The ECG Is Now Available on Google Play and Apple ITunes

That's right, as of today The ECG (Endless Combination Generator) is available for download from both Google Play and the Apple ITunes Store.

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Here’s how it works:

First create an “Object Set” – This can be any juggling object or number you would like. A “3-Ball” object set is included as a sample. You can save it so you can add your own "3-Ball" routines, or you can delete it if you want. Then add whatever “Object Set” you want – “Diabolo”, “3”, “4” or “5-Balls”, “Cigar Boxes”, etc…

-     Then create a “Routine” to include in that set.

-          Save your new “Routine” with a unique name that characterises the routine. It can be     your “Performance” routine, or your “Low Ceiling” routine, whatever has meaning to you.

-          Once you have the name of your routine, fill in your “Routine” with “Elements”. A “Routine” can contain up to a maximum of 20 “Elements” – these elements are whatever you call your juggling tricks, and save each “Element” in your “Routine”.

-          REMEMBER – Each “Routine” can contain a maximum of 20 “Elements”, but you can have as many routines as you want.

-          Once you have at least two routines saved in your “Object Set”, you can then use the “Create Random Routine” button to generate a new routine that has been randomly selected from the two previous routines.

The possibilities that can be generated are always equal to “the number of routines to the power of the number of elements”. Like the children’s books you see where you have all the farm animals with their bodies divided into three sections; Head, Torso and Feet. A child creates funny combinations by flipping the pages and can end up with an animal that has a Duck’s Head, a Pig’s Torso and a Horse’s feet. The ECG works just like that.

For example; two routines, each containing three elements, can generate eight different combinations (2x2x2=8).  Two routines each with 10 elements (2¹⁰) can generate 1024

The advantage of this system is that by generating random routines a juggler can improve his ability by working on the transitions between elements that he may not have thought of, or tried, previously. Another advantage is that a juggler does not need a large number of elements in order to create a large number of transitions to work on.

The ECG is also not limited to jugglers, any circus performing using a trick-based vocabulary can benefit from the process. Chinese Pole has proven particularly adapted to The ECG.

People have also used it to generate weekly menus and exercise regimes. If you find a new use for The ECG contact us here at www.endlesscombinationgenerator.blogspot.co.uk and let us know about it.

About "The ECG"

The soon-to-be-marketed app "The ECG - The Endless Combination Generator" is a powerful tool that was initially created as a training programme for professional jugglers.

The ECG allows jugglers in training to create an infinite number of combinations from a finite number of juggling figures. The more juggling figures a juggler knows, the more combinations then become possible.

In training, and in the creation of juggling routines for performance, one of the major challenges is to generate and discover interesting and innovative transitions between the different juggling elements a performer has at his, or her, disposal. By generating random lists from the figures a juggler knows, and working through the combinations that are created, the artist improves their skill level while at the same time improving the chances of discovering transitions that are interesting and challenging.

The ECG allows a performer to create sets of routines for any particular object - balls, clubs, rings, etc... and for any number of objects, but The ECG can also be used for any object or subject the user has in mind. The ECG is a tool that can challenge artists from any figure, or trick, based discipline and has also been used to generate weekly menus and guest lists for dinner parties.

The ECG is an app for anybody who believes in the positive benefits of random chance.

The ECG will be available by the end of March 2013 for a price of £0.99.

Address queries to Tim Roberts at oujonpo@gmail.com

Once You Download The ECG

Once you download The ECG, you can delete all the sample juggling tricks and fill it all in with your own name for things. Remember, everything that is already in there are samples only.

Updates Now Included

Thanks to all your comments and suggestions, updates have now been added to The ECG - Endless Combination Generator. Remember, this is not an app that teaches you juggling figures, it is a practice tool that helps you to take advantage and to better exploit, the things you already know. Download the app and please feel free to delete all the routines in the "3-Ball" set. Add your own routines, with the names of your figures and generate random routines that will test your ability to make transitions between them. Transitions is what this is for, and where I feel the true test of a juggler's ability can be found. Good luck.

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Updates Soon To Be Added

Hello All,

Several improvements will soon be added th The ECG - the ability to lock routines, to share them and to print them. Also there will be improvements in the way text is saved and a fix to prevent items shifting order inadvertently.

In the meantime should you have any other comments please keep them coming.

Tim Roberts

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