CS 110: Lab Exercises

September 16, 2008

1. If you haven't played with the gamepad yet, try it out! (See chapter 1 for details.)
2. If you haven't done the exercises at the end of chapter 2, do some of those, especially #1-5 and 7.

Additional exercises for:

Assignment 1: "Personalize your robot."

Invent a personality for it, including the following aspects:

• Give it a name and a brief motto that it likes to state.
• Think of other personality traits for your robot (likes, dislikes, hobbies, peeves).
  Write a program that makes your robot introduce itself to the class in 30-60 seconds. Include a mention of its name, motto, and any other interesting information.
• Write a paragraph or two about the experience of personalizing your robot. What was hard or easy? What was interesting? How did friends react to it?
• [EXTRA CREDIT] Give your robot one of the following, and include this in its introduction:
  1. A signature tune/song/short beep sequence it likes to whistle
  2. A signature dance move to wow other robots with (not just copied from the book)
  3. A particular type of shape or art it likes to produce

Turn in on Tuesday, September 23:

• A printout of the code (the module with all the functions you defined). Make sure it has helpful comments, including a header with your name and a short summary of the code.
• A printout of the written analysis.
• An in-class self-introduction (live) by your robot.