<![CDATA[How to create a random ordering of number boxes?]]>Hi everyone
I am creating a game for ios whereby I want 3 results of calcuations to be possible answers to a question. I want to be able to get these to show up kind of in a random order on the screen; otherwise, the user will quickly discover that the middle box will allways have the correct answer.
Please help??

Many thanks,
Peter

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I am creating a game for ios whereby I want 3 results of calcuations to be possible answers to a question. I want to be able to get these to show up kind of in a random order on the screen; otherwise, the user will quickly discover that the middle box will allways have the correct answer.
Please help??

Many thanks,
Peter

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/9958/how-to-create-a-random-ordering-of-number-boxeshttp://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/9958/how-to-create-a-random-ordering-of-number-boxesSat, 09 Apr 2016 06:51:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to create a random ordering of number boxes? on Sat, 09 Apr 2016 10:18:20 GMT]]>@peeshder Hello Peter......
This might not be the best or most elegant solution..... but should work.......
which_one.pd
David.
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That's a lot more elegant tha my solution just now;
upload-c96091b6-9950-45fe-8791-0fad454bbdcb

(Selecting a random nunber between 1-6 for ALL the possibilites of 3 random objects in a row ((ABC, ACB, BAC, BCA e.t.c
then using 3 float boxes for every eventual answer box

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/9958/how-to-create-a-random-ordering-of-number-boxes/3http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/9958/how-to-create-a-random-ordering-of-number-boxes/3Sat, 09 Apr 2016 08:33:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to create a random ordering of number boxes? on Sat, 09 Apr 2016 08:38:27 GMT]]>@peeshder It looks as though you had solved it the same way!
If you tidy up your patch then it will look just as elegant!
You could start by using [sel 0 1 2 3 4 5] for example (instead of the separate [sel] objects.
It is worth the effort, as when you come back to it later, with a new idea, you will understand the patch better......
David.

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]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/9958/how-to-create-a-random-ordering-of-number-boxes/5http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/9958/how-to-create-a-random-ordering-of-number-boxes/5Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:26:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to create a random ordering of number boxes? on Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:59:21 GMT]]>@whale-av David if you are still free...
I'm now trying to get the buttons your press for option1/option2/option3 to send the correct RIGHT ANSWER/WRONG ANSWER data back to the rest of the system. Obviously when the answers are in a randomized order, this becomes a bit trickier!

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which_one2.pd
(I have changed the screenshot above......)
David.

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This really helps!
The game I am building is a bpm/beats per minute guessing game, I am not sure if I explained earlier.
So every time one of the answer boxes or the corresponding bang button is clicked, I need to generate a new random metronome beat.
I'll send you the whole patch I have developed

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