Multidimensional Arrays

[betancourtb82]

I was wondering if anyone could help me with a multidimensional array. I need to make an array that satisfies 3 conditions. There will be 3 different avatars, each having to hold 3 different items(gun, camera, cell phone). There has to be 10 of each of these conditions (shown in attachment). Any ideas? Thanks. I'm thinking it would be a multidimensional 3x3 array that I can call 10 times. Another idea I had was just make a 30x30 array but I think that would take too long to load. Please help.

[farshizzo]

Hi,

I don't understand what you are asking for. How many avatars do you need at any given time? What exactly do you need to do with these avatars?

[betancourtb82]

I need 3 separate avatars, a mexican-american, a white-american, and the experimenter. Each of these avatars will hold one of three items, a camera, a cell phone or a gun. Technically I have to have 90 different avatars, but I think I can use the same three avatars and just do different "link" commands. They will be coming toward the subject relatively quickly and the subject will have to decide whether or not they feel threatened and if they are threatened, shoot the person coming at them. The avatars should come at the subject at a randomized fashion, but at the end of the study, the following conditions must be met:

Mex-american - 10 cameras, 10 cell phones, 10 guns
wht-american - 10 cameras, 10 cell phones, 10 guns
experimenter - 10 cameras, 10 cell phones, 10 guns

Each avatar must hold one of the three items 10 different times. To the subject it should appear as if 90 avatars are coming at them (not necessarily all at once). I hope that's a little more clear. If not, please let me know.

Thanks

[farshizzo]

Hi,

If you are only viewing each avatar one at a time, then you only need to add 3 avatars. When you are starting an avatar link the appropriate object to it. When you are done with the avatar unlink the object from it.

[betancourtb82]

The only problem with that is that I would need more than 3 avatars to come out at once. The experimenter wants a continous flow of avatars. Would I be able to do this w/only an array of 3 avatars and the link and unlink?

[farshizzo]

Hi,

You need to create at least the same number of avatars that you want to be visible at the same time. So if you only need 6 avatars to be visible at a time, then you need at least 6 avatars.