Mindboards

Hi,
When will the new Mindboards contest start?
What would it be?
Could I host it?

Thanks,
nxtboy III

When will the new Mindboards contest start?

When someone steps up to organise it.

What would it be?

Whatever you think people would be interested in participating in.

Could I host it?

Yes, but through these forums, please. I am happy to make your contest a sticky post at the top of a forum, probably this one or the "building" one.

Don't do a poll about a contest, just think of something you think people would be intested in and do it. If you make a poll, only a few will vote for it and you'll get another 100 new suggestions for other ideas. You can't please everyone. The deadline should be fixed and non-negotiable, or you'll end up moving it back further and further and it'll never end. Don't make it too long or too short or it'll sort of die a slow death or people won't get it done. I'd say 4 weeks is enough; the robots don't need to be perfect, there is no such thing.

Don't forget about the current NXTLog contest. Perhaps wait with yours until this one is over.

- Xander

mightor wrote: Don't forget about the current NXTLog contest. Perhaps wait with yours until this one is over.

- Xander

I'm not sure how necessary that would be, cause only a hand full of us on this forum are active on the NXTLOG. The only ones I know of are myself, i-fixed-it-44, and themindstormman. So I personally think he could do it whenever.

haydenstudios wrote:

mightor wrote: Don't forget about the current NXTLog contest. Perhaps wait with yours until this one is over.

- Xander

I'm not sure how necessary that would be, cause only a hand full of us on this forum are active on the NXTLOG. The only ones I know of are myself, i-fixed-it-44, and themindstormman. So I personally think he could do it whenever.

Yeah I agree (even though I'm on NXTLog myself). Because it's hard to really put a lot of detail into NXTLog posts without youtube videos or any links at all. Also, we usually can't use anything else than HiTechnic and LEGO sensors for the official contests - so no Mindsensors and Dexter Industries stuff.

But I think another MiBo competition would be great. Just one thing: it might be a good idea to do something smallish, because nobody really submitted anything for the last one - you need loads of motors, sensors and parts to make an impressive robotic arm, and most people don't have that much stuff.

The NXT Games contest was very successful on NXTasy, IIRC.

Something small and simple, but which can be extended: Remember the "permanent, never ending" Fastest Vehicle competition over at NXTasy?

So maybe a game contest?
I'll probably do that...

muntoo wrote:Something small and simple, but which can be extended: Remember the "permanent, never ending" Fastest Vehicle competition over at NXTasy?

That'd be great to have here! It's perfect: everybody can participate and as muntoo said, you can interpret it any way you want (i vote that if we're voting)