Goofy Gopher Golf-Ball Collection#

A competitive course-design brief about collecting and siloing more golf balls than an opposing device.

See Text Problem Catalog for the text family index.

Quick Facts#

Field	Value
Problem ID	`ideation_goofy_gopher_golf_ball_collection`
Problem Family	text
Implementation	`TextProblem`
Capabilities	`citation-backed`, `prompt-packet`, `statement-markdown`
Study Suitability	`human-subjects-ready`, `ideation-friendly`
Tags	`text`, `human-subjects`, `ideation`, `competition`, `golf`, `collection`

Taxonomy#

Formulation: textual_prompt
Is Dynamic: no
Orientation: engineering_practical
Objective Mode: qualitative
Constraint Nature: embedded-constraints
Tags: text, human-subjects, ideation, competition, golf, collection
Deliverable Type: concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes): 30
Participants: individual
Evaluation Mode: idea_generation

Statement#

Design a device that collects more golf balls than an opponent’s device and stores them in the respective silos. Balls of different color have different points. Stealing balls from the opponents and interfering with the operation of their devices is allowed.

Prompt Profile#

Field	Value
Deliverable Type	concepts
Timebox Hint (Minutes)	30
Participants	individual
Evaluation Mode	idea_generation

Sources#

Key	Summary
`dinar_park_shah_2015`	Dinar, Park, and Shah (2015). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Problem Formulation and Ideation Skills Learned Throughout an Engineering Design Course. ASME IDETC/CIE 2015, DETC2015-46542.

Raw Citation Records#

Dinar, Mahmoud, Yong-Seok Park, and Jami J. Shah (2015). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Problem Formulation and Ideation Skills Learned Throughout an Engineering Design Course. ASME IDETC/CIE 2015, DETC2015-46542.