Approximately 40 ECE students participated in the 2007 Google Games, the brainchild of University of Illinois engineering students and representatives from Google. The competition included original sudoku, logic, and programming puzzles created by Googlers. There was also a Lego bridge-building contest to see which team could build the strongest and most aesthetically pleasing bridge out of a random set of Legos.
Written by Brad Petersen, ECE Illinois
Approximately 40 ECE students participated in the 2007 Google Games, the brainchild of University of Illinois engineering students and representatives from Google.
The competition included original sudoku, logic, and programming puzzles created by Googlers. There was also a Lego bridge-building contest to see which team could build the strongest and most aesthetically pleasing bridge out of a random set of Legos.
The day’s winners were determined by total points earned from the contests.
1st Overall - Legs Are Just Wheels with No Rims and Only One Spoke
Kevin Chang (captain), Ryan Mulligan, David Grayson, Alan Lynn, Christopher Re
2nd Overall - 4 Normal People and the Nerd
Kevin Lin (captain), Vilas Jagannath, Dimitris Koukoulopoulos, Lothar Ratschbacher, Jesse Beder
3rd Overall - Gantz
Daphne Chen (captain), Joe Puzey, James Kim, Matt Danalewich, Benjamin Juang
Puzzle Contest Winner -4 Normal People and the Nerd
Kevin Lin (captain), Vilas Jagannath, Dimitris Koukoulopoulos, Lothar Ratschbacher, Jesse Beder
Lego Building Winner - Full House
Nidhi Doshi (captain), Bedoor AlShebli, David Kunzman, Bill Donkervoet, Xiaolan "Joy" Zhang
Wii Athletics Winner - !?
Tonima Chaudhury (captain), Alex Disney, Seth Cohen, Kevin Barnes, Steven Heller
Team Spirit Award - Full House
Nidhi Doshi (captain), Bedoor AlShebli, David Kunzman, Bill Donkervoet, Xiaolan "Joy" Zhang
Lego Building Record for Most Weight Supported - The Aristocrats (102+ lbs)
Richard Bae (captain), Atul Kale, Michael Guh, Stanton Cady, Toby Toennies