Re: boring matches

How about using supervised ruling? Since Olivier probably watches some
(if not all) of the matches anyway, it could be possible for the arbiter
(Olivier and/or some other person) to judge a robot "boring", which will
bar it from playing further matches until controller (or some other
robot's data file) get updated by its owner. Or maybe use a warning
system (e.g. 3 warnings, then bar until update).

Of course, this will take up more human time than the simpler "moved
less than Y m in X secs => lose match" rule. @|:-) Maybe moderators
could be used for the purpose?...

Regards,
-Me


José A Martín H wrote:
> I agree, this do not change the dynamics of the game and it is a form to 
> stimulate the competitors to submit controllers of robots that have been 
> programed instead of simply putting the example judoka0.java shipped 
> with webots demo version.
>  
> J.A. Matin.
> regards
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Olivier Michel <mailto:[email protected]>
>     *To:* [email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:48 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [webots-contest] boring matches
> 
>     All right, I understand your concerns. So, maybe we will have to come
>     back to the first idea which is making a robot loose a match if it
>     doesn't move over the first few seconds of the match. Let's say it has
>     to cover at least 20 cm within the first 10 seconds. Sounds fair ?
> 
>     -Olivier
> 
>     José A Martín H wrote:
> 
>      > I, I Think, I think, I.
>      > 
>      > That.
>      > 
>      > The rules of the game must not change, because this can lead to some
>      > unconformities.
>      > 
>      > I am afefected directly by 2 boring robots, OGHAB and SSBOUNET,
>     this 2
>      > robots do nothing
>      > but they win me every day !!!.
>      > 
>      > I think that this is correct because i need to learn to win in this
>      > situation.
>      > 
>      > so, dont eliminate the last robot in the list.
>      > 
>      > The main reason is that:
>      > 
>      > suppose that the last robot dont update his controller. but the next
>      > robot did it.
>      > then the change of the next robot make it loss the next figth,
>      > 
>      > then the last robot can win the next figth because the next robot
>     has
>      > upgraded his controller with a poor strategy...
>      > 
>      > Eliminating any robot is a delicated desition, so, by now, please
>      > evaluate all the possibilities and do not take desitions fast.
>      > 
>      > Thanks..
>      > GLADIATOR.
> 
> 
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