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Re: Creativity
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lugnet.robotics.rcx
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Thu, 26 Jul 2001 16:13:19 GMT
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Hi Jeff;
I think play for its own sake is generally misunderstood. It seem if you
are not making something immediatley useful then what you are doing has no
value! The value lies in the benefits of pure play. It certainly relaxes
me. I view play like going to the gym. No one sees someone working out and
says "Why don't you throw some hay?" Are we to think that working the mind
out is less important than the body? So what if your LEGO project has been
done already? It is nice to push the envelope but we all have to start
somewhere.
Cheers!
Darc
In lugnet.robotics.rcx, Jeff Lalo writes:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> Someone asked me just the other day what good was playing with the Lego RCX.
> I quickly barked back that the RCX and NQC had taught me, a none programmer
> (well real world vs. Lego), a great deal about the essence of programming
> and the embedded systems that we take for granted everyday. As I found
> myself thinking more and more about what could be done with the RCX and NQC,
> I started to wonder what other people have done that really pushed the RCX
> and NQC to their creative limits.
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> So everyone, what have you created that exemplifies the utmost in complexity
> and elegance? For myself, I have worked on several problems revolving
> around using Fuzzy control programs to make a line follower or control the
> temperature of a small, 1 cubic foot, green house (I am a Biologist) using
> Lego fans and vents.
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> JL
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> P.S. I keep focusing on the RCX and NQC because its this combination,
> IMHO, that allows everyone of all abilities to really start creating and
> understanding. Changing firmware and using some other language is great for
> the advanced programmer.
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