5th Gear at the FIRST Championship
We have an announcement about 5th Gear at the FIRST Championship in Atlanta!After appearing at 13 FRC Regionals, Lockheed Martin is sponsoring the 3d Lunacy Match Simulator 5th Gear at the 2009 FIRST Championships. Using 5th Gear, 6 players use XBox controllers to collect Lunacy moon rocks, charge Lunacy super cells, and shoot or dump both into their opponents’ trailers!
Make sure to stop by the 5th Gear exhibit, which will located north of the FTC pit area, near the FRC Pits, on the north side of GWCC Hall C. Take a turn just for fun, or compete in one of our tournaments to see if you will be the 2009 5th Gear virtual champions (and win prizes)! Also, make sure to participate in the survey put out for the WPI Virtual Competition study to help shape the future of 5th Gear offerings.
If you aren’t attending the championships, never fear: 5th Gear is available as a free download. See the link below.
5th Gear – What is it?
An analysis and training tool useful throughout your entire FRC season.
See the flyer: http://5thgearsim.googlegroups.com/web/5th+Gear+Flyer.pdf
- Available to the students as a free download.
- Interactively learn and analyze each year’s FRC challenge.
- Test and refine your strategies before your robot is completed.
- Practice driving and coaching; analyze technique by watching replays.
- Convey FRC’s excitement and fun during recruiting.
- Reach a broad audience during community outreach.
See 5th Gear in action:
http://www.youtube.com/lachoneus21Download 5th Gear:
http://thinktank.wpi.edu/articles/141Discuss 5th Gear:
http://forums.usfirst.org/forumdisplay.php?f=1091
