Coding challenge suggestion

I received my introduction to Labview last summer with the Tic Tac Toe coding challenge and had a great time doing it! I'm a bit suprised another one hasn't been run since then. In keeping with the principle of Tic Tac Toe I have a few ideas for a coding challenge:
(These all are based around game theory concepts because that is what I find fun and interesting.)
In all of these games the winner of the match is the program that scores more points. I propose the overall challenge winner is decided by W-L record from the matches rather than a sum of points from all matches. I also think each match should be run with some known N number of games. Having a known end point introduces some interesting decisions.
Prisoner's Dilemma - Straight 1v1 heads up play
(Possible point values: A&B stay silent - 3, 3; A defects & B stays silent - 5, 0; A&B defect - 1, 1)
Since always choosing Defect guarantees against a loss, maybe there should be some minimum score that must be achieved in order to qualify for a win. For example, given a match of 100 games, if A Defects every game while B employs the common Tit for Tat strategy, at the end of the game A will win with 104 points agaunst B's 99 points. If both of them remain silent for the entire game each will score 300 points. Maybe the qualification score should be 200 or so.
Diner's Dilemma - A multiplayer version of Prisoner's Dilemma
Multi Choice Prisoner's Dilemma - A PD variant that allows each player more than one choice
"Consider the following two-player game: both players simultaneously choose a whole number from 0 to 3. Both players then win the smaller of the two numbers in points. In addition, if one player chooses a larger number than the other, then s/he has to give up two points to the other." Copied from Wikipedia
For example, if A choses 3 and B chooses 2, each player receives the small of the two numbers or 2 in this case. Furthermore, A forfeits 2 of his points to B because he chose the higher number. Final outcome for this game is A=0, B=4.
Thoughts? Critiques?
Dave
Reference Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diner%27s_dilemma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_equilibrium

I think Bruce Ammons coordinated the last one, but as to whoever was responsible for the challenges within NI, I don't know.
A new challenge! Who's responsible for the Challenge?
Shane.
Using LV 6.1 and 8.2.1 on W2k (SP4) and WXP (SP2)

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The attached template has the required inputs and outputs for testing. If you don't use this template, I will not be able to test your submission.
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quote:
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SeanCotter wrote:
> I don't know how big of an issue this is, but INC is a
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Wendy Williams is the provider of this weeks Challenge. Wendy may not even
remember when she submitted this image as it was so very long ago. I do keep
all on hand and often when doing a thumb through I say to myself, "Yup this
is the right time for this one" Everyone have fun making Wendy's bed.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
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Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
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Hi everyone ...
I wrote out some comments the other day and then forgot to post them :(
So hear they are:
Alex ... Your animation made me laugh. I liked the closing curtains but the vanishing clogs is a great touch. Like the cat you have added into No 2 and also the nude from a previous challenge :)
Anne ... What a great effect on section of the image ... how did you do that ? ... and the child bed in Nos 2 and 3is lovely ! Nice using last weeks challenge through the window.
Ben ... What a good idea turning it into a window, it works well but the stage really amused me that is a clever use of the image.
Bob ... Really nice work on the recreation ... I especially like the new wording! ... and what a clever pun in No 2.
Chris ... Turning a plate into a balloon certainly gets my vote for imagination ... and then it went back into scary again. Wow No 2 is simply brilliant !! ... lovely effect in No 3 and just so cute :)
Dave ... Great tidy up .. well done with that one.
Kev ... Nice work on the cubes in your image .. it give a flavour of Holland !!
Malcome ... It look he ages to work out what you had done ... just goes to show how well you did it.
Marilyn ... Excellent use of the image and what a wonderful scene you turned it into. I love the colours and the whole effect... very nice work
Pauline ... Nice imaginative theme and some excellent little touches. Good work too on the aged image.
Alice ... That Raffy gets everywhere. Hope he enjoyed his party ... you have done it really well !
Red ... Now that is so funny it could have done with a coffee warning !!! ... Great work on it !
Rita ... What a lovely effect ... some great touches in there. My favourite has to be those clogs !!
Robin ... Wow that is amazing. How did you get that effect ??
Robyn ... Nice work on turning it into a window ... it looks good ! and what a great little cameo in No 2
Terry ... That is just stunning. I would really like to know how you built up the image ... its just so good !! I also like the effect in No 2 .. it looks like it should be in a book of myths and legends :)
TerryN ... Really nice pattern you have created from the image but No 2 just has to be my favourite !! Its so cute.
Bill ... Nice work on the many photographs ... looks good. Did you do it by hand or use an action ??
Tony ... Really good work on closing those curtains !! ... its not easy to do but you did it well !!
Ward ... Oh very nice .. I especially like the bed in No 1
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Challenge #139

