Thinktank Meeting III

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Thinktank Meeting III

Post by beni » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:45 pm

Better early than late, I want to introduce the third Thinktank Meeting, where we talk about the future and the past. About what we want to change and what we want to keep.
The next PPS will be a special subject. Unfortunately we will not be able to introduce the PPS leaders, because we will now adapt the number of leaders according to the number of enlisted students.

First we need a location, then a time (let's doodle) and then we have to distribute the invitations.
After that we need a detailed list of subjects you guys want to discuss about.

The meeting will then be a lax discussion with drinking and snacks. We could also organize a grill when the weather is good, so we do not have to care about dinner.
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Post by patrick » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:21 am

Hi beni,

thanks for bringing this up! I will move to Bern at September 1st, so if you want to meet before that date, you are welcome to use my place :D

But I guess this will be to early. So perhaps there is a possibility to do this meeting at another place?

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Post by hofzge » Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:37 pm

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Post by beni » Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:48 pm

Yeah, I guess it's too early before September. We won't have much to talk about I think.
So we could meet at Hofzges place in oerlikon. My new place close to the ETL is not smaller than his place, so if oerlikon is too far away for the majority we could also do it at my place.
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Post by patrick » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:00 am

I just start throwing random topics to be talked about at the ThinkTank:

+ 1 item to talk about: HowTo: Get more PPS Students

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Post by beni » Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:59 am

Alright:
+1 item: Graphics Engine: Part of next PPS?
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Post by beni » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:59 pm

+1 item: ETL E11 (Solarium) does now have all Tardis machines: Should we or should we not get that room instead of F11 for the PPS?
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Post by lieni » Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:09 pm

please do the whole thing before the 3. of september :) i dont wanna miss the thinktank
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Post by beni » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:25 pm

Wow, you put a lot of pressure on us. Is it possible for us to do it then?
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Post by x3n » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:39 pm

Unfortunately the last exam of the 4. semester is on the 8. September, so either Lieni or me will miss the meeting. :(

In case I'll be there, some topics we might want to discuss:
- The schedule of the PPS, because this semester will only have 13 weeks (last semester had 14, normal is 15)
- The rework of the World Entities
- Maybe some changes on the basic math-classes (vector and quaternion), because they are unpractical (I'll explain what I mean when I have time ;))

I have worked a bit with the Unreal Engine 2.0 those days, so I have a lot of ideas concerning the last 2 points and I might be interested to focus on them (of course after finishing my current work with the mover and the fps-level ;)).

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Post by beni » Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:40 am

I too have to learn for exams at the beginning of September. Although I don't think it's critical, I would be more at ease, when I wrote all the exams. Also I think we should maybe get more information from the ETH. Although I talked to young Kreuzer already, I don't know whether he talked to the upper people already or not and if Orxonox is a PPS for next year. I guess I will write him an e-mail in the next few days.

We could make something like a video conference for lieni, so he can participate ;-). But I would rather like to make the meeting after the exams.

Also a point which should not be forgotten: Not having x3n with us is maybe a greater loss than lieni, because he is considered as a PPS leader for the next semester. No offense lieni, but your in Toronto and won't be that much of a help. I would like you to be there with us, since your a Orxonox veteran and you said you'll maybe create some extended graphics for Orxonox, but we should maybe have a preference for x3n.
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Post by beni » Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:33 am

+ 1 item: More (self) teaching :arrow: more efficiency :arrow: better results :arrow: better PPS :arrow: more popularity?
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Post by patrick » Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:15 pm

+ 1 item: Orxonox V2? (related to Orxonox Graphics Engine)
+ 1 item: General development goals for FS07
+ 1 item: How much will the students be able to change these goals

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Post by beni » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:13 am

I started a Doodle. It's not a problem when we do it when the semester already started, because the PPS starts in the second week. So we can have the meeting also at the end of September.

http://www.doodle.ch/78f3r46k97czqid2
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Post by bensch » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:31 pm

+1 item: Physics engine and Collision Model

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