moving an object around a simple maze

[Tony Zuccolotto]

Hi Tony,

There is no automatic collision detection in E-Prime, but there is a
PointInRect() function documented in the E-Basic help that would seem to
be useful to you for something like this.

Regards,
Tony

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrews, A.S. [mailto:asa8 at leicester.ac.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:07 PM
> To: eprime at mail.talkbank.org
> Subject: moving an object around a simple maze
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a paradigm where a picture of a mouse appears in one of four
rooms
> and a subject has to guide the mouse to one of the other rooms. I have
> done this before simply using key presses to indicate the destinations
> (e.g. A, B, C or D) but now we wish to 'navigate' the mouse from room
to
> room using the mouse.
> 
> What would be the best strategy for implementing this? The maze is
very
> simple, essentially consisting of 4 quadrants with a gap in the
dividing
> walls at the centre of the screen. Is there any sort of collision
> detection available in E-Prime, or would it be a case of comparing the
> mouse coordinates with the known position of the room dividers? Any
> suggestions for a strategy for moving the mouse around the maze will
be
> gratefully received.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> Tony Andrews
> Senior Computer Officer
> School of Psychology
> University of Leicester
> University Road
> Leicester LE1 7RH
> Tel: 0116 223 1709