pretty ok Hunterm
08:30 <@OmnomIRC> (O)<DJ_O> ok InfinLoo1
08:30 <@OmnomIRC> (O)<Juju> we have like $650 in donations for the contest alone
Ps: is it allowed to ask what someone thinks about your idea and post screenshots? Not actual code thoYes, as stated in the first post :)
Contestants are challenged to make a game utilizing any form of AI.
EDIT: so library's like xlib are allowed to work with? It doesn't affect much on the coding but just speeds it a bit up if you use graphicsxlib is hybrid basic, so yes. :)
I may or may not compete, depending on how motivated I feel ^^
pfft make spacky 3I may or may not compete, depending on how motivated I feel ^^
Ditto here. If I do enter, it'll for sure be with Axe. Definite motivation will come from people announcing project ideas/screenshots. The hardest part for me will probably be coming up with something.
Why basic if you don't find a cable? There are emulators if you wanna do asm...That is actually a very good idea! Thanks!
Ah, but you were aiming for axe probably?
I also never did that before but i just wanna give it a try just for funYou can, you can always use amazon giftcards.
Ps: is it allowed to work in team? (prize money wouldn't have to be splitted cause i live in belgium and can't do anything with it)
Haha, that's fine for me, what platform do you wanna script on?
Also, as a sidenote, I'm disappointed that there's no 68k section.If there was a 68K section, you would win by default. Also Omnimaga would go under due to not being able to afford the next hosting bill. :P
so what exact AI?
any form of AI.:P
AI like this I guess :Phaxorz
(http://xlib.mtv-music-generator.com/nspire3D2.png)
Any form of AI? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_(disambiguation))/me runs
You could just use a bunch of Disp commands to do it, and Request and RequestStr for input.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator
try making this.
Edit: with nspire BASIC xD
I think it has to do with "AI" -> "Adobe Illustrator" :P
2: You are not allowed to enter a project that was started prior the start of the contest. You can use code, images, and ideas from it, though.I can use code from my unfinished fps game. I want to use it's 3D engine, which is almost all of the code. The project I want to submit is based on an entirely different idea and is a completely different type of game than the fps. But some parts of code of this project might be used again for the fps. Is this still allowed for the contest? Or does that make it count as a project started prior?
1: The game must not contain adult material or extremely offensive content (such as racial slur)....Made me lose.
I'm think I'm going to participate. I started on a new game already, but there is something I still have to ask:I think it's possible to re-use code from a previous game, but as long as the new game is different. Originality points might be lost if too many old code is re-used, but I doubt the loss would have a considerable impact on your final score. It would kinda be like last year when Leafiness0 released Tag, which included some Graviter code.
according too rule #2:2: You are not allowed to enter a project that was started prior the start of the contest. You can use code, images, and ideas from it, though.I can use code from my unfinished fps game. I want to use it's 3D engine, which is almost all of the code. The project I want to submit is based on an entirely different idea and is a completely different type of game than the fps. But some parts of code of this project might be used again for the fps. Is this still allowed for the contest? Or does that make it count as a project started prior?
also: rule#1...1: The game must not contain adult material or extremely offensive content (such as racial slur)....Made me lose.
I think it's possible to re-use code from a previous game, but as long as the new game is different. Originality points might be lost if too many old code is re-used, but I doubt the loss would have a considerable impact on your final score. It would kinda be like last year when Leafiness0 released Tag, which included some Graviter code.Actually, I didn't reuse any Graviter code at all (except for the sprites) because it was so horribly written the first time around ^^ I wrote most of it from scratch.
z8o should be z80 (zee- eighty)
actually, yes you do have to make a game.We are proud to announce the start of our annual summer coding contest! The theme this year is artificial intelligence. Contestants are challenged to make a game utilizing any form of AI.
So something like Siri doesn't work, unless it includes Snake (2-player) with it?