Dave Dahlberg has presented another wonderful challenge. please have fun
with this one. And let me know if anyone uses Elements 4. Beta testers
welcome.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
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presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
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http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
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Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)

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Alex ... Every week I can't wait to see your animations. You do them so well ... couple of really good ones this week :) No 3 and 4 are excellent, I keep trying to work out how you have done them but I just haven't a clue ... so how did you do get that effect :)
Anne ... Oh No 1 is so cute ... you have done a really good job with it. Well done!! No 2 is really imaginative .. I don't know how you did the texture on the snake but its brilliant!
Ben .. Neat and beautiful blending. Really good work!
Bob ... That is beautiful ... the colours are really good and that reflected colour just makes it :) ... Oh Bob how did you do No 2?? It is great ... it just looks as though you painted it.
Brice ... Nice work on linking the sculptures and that effect is so different ... it almost looks like an outer glow overlayed over a pattern. How did you do it?
Chris ... I like the heraldry .. there are some really good touches in there. I especially like the little tents with 4,5 and is it 6 in them :) ... The meaning is a little gem and the motto really did amused me ... go away indeed :) No 2 ... love the candle holders and the rest of the image is brilliant too !!
Cliff .. Oh that does look nice ... very nice colours and a well thought out theme.
Dave .. No 1 has a almost surreal quality ... well done!! and No 2 with the motion blur is really good too. It really is a good effect
Dick ... No 1 is so effective. It makes an excellent image ... I especially like the colours you have introduced to the marble. No 2 almost looks like an eye ... did you use threshold to get that effect on it. Nice work on the frame too :)
Lisa ... Well done. It is a great effect ... how did you get such a smooth looking shape?
Malcolm ... I like the dark background and the light castle and sculptures ... it looks good. How did you do it?
Marilyn ... You have excelled yourself with this one ... it is just so beautiful. I would love to know how it is done?
Melissa ... Very original theme in No1, well put together and makes a really good challenge entry. Good work ! No 2 is also good ... you have blended the extras in so well.
Pauline ... What a good idea. They make a good set of matching jewelry and I also really like the background you have made. Good work :) ... No 2 looks as thought it should be on display in a modern art gallery ... very nice
Rita ... Oh that is really good. Its a great idea and so well done ... !! The colours of the background are a perfect foil for the colours you have introduced into the slices :) and the textures are so good!
Tawana ... That did make me smile ... nice one!!
Tab ... Good use of the image and a neat background ... did you use gradient set to difference for it?
Terri ... Oh Wow that is just stunning, it just looks like they are stuck onto the box and the rest of the images is amazing too ... Please tell me how you did it
Thomas ... Good work on finding a new home for the sculptures .. it looks good !
Tom ... Excellent tidy up job with some good touches in there. I especially like the added apple ... and the embossing :) No 2 had a wonderful dreamy quality to it and again some great little touches in there .. love the join on the two sculptures ... looks very good.
Ward ... What cute snakes ... you can almost see the love in their eyes! ... and very topical entry in No 2. Good work on it!!
Will ... That looks just like swan beating its wings. You have done it really well and the misty effect just makes it. Neat effect in No 2 ... the image lends itself to the painterly look :)
Wendy

Challenge #157

What do you think ... want to try for a fourth year of Challenges?
Nancy Marti has entered a very Art Nouveau type statue. it should be fun
have a great one with this.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
Grant
Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)

