[Robotgroup] MOTORtHrEAD

[brooksdesign]

 Allthough I think there are programs out there that I've heard of you just made public one of the parts of a new video game I've be contemplating. And in saying that and letting that cat out of the bag, any of you game programmer guys want to come out and talk about how to turn my scripts, cad files and ideas into something real that I won't leave sitting on the shelf because I can't get around to learning to write code? This project is waay more than a game.
-brooks
-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Carter <rcarter at ischool.utexas.edu>
>Sent: May 2, 2008 2:24 PM
>To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>Subject: [Robotgroup] MOTORtHrEAD
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>The nice thing about electronics is that physics is the final judge of
>your choices.
>
>You can get people to "vote" for various approaches, but even if all of
>us voted for item "A" (placing a fuse in parallel with the motor
>controller) that wouldn't make one whit of difference to the circuit.
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>Hell yeah, that's my way of learning: forge ahead with crazy ideas,  
>and learn from the consequences. If nothing else, you'll get some  
>good stories. Like when my brother and his best friends discovered  
>the formula for gunpowder and started a fireworks shop in the attic  
>over our garage. But, when it comes to electronics, I have to admit,  
>it gets expensive and time-consuming to have to keep running back to  
>the store or to the internet for replacement parts when something  
>explodes/melts/starts to smoke.
>
>I keep hoping that someone will invent an interactive website for  
>designing circuits, aimed for grade school students and/or middle- 
>aged project addicts with more enthusiasm than sense (like yours  
>truly). You could drag and drop motors of various amperage, LEDs,  
>transistors, capacitors, etc. onto a virtual breadboard to create a  
>circuit. If it works, you get the results in animation form: the  
>motor spins, the lights blink, etc. Or conversely, if you design it  
>badly, you can show the sparks and smoke as your components burn to a  
>crisp. Fun, inexpensive, and no one gets hurt.
>
>Usually when I think of something and it seems like a really good  
>idea, something like it already exists. Does anyone know?
>
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>Robert Carter
>Visual Resources Collection
>School of Architecture
>The University of Texas at Austin
>rcarter at ischool.utexas.edu
>
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