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Palm Island - Getting Started • 1© 2013 Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy / For use with Robot Virtual Worlds

Palm Island Getting Started

This document will help you get started with the Palm Island: Luau Edition virtual world and ROBOTC.

You will need:• A Windows-based computer with:

• a high-speed Internet connection for initial file downloads• 250 MB free hard drive space• at least 2 GB RAM• a NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS (or better) or ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 (or better) graphics card• an Intel Core 2 Duo processor (or better) or AMD Athl on X2 processor (or better)• Administrative privileges to install software

1. In your Internet browser, navigate to http://www.robotvirtualworlds.com/palm-island to download ROBOTC and Palm Island: Luau Edition (you can just download Palm Island: Luau Edition you already have ROBOTC version 3.60 or newer installed on your computer).

Part I. Software Installation

Click the Download button and choose Download Robot Virtual Worlds for LEGO MINDSTORMS or Download Robot Virtual Worlds for Cortex & PIC. Either download will work with the Palm Island virtual world, so choose the platform (LEGO vs. CORTEX) that you are more familiar with.

Also choose Palm Island: Luau Edition to download it.

Palm Island: Luau Edition

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2. Double-click on the downloaded ROBOTC file to run the ROBOTC installer. Follow along with the prompts to install the software.

Palm Island Getting Started (cont.)

3. Double-click on the downloaded Palm Island file (begins with RVWLevelPack) to run the Palm Island installer. Follow along with the prompts to install the software.

4. Once the Installer completes, double-click the ROBOTC shortcut on the Desktop to launch ROBOTC.


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5. In ROBOTC, go to Help > Manage Licenses and make sure you have a valid entry for Robot Virtual Worlds - Mindstorms or Robot Virtual Worlds - VEX Cortex and PIC.

If you don’t have a valid license, you can choose one from the Add License button, and enter your information or start a 60-day trial.

6. In ROBOTC, go to Robot > Platform Type and choose your desired robot platform (either Natural Language (VEX Cortex) or Natural Language (LEGO NXT)).

7. Then go to Robot > Compiler Target and choose Virtual Worlds.



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8. Then go to Window > Select Virtual World to Use and choose Palm Island: Training Ground.

9. Go to File > Open Sample Program, navigate to the Palm Island folder, and double-click one of the Mission 1 Moving Forward sample programs to open it.



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10. Once the program opens, go to Robot > Compile and Download Program to transfer it to the virtual robot in Palm Island.

11. The Palm Island virtual world will appear once the program downloads. • From the LOGIN button, you can use your CS2N account to track progress

and earn badges. You can also create a LOCAL account on your computer to track progress, or sign in as a Guest.

• Pressing PLAY will launch the virtual environment with your virtual robot.• Pressing ROBOT will allow you to choose between Mammalbot and Buggybot.• MEDIA contains an Intro video, Map of the world, Instructions, and a link to the website.• If you are logged in, BADGES will show the progress you’ve made in the world.• In OPTIONS, you can toggle settings for the sound, tutorials, and more.



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13. After pressing PLAY, the world will load an in-game tutorials will give you further instruction.

Use the GAME STATE buttons on the bottom-left of the screen to run your programs (the triangle play button), restart the robot from it’s last starting point (the curved arrow button), or return to the main menu (the home button).

Use the CAMERA CONTROL buttons on the bottom-right of the screen to switch your view of the robot in the world.

13. After pressing PLAY, the world will load an in-game tutorials will give you further instruction.

The SCORE DISPLAY on the top-right of the screen displays empty bubbles in the COCONUT CLUSTERS, LOBSTER POTS, and TRASH CANS boxes that will blink once you collects the respective game objects, and stay colored once the game objects have been scored.

The HEADS UP DISPLAY contains the Measurment Toolkit buttons which can be used to get key distances and angles in the world. The GRIPPER button toggles whether the gripper is attached to the robot. The HELP button shows a quick overview of the different user interface options available.The MAP launches a dynamic map that allows the user to choose from different starting points as they unlock them.



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