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Alice & the guys ... very nicely done and what a great effect it makes.
Anne ... What a stunning effect in No 1 you must have lots of layers in that. How did you do it ? ... and great work in No 2. It looks as though it really was there (and what a cute rabbit !!) and how did you do the background in No 3 ... its really good!
Ben ... Nice stained glass window effect. Good use of the image :)
Bill Z ... That is just brilliant .. really well done and very realistic. Good work on all of it :)
Bob ... What a good effect .. it almost looks handpainted. How did you do it??? ... Excellent job on No 2. Did you use a gradient on the shield? ... and great colour changes in No 3
Butch ... Good use of the image in No 1, well blended in ... and great fun !! No 2 just has to be my favourite ... its a really good effect and beautifully put together.
Byron ... Excellent work. That texture is just so good ... how did you do it?
Carol ... Well done. A really good image, well put together and a great reflection in your sea :)
Chris ... Very nice work on that one. It just looks so good ...
Donald ... What an interesting effect and nice work on adding the orb in No 1. How did you do the main image ? No 2 is so delicate and I love the way you have introduced the colours into it. I really would like to know how you did that?
Ellen ... You have blended the whole thing together just so well ... it makes a great image. Well done !
Karen ... I do like the effect that you have achieved ... did you use some embossing in there ?
Kathy ... Oh that is a good image and very nicely done !
Malcolm ... Really excellent work ... it looks so realistic and gives a great sense of depth of field :)
Marilyn ... Wonderful romantic image you have done in No 1 ... and what a great creation in No 2. Excellent use of the image :)
Nancy ... Nice selection you have done there and good use off a gradient overlay .. very nicely done indeed !
Pat B ... That could almost be a poster .. unusual effect and well done.
Pat C ... What a cool effect ... and I would so like to know how you did it ?. Wow the colourization is good in No 2, very delicate and so effective.
Pauline ... Very unusual effect in your entry .. how did you do that?
Read Sky ... Clever idea using the statue as a chess piece ... it works very well. Nice attention to detail with the shadows !
Rita ... Stunning image ... good textures in there and nice touch with the colourization.
Robin ... Wow your no 1 is amazing ... how did you do it? For some reason it reminds me of skulls :) ... and well done with the colouring in No 2
Robyn ... Nice work on extracting the statue and blending the background of No 1 ... I especially like the flag overlay. do I see a displacement map in there? No 2 and No 3 have a great effect ... and are very well done. How did you get that effect ??
Tab ... A strong vibrant effect in your No 1 great colours and good use of techniques. No 2 is so totally different .. clever animation.
Terri ... I like the way you have picked out one small detail and used it for your entries. Very different techniques and so nicely done. How did you do them all ?
Terry ... Some really nice effects in your images this week. Great idea of using and underwater scene in no 1 ... it makes a great image and I especially like the fish swimming around the statue. No 2 is an interesting effect ... how did you do that? No 3 is a great fun image ... lovely colours and wow what a reflection !! but No 4 has to be my favourite. How did yoi do that glass effect and distort it into wings ??
Tom ... Your entry this week is so good. Nice painted effect on the statue, beautiful background effect and those textured leaves are amazing ... how did you do it all?
Tony C ... What a stunning image that makes. I especially like the way you have picked out the flowers and the background is so good. How did you do the image??
Tony W ... No 1 is just so different ... it a clever idea and beautifully done. Its is really very striking !! ... Wow No 2 is even better !! Great work on extending the roof and making the new background. Good detail in there and it looks brilliant !
Ward ... Now that is great blending! .. good use of images and colours. All in all it makes a really good picture. I also like the abstract you have done for No 2 ... carrying the colour on into the pillars just pulls it all together.
Wendy

Challenge #152

I am so sorry for being late. I have had the challenge ready to go up since
Tuesday and some how lost track of a day. This is Thursday is it not? :(
Pat Coggin has presented us with a house to decorate ... but a special
house .... please have fun.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
Grant
Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)

