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=====Arena Construction For Potential Fields=====

**Author:** <Michael Salinas> Email: <Salinm1@unlv.nevada.edu> \\
**Date:** Last modified on <08/21/2016>
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**Keywords:** <Arena Construction, Potential Fields>
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The photo above depicts the Arena that we used for our demonstration of potential fields. 
===== Motivation and Audience =====

This is just a basic walkthrough as to how and why we made the arena the way it is. If one were to recreate this, or possibly redesign for a more permanent display, that information is here.


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The rest of this tutorial is presented as follows:
  * [[tutorialTemplate#partsListAndSources|Parts List and Sources]]
  * [[tutorialTemplate#construction|Construction]]
  * Final Words

==== Parts List and Sources ====


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^PART NAME/DESCRIPTION             ^VENDOR              ^VENDOR Number or URL       ^PRICE          ^QTY       ^
| ScotchBlue Painter's Tape   | Amazon.com         |https://www.amazon.com/ScotchBlue-Painters-Multi-Use-70-Inch-60-Yard/dp/B00004Z4BB|$3.18     | 1 |
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==== Construction ====

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**Step 1**
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Set Up your table wherever you want  and Begin laying out tape to lay out the outer perimeter.
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**Step 2**
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Make sure you have enough room to place your tripod on top of the table. Alternatively you could have another table dedicated to just holding the tripod, or get a tripod that is tall enough to see your whole grid. As long as the grid is in frame, and each cell is equal it should be good.
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**Step 3**
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Set up the tripod so that the camera is high enough to see the whole table. You can use any USB camera, we used just a regular webcam camera for this project.
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==== Final Words ====
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The reason why we chose to make our arena like this, is because it was very easy to set up, and we weren't looking for a permanent display. If you want to make a more permanent display you could potentially fabricate your own using PVC or other materials.
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For questions, clarifications, etc, Email: <salinm1@unlv.nevada.edu>