3: You are allowed (and encouraged) to announce updates and screenshots of your project anywhere, but you are NOT allowed to provide any download copies of it (or the entire source code) to anyone until the end of the contest.
i don't want to be the bad guy, but please, before you ask questions read the FIRST post, almost everything you need to know is in there..^^^^This man has been using his brains O.O
it's just because i've seen ten times the same questions by now, and i think it's kinda frustrating if people are too lazy to read the first post instead.
Good AI for contest: Snake game that has AI snake in it along with your snake and you must compete for the food and grow longest, while trying to make the opponent's head run into wall.I don't know how we did this, but jsj and I came up with the same idea within about 26 hours of each other completely independently of each other. I began work on a program as described above thinking that if it's fast enough in TI Basic, I'll enter it in the competition. Right now it needs optimizations, but if I get some in there I think I can make it fast enough that I'll consider entering it. It's also worth noting that my AI is super simple right now, as I've only placed the foundation for it.
It's been a long time since you heve been on here isnt it?Yeah, it's been a while. I generally check once or twice a month, and I rarely post much anymore.
Good AI for contest: Snake game that has AI snake in it along with your snake and you must compete for the food and grow longest, while trying to make the opponent's head run into wall.I don't know how we did this, but jsj and I came up with the same idea within about 26 hours of each other completely independently of each other. I began work on a program as described above thinking that if it's fast enough in TI Basic, I'll enter it in the competition. Right now it needs optimizations, but if I get some in there I think I can make it fast enough that I'll consider entering it. It's also worth noting that my AI is super simple right now, as I've only placed the foundation for it.
So something like Siri doesn't work, unless it includes Snake (2-player) with it?
And good luck ztrumpet! hopefully you can finish it!Yeah, about that...
i don't want to be the bad guy, but please, before you ask questions read the FIRST post, almost everything you need to know is in there..In the past there were talk about installing a forum mod that would show the first post on every page, because people tend to not pay attention to the topic page number and thinks the first post is the first one of the page they're on. However, I've been browsing a forum that does that for years, and I find it incredibly annoying to have to scroll down for several seconds to skip the first post (if I already read it before), so if that was implemented I guess it would be best that it's modified to only show the first 200 characters or so with an [Expand/Collapse] link.
it's just because i've seen ten times the same questions by now, and i think it's kinda frustrating if people are too lazy to read the first post instead.
If you have an entry for the z80 calcs, can you still judge for the nspire/prizm category?Yes.
I'm a bit confused with the time zone. If I am in GMT+2, when will the contest end. I'm thinking 8:00AM July 8th, but I'm not sure.
Timezones are confusing.
six hours left and I'm not nearly finished...Same. I already gave up because there's no way I could fix the AI and code in time, make good tracks etc.
same here. Anyone know how to make levels be stored in separate files (Lua)? I have everything else done...
six hours left and I'm not nearly finished...Same. I already gave up because there's no way I could fix the AI and code in time, make good tracks etc.
Hopefully I'll have more luck for the next contest. But I'll continue it because it might become a good game.
Darl181 did your calc got run over by a car or something? O.ONo, it just got dropped sometimes, also spent a lot of its time in my backpack XD (That same backpack has a tendency to make notebook covers rip off and non-heavy-duty binders normally end up breaking apart so..yeah :P)
Actually in my case, college was even worse than hi school in terms of having to carry a crapload of books with me in my backpack, because the school was so big that our 10 minute breaks between classes was not enough to go to our locker. It sometimes took close to 10 minutes to reach another class. But yeah I know Juju's calc screen knew a similar fate in his backpack a few years ago.Idk, I have a lot less in my bag now, seeing as the bag I got a few months ago isn't ripping apart yet, but I'm biking five miles one way so..maybe it's less wear? The sidewalks are in pretty bad condition so there's a lot of bumpiness and stuff.
I have 5 TI-84+SE just in case :DAny with extra ram pages? :P