There were some excellent images this week and I was so impressed by them all ...
Alex ... Well you excelled with this weeks animation ... good work on reconstructing all the background and nice work on moving the cage to the new backgrounds in No 2 & 3
Alice ... Oh that did make me laugh. You have done well with putting Raffy in the cage ... very neat but he doesn't look too pleased
Anne ... That really has made a super effect ... did you make a gradient and apply it to the cage selection? and I love the fuzzy effect in No 2 that is very different.
Ben ... Very good effect .. how much of it is real and how much is photoshopped ?
Bill ... Like the way you have gilded the cage and the open door is a real master stroke. Very well done ... cool background too :)
Bob ... Very nice work on the cage in No 1 ... how did you do that ... it looks almost as though it is drawn. Certainly a good effect! and such a different image you have created in No 2 ... good use of the original image :) ... but No 3 has to be my favourite as it is such an original image and beautifully done !
Brian ... Now that is different ... clever idea, it is topical and funny :)
Butch ... Nice work on the underwater scene. Its a neat idea and you have done it really well! Nice touch with the bubbles ... how did you do those ?
Carol ... Oh now that is effective ... nice simple lines and beautifully done. Good work on the reflection!
Dave .. Cool use of colour and clever idea with the newspapers. Its very well done and amusing.
Donald ... Wow that is vibrant ... it looks amazing. Well done.
Elissa ... I really like the way you have kept the perspective of the original image ... its well done and makes it into a striking image.
Garry ... I have been looking at your entry for a while now and just can't work out how you have done it ... I can see motion blur in the background but how did you do the rest of it :)
Jaye ... Nice strong vibrant colours and the silhouettes are a great touch. I like it very much :)
Jodi ... Oh well your No 1 is beautiful ... the soft gentle colours are perfect for the image. I really like the open door and the footsteps leading away ... nice touch with the cross on the top :) No 2 is also good beautiful work on the seascape and those bubbles ... how did you do them ??
Juergen ... Good work on the selection its very crisp ... and what a background you made for it ... very nice indeed.
Karen ... Oh that is fun. I just love all the little touches ... the pigs, the wolf, the butterflies and that sky. Well done!!
Kevin ... Your image has an almost surreal quality about it .. it is good but I keep expecting the water to come gushing out ... Neat idea :)
Linda ... What a great pencil sketch .. how did you get that effect. It is so realistic .. nice page curl too.
Malcolm ... Really good work on your selection and I like the way you have used the gradient behind ... it makes it look like light is shinning out through the cage ..
Marilyn ... All of your images are really good this week. I really like the use of the multi coloured effects in No 1. No 2 is amazing .. that dark background throws the cage into the spotlight and I do like the contrast of the bird, the soft feathers and the leaves ... well done. Love the fantasy in No 3 .. it all works so well
Marylou ... Nice textures you have introduced into your image and a good little touch with the foreground grass. How did you do No 2 ... it very effective and complex.
Nancy ... Oh that is cute using cats in the windows :)The cage itself looks sort of sketched and I would love to know how you did it.
PatB ... The budgies look as if they are watching the cat very closely indeed ... its really effective and tells it own little story !
PatC ... What a good idea in No 1 ... it makes a really nice Christmas scene and nice work on that snow !! ... and good snowglobe in No 2.
Pauline ... Nice work on on the insertion in No 1, good attention to detail ... it must have taken you a while to do that. No 2 has a great distortion of the reflection ... its really effective !
Rita ... Oh I like the black & white look .. it has an almost japanese look. The trees pull your eye straight into the image ... I think that it is great !! ... and what a different feel you did in No 2 ... a much more soft and gentle look. Great gold on the cage ... how did you do that??
Robin ... OK I give up ... how did you do that superb background ?? ... Wow it looks just so good!!
Tab ... Clever theme and I love the way you have done it ...
Terry ... Nice use of the image in No 1 ... it has a wonderful painted look and I would really like to know how you did it ?? The windows look as though they are really lit up ... it is so good!!. ... and No 2 is so funny ... as soon as I saw the cat's paw I started to laugh. Good idea and so nicely done !! Great flames in No 3 and a really interesting pattern in No 4
Tom ... Nice work on your image. I especially like the gradient effect on the cage ... and so glad to find your trademark apple !!
Tony ... A nice fun theme ... well thought out and really well done. It just looks as though he is standing inside that cage... well done!!
Ward ... Well that a first ... a brick cage. Nice idea ... it looks good .. so how did you do it? I always look forward to your second image and this one did not disappoint me ... its a really good abstract use of the image with some great colour changes in there.
Wendy

Challenge #151

For those that have been doing my challenge for a very long time it comes as
no surprise that the challenge at this time of year is to create a card for
the season. While I have picked three ways of celebrating you are certainly
not restricted to these events. If you are a Wicca there is Saxons and if
you are Islamic Id al-Adha is approaching. What no religion? Well Robbie
Burns day and Chinese new years are all not to far off. Just have fun
making a card to celebrate some event they you feel strongly about.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
Grant
Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)

Well this is a special Challenge and I have to say that I enjoyed all of the entries very much:
Ben ... Your No 1 is a wonderful sentiment and reminds us what its all about :) No 2 just made me laugh ... its clever, funnyy and very well done.
Bob ... What a special message and I love the way you have used clouds a gradient to do the image
Brian ... Great background and what an original tree ... very nice !!
Butch ... That has a lovely magic feeling to it and what a delightful snow angel ... well done.
Chris ... OK how did you do that. I think I can see a little posterize in there ... it really does look good and I would love to know how you did it !
Grant .. That is just beautiful ... it looks as if it is carved into paper.
Jodi ... What a delightful image the whole thing is just delightful ... and they are so so very cute. Make you want to pick them up and give then a hug :)
Karen ... You did a great set of images for your cards and some really nice special effects. My favourite has to be the melting snowman !
Malcolm ... Now that is a great photo and its one of those images that really suits the sepia effect. It makes a great card!
Marilyn ... Wow they are nice. I love that amazing dress in No 1 (neat font too) but No2 just has to be my favourite ... it is so good !
Marylou ... What a nice effect you have achieved with your No 1 image ... how did you do it. I think that I can see some embossing in there but I haven't a clue how you did the rest. Good work! ... and I really like the snowflake effect in No 2.
MikeR ... Now that is an unusual effect for the background, it almost looks like frost on a window .. how did you do it? ... it really adds to the silhouette effect. Well done!
Nancy M ... That is just so cute ... its a delightful subject and you have done it so well.
Pat C ... Great treatment of the image in No 1 .. that background layer just looks like sparkling gold!! Neat edge effect and I do like the use of the lens flares .. they remind me of Christmas lights :) Wow No2 certainly has a great lit up feel to it ... how did you do that one?
Pauline ... Very nice cards indeed ... and such cute snowmen. They are just so good !!
Rita ... What a stylish card. It is good .. how did you get the painted effect?
Robin ... Nice Christmas Tree in No 1 !! How did you make it ... it is really effective and makes a really good card. But No 2 is stunning ... how did you get that embossed background ... its just so good. I like the bells too ... and that layer style you have used on 2006 ... oh that is good.
Tab .. Very original art work in your No 1 and neat animation in No 2
Tawana ... Oh that is so effective, the dark background with the white lettering and snowflakes makes it look very good .. Good work on the reflections ... very realistic !
Terry ... What an elegant card is No 1 ... good use of colour and very well done! ... and so too is No 2. it just looks wonderful ... great image and excellent text and effects. No 3 is stunning ... it makes a great pattern and is perfect for a Christmas Card.
Tom ... A very poignant image ... Maybe one day we will acheive it :)
Wendy

