Can we modify our bots now!?!

Thewww.robotinvaders.com site says that we are only required to host our robots until November 15, 2006. Since this is the case and the judging period is over (I think it is anyways) can we modify our bots now?

5. Host the robot on your server
Publish your BOT to a personal Web space. You must host your robot until November 15, 2006.

[490 byte] By [iortizvictory] at [2007-12-26]

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# 1

I assume you can now do what you want with it including taking it off-line.

Jeek at 2007-9-4 >

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# 2

I can see the headlines now. RobotX wins the Robot Invaders contest!! Click here to see the winning bot in action
<click here to continue>

Please wait while the robot server contacts your bot
.......Processing Request
.......Trying to connect
.......hmmm..hello..robot are you there?
.......I'm sorry this robot appears to be offline indefinately
.......Oh yeah, it's after November 15th hehehe

iortizvictory at 2007-9-4 >

# 3

Haha right. Unless you have real good reasons to take it offline, I would let your bot still be online. In the first place I wouldn't be so sure that the judging is done (because else the results would have probably been published) and in the second place it is cool to let other people see your bot.

J-Thread at 2007-9-4 >

# 4

I totally agree! There is so much I still want to do. I think what would be cool is encapsulating the core bot functionality into a web service. That way you could easily transfer it to another platform. I could also allow other developers to gain access to certain web methods. I love web services! So many possibilities.

I hope Microsoft comes out with future programming contests. This has been a blast!

iortizvictory at 2007-9-4 >

# 5

iortizvictory wrote:

I hope Microsoft comes out with future programming contests. This has been a blast!

Agreed! Luckily enough, I'm quite sure that the question is not if they will do another programming contest, but more What & When.

J-Thread at 2007-9-4 >

# 6

J-Thread wrote:

iortizvictory wrote:
I hope Microsoft comes out with future programming contests. This has been a blast!
Agreed! Luckily enough, I'm quite sure that the question is not if they will do another programming contest, but more What & When.

I'm thinking they will come out with an XNA contest. That would be neat!

iortizvictory at 2007-9-4 >

# 7

[OT] there is a community site (not MS) contest for XNA here : http://xbox360homebrew.com/content/XNACreatorsClubContest.aspx

kcchesnut at 2007-9-4 >

# 8

Yes, judging's completed and winners published so you can modify your bots!

Thanks to everyone that took part in the contest, there were a ton of great ideas and congratulations to the winners!

ToddBiggs-WindowsLive at 2007-9-4 >

# 9

Thanks for the information Todd. Where are the winners published? Thanks in advance.

iortizvictory at 2007-9-4 >

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