[robocup-nao] GameController 2014 available

[Thomas Röfer]

Dear RoboCuppers,

the GameController 2014 (as German Open Edition) is now available in the "Downloads" section of the SPL website.

It implements the changes in the 2014 SPL rulebook, such as the coach, a substitute robot, longer penalties, no switching of colors during halftime, extra time, and the drop-in player competition. Since the GameController message format has changed, it is advisable to adapt to the new version early. All changes are outlined in the README file.

The GameController also contains the three standard header files now used in the SPL.

It also comes with the NAOqi module libgamectrl.so that implements the communication with the GameController, handles the buttons and the LED, and provides the resulting GameController packet in ALMemory. If you directly use NAOqi, it is very easy to integrate. If you have isolated the access to NAOqi from your code in a library, the integration is a little bit more complex. An example of the latter case can be found in the B-Human 2013 code release. However, you can still implement the communication with the GameController by yourself, but using libgamectrl is a lot easier.

Please provide feedback, e.g. about bugs.

Have fun!

Sebastian, Michel, and Thomas
(Team B-Human)