Challenge #140

Wendy Williams is the presenter of the 140th Challenge. There should be
lots of spots to play with in this challenge. Good luck and have fun.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
Grant
Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)

Aaron ... Well done making the barrel and what an effective image you have made to go with it. Interesting orb in No 2 and Ghost in No 3.
Alex ... Oh those are just so funny ... they made me seasick just looking at them :)
Anne ... Good work on the reconstruction and altering ... its really well done ... and I do with that I had though of turning it into a musical instrument. I also like the background you have created for your No 2. How did you do it?
Ben ... What a scary little face .. good work on it. ... and very imaginative theme in No 2. It reminds me of an Edward Lear.
Bob ... Oh No 1 is beautiful ... stunning work with lovely little touches in it and very well blended together. No 2 is so different and yet really good too ... I really like the mirror image idea it works so well.
Chris ... That is fun. Just looks like a piece of modern art ... the kicked back leg and the mask are great touches :) ... and then I saw No 2 that just has to be my favourite ... great work!! Like the idea you have used in No 3 ... that effect would make an excellent advent calendar.
Cliff ... Nice work on the ink blot! .. how did you do it? and the colours you have introduced into No 2 are fantastic. It just looks like an autumnal scene ... how did you do that too?
Dave ... I do hope he wasn't in there for too long ... great idea!!
Flar ... Guess you picked up the colour for this one from the woodwork?
Gary ... What a good dreamy feel you have introduced into the image ... please tell us how you did it?. It looks really good.
Gerald ... Now that is different ... very effective and I like the use of gradients.
Joanna ... Nice work on making then into horns :)
Kathy ... Good work on the changes. It gives an almost picture book look to it ... what techniques did you use?
Luke .. Nice one!! Great colours in that background and I do like the way you have changed one of them to green. Good use of the image and well done!! Supercat really made me laugh :)
Malcolm ... Well guess you have made him into an escape artist this week ... first he is driving off in the train and then he is hiding in the undergrowth. Nice themes and well done.
Marilyn ... Wow No 1 excellent. Very well done indeed. Great reflection and shadows :) .. No 2 is also great. I love those clothes and must ask how on earth you got the transparent dress ... its brilliant!!
MaryLou ... Dancing does seem to be popular with this one .. nicely done and I like the glasses.
Melissa ... Guess he decide to get steam driven. What a good idea .. well done!
Richard ... Good work on putting all those different elements together, it a good effect and works well.
Rita ... Oh I like it ... nice fun effect. Great background too, how did you make that?
Robin ... How did you do that? I do like the orb and putting all those buds around the edge must have taken ages to do.
Shelly ... Excellent bookends ... well done
Tab ... Just love those new clothes ... very cool!! .. Two great effects.
Terri ... What a good paint job. You can do my car anytime :) but WOW how did you do those bubbles it makes a stunning effect and how did you do the paint effect in No 3??? by the time I opened up your No 4 I couldn't stop laughing what a wonderful pink :)
Thomas ... Nice work extending the image and good double effect with the framing.
Tom ... Great reconstruction job on the background in No 1 ... I know there is a join in there but its impossible to spot. Great texture you have put into No 2 ... it looks so good
Tony ... Oh that is funny ... neat touch putting the UN into it
Ward ... Like the golf bag, very nice indeed.
Will ... Clever idea ... just wish I had thought of it !!
Wendy

Challenge #164

I am sorry that the notice to this Challenge is a bit late. I have been
fighting all the battles of hell with my computers. It also seems my new
iMac is flawed.
Bill Zingraft has presented me with a number of image of which I have chosen
this one for the challenge. There is lot to work with so have fun with this
one.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Cha...hallenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
Grant
Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Cha...hallenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)
Grant

