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VPLSumo Program

Purpose

This program is based on the VPLSumo code by Paul Roberts that was posted to Channel 9. It allows you to run the simulated Sumo competition using a VPL-based player.

Description

The following is a screenshot of VPLSumo in action:

VPLSumo

There is a Referee service that is also started when you run VPLSumo. It is used to select the players and control the competition. It looks like the following:

Sumo Referee

You will find that some players are much smarter than others and tend to win most of the time. There can also be draws where the two robots follow each other around the ring, but never actually see each other.