Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #07403
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Phillip A. Ryals phillip@ryals.com
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 17:54:37 -0500
Subject: RE: CONTEST
> Hmm, that sounds cool to me. I just don't know how I could really
> participate. My main experience is in walkers. (I know, that completely
> backward, but then again, that's me.)
>
> I really wish there was a way for us peasants to do some of the big stuff.
> I basically wrote off all the contests because they are either too far
away,
> or they have bots that are WAY out of my league.
>
> par
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@sgiblab.sgi.com]On
> Behalf Of Evan Dudzik
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 2:28 PM
> To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
> Subject: CONTEST
>
>
>
> would anyone be interested in participating in a
> contest (like chiu's) that was NOT hosted by a "BEAM
> god?" (ie- ME) i know that when a major BEAMer like
> chiu has a contest, it commands respect, thats just
> the way it is: but it seems that whenever i ask a
> question on my page, or ask people to participate in
> something, only like one or two nice people actually
> respond.. and thats really pale in comparison to the
> hours people spend making bots for chiu's contests...
> i just want to see for the last time if BEAM really is
> just led by a couple masters, or if the lower levels
> of BEAMers can have fun too... so would anyone like to
> participate in a contest i would start? the theme
> would probably be just a most interesting behavior
> photovore... standard rules. as for prizes? well, if
> nobody donates anything, they will be really small (se
> parts packs??? i dunno...) because not everyone can
> afford huge amounts of parts like escaps and other
> expensive motors and things, let alone give them away
> as prizes... sorry to offend all you higher ups, but i
> am trying to speak for the less super BEAMers.
>
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