Alex ... That made me dizzy just watching him move from place to place ... !! its a great animation and good work adding the cat people into your No 2. Lots of nice little touches in No 3 ... I especially like the cat on the balcony !!
Anne ... That is such a great effect .. it has such a soft and gentle feel to it How did you do it ? ... an what a contrast in No 2. Oh that is just brilliant ... good attention to detail with all those people and the whole thing is just such a riot of colour. Really well done.
Ben .. Nice work on the beard removal !!. Clever idea and it works well
Bill ... Neat effect .. how did you do that !!
Bob ... Wow is it that time of the year again!! .. Love the Father Christmas theme and would like to know how you did that great sky?. Nice work on those windows. Great work on the reconstruction in No 2 ... Love the floating eyes and the pattern from the image ... thats clever !! No 5 rather reminds me of an oriental painting ... I like all the little touches in it and the face is a master stroke :)
Chris ... Oh neat effect with the gradients the whole image is really good !!
Donald ... That is such an interesting effect and I do like the colours you have added to it ..
Gary ... Good work on the day to night conversion ... and all that spooky fog
Jenna ... The addition of the new sky and foreground certainly does make it a much more dramatic image ... good work on it .
JoAn ... Oh that is just so funny ... neat idea and it looks good. ... great colour effects in No 2
Karen ... I can almost image your number 1 on some child's bedroom wall. Nice work on it ... and nice effect in No 2 also.
Marilyn ... Stunning combining of two totally different images and what a brilliant end image !! .. and what a transformation in No 2 !! Wow
Nancy ... Great work on flooding the image ... and really good reflection. B&W suits it perfectly
Pauline ... Nice new sky and what an interesting effect on the image.
Alice ... Love the additions and removal of parts of the castle ... and I see that Raffy got in on the act too :)
Red Sky ... What stunning colours !!! and I like the new head ..
Rita .. It is such an evocative image that you have done ... it is very well done and has a sad feel to it. Nice work on all the effects
Tab ... Wow with all that colour there has to be something really exciting going on inside the building. It looks good !!!
Terry ... Three great entries with nice techniques ... I guess that my favourite has to be No 2. Unusual colour combinations for a night time scene but it works so well !!
Tom ... Oh Wow that it amazing. Excellent work on it
Tony C ... Nice set of entries ... I liked No 1 but No 2 ... well that is such a brilliant effect and you have done it so well. Well done on making it look so real !! No 3 with its reduction of the number of colours in the image also works really well.
Tony W ... wow that has a bit of everything in it ... love the conversions. Just as I thought I had found them all I spotted another :)
Ward .. Oh I like the way you have done that ... Nice joining of the images and that crazy sky ... but how did you do it all ???. Great work on making No 2 ... and some nice touches in it !!
Wendy

Challenge #148

Ward Grant is the presenter of this week's Challenge and for those that want
colour you have colour. Good luck. With a bit of luck I will be finished
my shut down before the end of this challenge.
Since my hard disk failure I have had some wonder Challenges
suggestions submitted by a few people . I need more suggestions from more
people to be able to mix up the choices. Please send me *your*
suggestions for the Challenges. Part of what makes the Challenge great
is your input. Also please don't forget he Photo Challenge as
presently I have only one suggestion although it is a great one but I do
need more.
http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Present and Past Challenges will remain Until tomorrow at 7:00 pm the then
the Present will be Past and new images will be posted.
* Important notice to all the new people in this forum. This is not a
close shop you are all invited to submit an image. If you don't think you
are good enough this is your first mistake, I think most have found that
working on the Challenge has improved their personal level. So young and
old, hot shots and cool dudes now is you time to post.
Grant
Home Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/index.html
Challenge Pages: http://www.cavesofice.org/~grant/Challenge/Challenges.html
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while
discouragement often nips it in the bud. Any of us will put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are appreciated.
Alexander Osborn (1888 - 1966)

