The majority of our time as a group this week was spent on finalizing and presenting our proposal presentation. Additionally, we have spent some time after presenting to process the feedback we have been given. There aren’t any major changes to the existing diagram of our system, however, there are some things that we are considering now. Luke is looking into tradeoffs between the hardware devices we can use and whether we use them or just have a camera/motion detector connected to a computer. We are also considering changing our MVP to work on the game of 9-ball based on Professor Brumley’s feedback. It would make MVP easier to manage as we would immediately know which ball we have to hit next at any turn.
We have also pretty much settled on the pool table we will be using for our project. It is a 40″ kids-sized pool table (roughly 2/3 the size of a regulation table). We decided on this as it will best fit our budget while still providing us with a working table to use. Additionally, the smaller size will make it easier for the camera to capture the whole board, meaning we can save more budget as we wouldn’t need to buy an extra camera or a more expensive wider lens one.
Ultimately, there is no change to our schedule – we are all on track (if not ahead of schedule) in our respective roles.