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Re: So I got this NXT thingy....
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Fri, 2 Mar 2007 19:47:08 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> > That's the largest barrier for me with that NXT...studless
> > construction. I know
> > there are studless converts here (Iain, JohnG, Ivan) but for me, I
> > find it
> > really difficult. It's like Chris and programming in C.
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> That's what I found at FLL this year too. A lot of teams had NXTs
> but didn't end up using them because they found them harder to build
> with.
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> The kids get the idea of stacking blocks one on top of another. It's
> a whole other head space when building stud-less. I think the
> biggest problem is figuring out where to start.
I have to mention that I have been bulding studless "things" for over a year now
and when I started it, I hated it. Didn't seem easy or obvious, no particular
way up, and it seemed to need a lot of planning because ripping it apart all the
time to go back in and add attachment points etc seemed to take forever. So I
was unhappily "hating" it all this time. Well, at least that's what I thought. I
had to build an RIS type robot for a demo the other day and I kept finding
myself wanting to use studless parts because it just seemed right. I was very
surprised. Perhaps this studless stuff grows on you without you even noticing
it. Very insidious if you ask me!
JB
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| (...) That's the part I guess I haven't resolved for myself: Is the studless construction "paradigm" harder for us because it: a) is different from what we know and are used to? b) is actually intrisically worse than regular traditional Technic Lego (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I have to agree with you, it does grow on you. I'm not opposed to the studless system. It offers a lot of flexibility. Like you I'm getting used to it. However I do think it's a tricky concept for kids at the FLL age. I think there is a (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) That's what I found at FLL this year too. A lot of teams had NXTs but didn't end up using them because they found them harder to build with. The kids get the idea of stacking blocks one on top of another. It's a whole other head space when (...) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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