User:Synapse

This user is male.

C	This user is physically dependent on Carbon.

INTP	This user has tested as INTP on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment.

This user chats on AIM and other networks with Pidgin.

OSC	This user is a fan of Orson Scott Card.

This user can wavesurf.

This user Develops his bots with IBM's Eclipse.

Background

26 year old computer guy; I periodically turn to RoboCode when I want to make sure I can still program the need to program can't be staved off any longer.

Bots

SynapticBot

I submitted j.SynapticBot 2+ to the original rumble in the beginner class. SynapticBot reached the semi-finals [1], where it was bested by Ares, the Beginner class winner. Overall, it ranked 5^th in the Beginner class.

More information on implementation details is at the SynapticBot main page.

Watermelon

Watermelon is retired now; it provides the foundation for Geomancy.

Geomancy

My current bot is Geomancy. It uses autoselected segmentation for surfing and shooting.

Giskard

Development rewrite of Geomancy from the ground up. I've learned a lot about Java with Geomancy and I think I can rewrite its basic structure in a way that will make further development much simpler.

Aeolipile

Doesn't exist yet, but if I ever make a mini, micro, or nano, this will be its name.