Thanks for everyone for their great entries this week. This is one of the rides at the inside amusement park at the Circus Circus Casino in Lost Wages.
ALEX: Nice use of the frog in your animations. Your #2 has a 60s light show effect to it.
BARBARA: Love the color scheme throughout the series. I think #3 is my favorite of the series. How did you get such crisp folds?
BEN: I love the contrast between the soft butterfly and the
harsh symbolism of the chaotic world. Nicely done.
BOB: I love the colors in your #1. Nice flashing lights in
#2.I like the way you pulled the triangle patterns and colors
from the columns into your #4.
CLIFF: The essence of minimalism
DAVE: Another good mixture of the frog and animation.
MARILYN: Great cut-out on the parasol. Is this what they mean by "giving the cold shoulder?"
MARY LOU: Loved the way you preserved the details in
your toppers in #1. Nice chip stack with the CHAOS logo
in #2.
MIKE H: I get dizzy just looking at your #1. What filter did
you use? Are frogs in a queue the same as ducks in a
row?
MIKE R: I missed the No Dangling sign the first time I
looked at this. Nice blending of the hands with the track.
RITA: I liked the way you incorporated the lines into the
background. How did you create such a wonderful looking
plant?
ROBERT: Work good enough to hang in a museum...oh,
wait, it is.
ROBIN: How did you get such dramatic swirls? It looks like
a floating top being sucked into a water vortex.
TAB: Nice way to emphasize the frog--also liked the way
the outside is now night. How hard was that to change?
TERRY: Your #2 is my overall favorite this week. I love the
texture and the colors. Is this a jump of pleasure or
desperation?
TOM: Two nice images. Love the theme of #1, but how did
you get such a wonderful relief look for #2?
TONY: My hat's off to you in #1. I love the butterfly and
flowers in #2. Did you create the butterflies from scratch or
are they somehow stretched and bent from the original?
WENDY: I like the way your series gets progressively
darker. How did you get such clean color changes with so
many crossed lines in the background?

"Wish-list" to JavaFX

Review/”wish-list” for JavaFX/NetBeans
The following “wish-list” for JavaFX (1.1) and NetBeans (1.5), was made based on my experience doing three - smaller - projects in JavaFX. I plan to submit these projects (“DestroyerFX”, “AceOfSpadeFX” and “SteamPunkWatch”) to the “JavaFX Coding Challenge” (see “http://www.javafx.com/challenge/”):
- a ”recreate”-method for “CustomNodes” in style of the ”repaint”-method of ”java.awt.Component”. Should force the (re)call of “create”-
method of a “CustomNode”-objects (normally “create” is only called once – the first time the “CustomNode” is drawn).
Useful for “CustomNodes” changing their graphical expression over time, other than what may be expressed by using transformations.
Solutions to the problem (using the existing system) could be:
- reconstruct “CustomNode”'s for each iteration, or when they need to change their graphics. This would force a (re)call to the “create”-
method
- using a “Group” (or “Sequence”) to group different graphical representations/”Nodes”. The “visible”-attributes are manipulated to change
between different representations
- better support in NetBeans for export of projects as executable JAR-files. Useful for people wanting to distribute their application more in
the style of traditional applications
- default-values “http://localhost:8082/servlet/...” in generated *.jnlp files (by NetBeans) should be changed to relative-path “file:.”. This would
make distribution of projects easier.
I don't know if this already is possible in present system, by for instance setting up NetBeans
- merge of Java and JavaFX (-script language). Basically features of JavaFX should be included in Java.
For object-construction-syntax, I suggest some thing like:
(new) MyClass(parm1,parm2, ...) {
attr1: ...,
attr2: ...,
i.e. first the normal Java-constructor is called, hereafter attributes are assigned in JavaFX-style.
JavaFX “bindings” could be a good alternative to “Beans Bindings” (JSR 295).
I think both technologies (object-construction and bindings), would be a great addition to the Java-language, and could prove useful in other
areas than just GUI's.
The JavaFX API should further be accessible from Java
- having a project of mixed Java- and JavaFX-files, I wasn't able to “see” JavaFX-files from Java-files in NetBeans. It would be nice to be able
to do this, since I still consider Java as a better general-purpose language (for larger projects); and people might have older Java-code they
may want to incorporate in their JavaFX-projects. I think, I recall some forums talk about this topic, but the solution isn't obvious anyway
- problems playing sound-clips with the JavaFX “MediaPlayer” (multiple clips are played at the same time in my application). According to
forums, this could be due to the sound-files being placed in JAR-files.
In my projects I “cheated” by using the JavaSE-primtives for this (“javax.sound.sampled”). It would be nice if this could be fixed
- in one of my applications (“DestroyerFX”), I wanted to use dynamic binding of the “Scene” of the central “Stage”-object, allowing the
application to switch between a number of difference “Scene”'s according to functionality and context (“introduction”, “level-up”, actual game
and “final score”). When running the application as a web-browser applet, this approach didn't seem to work (the application was stuck on
first shown “Scene”). I recall some forums-posts discussing this.
My solution to the problem was to reformulate the difference “Scene”-objects to “Group”-objects, swifting between the different
“Scene”/”Group”'s by manipulating their “visible”-attribute.
A performance problem was discovered in a “Group” having a “content” consistent of “Sequences” with dynamic changing content. I solved
this by extracting the “Sequences” from the group, making them “first-generation” children of the “Stage”, i.e. going from:
var grp1 : Group = Group {
content: [ seq1, seq2, ...],
var grp2 : Group = Group { ... };
var actualGroup : Group = ...;
Stage {
scene: Scene {
content: bind [ actualGroup],
... to:
var grp1 : Group = Group {
content: [ ...],
var grp2 : Group = Group { ... };
var actualGroup : Group = ...;
Stage {
scene: Scene {
content: bind [ seq1, seq2, actualGroup],
With the critics giving, I owe people to say that my overall impression of the JavaFX-system (and NetBeans) has been very positive and
satisfying. I hope for future development and deployment on diverse platform of the system.
Fell free to comment, give solutions to problems and make new “wishes”.
Regards

