MIND STORM

Week 2

Day 2: CHESS BOT

Overview

Interesting day today. Alot of last weeks activities became alot more clearer. what i viewed as first as a random tasks of walking around the city playing a funning and amusing day was turned to appreciation to the approch taking in getting us to completes some of our first offical assignments. Though i missed the day when we created and personlized chess piece with its own signture movment /protocols. Today we link that protocol and applied to our very own mini mindstorm robot called the TRACKER.

Objective

After being given the objective to construct a basic robot upload the protocol used made last week by the group program it to reach a certain destination on the building. Though the distance was not huge we encounted many problems. This particular task was very time consuming for our group. The software given to us was great and easy to use. However we couldn't get the programming right. Our protocol was was quite complex. making our programming very long and repeative. It involved our piece moving in any direction one space six times but never repeating the same direction consecutively. Because of lack of understand at this stage of the program we didnt add any sensor to our robot. when i came to to present it to the class and watch treak its way through the hall... It failed miserabley.

WHAT I LEARN'T... there are lot of variables when robot starts its journey. Even a little slante in the carpet, or to much dust on the carpet, even battery power can send it way of course if you only program set insturction and map out its every move having no sensors. The assignment was great way of getting us work with basic programming... and I mean basic. It allowed us see just how precise and well thought out programs have to be to work and achieve their objecetives Espescially when following a protocol. Becomming more familiar with the program will lead to better well programed robots also.

Week 2

Day 1: Introduction to CREATIVITY (theory)

Today was the first day of what i thought university was like. We attended a lecture on the views and nature of creativity. It opened alot of ideas as to how people convey /protray their creative ideas. It was interesting to note that it would appear that there is no definate right or wrong way to show ones creativity. after seeing many different difitions on what creativity is. It can take many forms. Sure there are more effective ways of doing that than others, however it would seem that creativity is not structured as such, there is no one formula to express the creativity that lies within each and everyone of us. Creativity comes when we add that personal touch, that dosen't follow the mould others has set before them. We view some examples of these from famous artists whos ideas and work were consider at first glance rebelious or outragous. What im learning so far is that you can't put a hat creativity, you can't teach / tell someone exactly how to create something. It comes that from inside and is expressed through different emotions, views and even beliefs.

any way... Just some thoughs so far from that class that i threw together! Not sure if that makes sense, it bearly does to me right now! lol

DJ's BCT Rundown

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Week 1 -Star Strung

Day 2: Brought about the creation of our own litlle social network. Making personal clusters of facts about us such as; favourite pet, lest favourite vegetable, where you were born, last best seller book read, etc. Linking them to our names...

Then

In a creative way we found out the common interests in our group and at the same time produced data that was used to create a visual projection of these interests. (Clever)

Good Team Activity

Peice of advice... aviod if you can printing A0 documents and unless you got the cash to spash keep it white and black...not grey scale and in PDF format. 1 hour and $13.00 poorer we still found oursleves at the Print Shop

Good Day Though