Grab some popcorn.
East Tennessee State University’s Computing Department will host a virtual robot fight this week. The event is Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
in the D.P. Culp Student Center Cave.
“The department is proud of the hard work and dedication of its students and looks
forward to an exciting competition that showcases their talents,” said Dr. Tony Pittarese,
dean of the ETSU College of Business & Technology.
During the competition, student groups will showcase their skills in designing virtual
robots that can interact with a simulated environment. Each group will develop strategies
and actions for its robot to defeat opponents from other sections of the course.
The Virtual Robot Cave Fight competition represents the culmination of the skills
and knowledge taught in the Introduction to Computer Science course. Students will
apply computational thinking skills and computer programming to design complex objects,
develop algorithms, and work with variables, functions, loops, and decision structures.
This innovative event was developed through the collaboration of department faculty
and graduate students, including Dillon Buchanan, who proposed the idea.
“The Virtual Robot Cave Fight competition promises to be an unforgettable experience
for all involved,” said Jacob Gillenwater, lecturer for the Department of Computing.