Send your robot into a model mine shaft, where it must take measurements and transmit the data back to your team’s operations center. Use the data to find the dimensions of the shaft and identify the locations of any obstacles inside the mine environment. The robot must return to the surface when it is done.

Expressions of Interest to participate in this event should be emailed to rjard2@eq.edu.au

Students will learn decision structures, loops and application programming. Event and scripting subsequent actions will be the focus here, wherever possible seeking general solutions to varied problems.

Elements

• game design theory
• multimedia elements
• automatic and interactive animations
• movement of screen elements by the user
• use scripting for events and associated behaviour
• use scripting which includes variables (local and global)
• respond to user actions in a variety of contexts