Darn Rich Text-editor:
Review/wish-list for JavaFX/NetBeans
The following wish-list for JavaFX (1.1) and NetBeans (1.5) was made
based on my experience doing three - smaller - projects in JavaFX. I plan
to submit these projects (DestroyerFX, AceOfSpadeFX and
SteamPunkWatch) to the JavaFX Coding Challenge
(see http://www.javafx.com/challenge/):
- a recreate-method for CustomNodes in style of the repaint-method
of java.awt.Component. Should force the (re)call of create-method
of a CustomNode-object (normally create is only called once at
the first time the CustomNode is drawn)
Useful for CustomNodes changing their graphical expression over time,
other than what may be expressed by using transformations.
Solutions to the problem (using the existing system) could be:
-- reconstruct CustomNode's for each iteration, or when they need
to change their graphics. This would force a (re)call to the create-method
-- using a Group (or Sequence) to group different graphical representations/
Nodes. The visible-attributes are manipulated to change between
different representations
- better support in NetBeans for exporting of projects as executable
JAR-files. Useful for people wanting to distribute their application
more in the style of traditional applications
- default-values http://localhost:8082/servlet/... in generated *.jnlp-
files (by NetBeans) should be changed to relative-path file:.. This
would make distribution of projects easier.
I don't know if this already is possible in present system, by for
instance setting up NetBeans
- merge of Java and JavaFX (-script language). Basically features of
JavaFX should be included in Java.
For object-construction-syntax, I suggest some thing like:
(new) MyClass(parm1,parm2, ...) {
            attr1: ...,
            attr2: ...,
        }i.e. first the normal Java-constructor is called, hereafter attributes
are assigned in JavaFX-style.
JavaFX bindings could be useful as an alternative to Beans Bindings
(JSR 295).
I think both technologies (object-construction and bindings) would be a
great addition to the Java-language, and could prove useful in other
areas than just GUI's.
The JavaFX API should further be accessible from Java
- having a project of mixed Java- and JavaFX-files, I wasn't able to
see JavaFX-files from Java-files in NetBeans. It would be nice to be
able to do this, since I still consider Java as a better general-purpose
language (for larger projects); and people might have older Java-code
they may want to incorporate in their JavaFX-projects. I think I
recall some forums talk about this topic, but the solution isn't
obvious anyway
- problems playing sound-clips with the JavaFX MediaPlayer (multiple
clips are played at the same time). According to forums, this could be
due to the sound-files being placed in JAR-files.
In my projects I cheated by using the JavaSE-primitives for this
(javax.sound.sampled). It would be nice if this could be fixed
- in one of my applications (DestroyerFX), I wanted to use dynamic
binding of the Scene of the central Stage-object, allowing the
application to switch between a number of difference Scene's
according to functionality and context (introduction, level-up,
actual game and final score). When running the application as a
web-browser applet, this approach didn't seem to work (the application
was stuck on first shown Scene). I recall some forums-posts discussing
this.
My solution to the problem was to reformulate the different Scene-objects
to Group-objects, swifting between the different Scene/Group's by
manipulating their visible-attribute.
A performance problem was discovered in a Group having a content
consistent of Sequences with dynamic changing content. I solved this
by extracting the Sequences from the group, making them
first-generation children of the Stage, i.e. going from:
var grp1 : Group = Group {
            content: [ seq1, seq2, ...],
        var grp2 : Group = Group { ... };
        var actualGroup : Group = ...;
        Stage {
            scene: Scene {
                content: bind [ actualGroup],
        }... to:
var grp1 : Group = Group {
            content: [ ...],
        var grp2 : Group = Group { ... };
        var actualGroup : Group = ...;
        Stage {
            scene: Scene {
                content: bind [ seq1, seq2, actualGroup],
        }With the critics giving, I owe people to say that my overall impression of
the JavaFX-system (and NetBeans) has been very positive and satisfying. I
hope for future development and deployment on diverse platform of the system.
Fell free to comment, give solutions to problems and make new wishes.
Regards

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