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Re: FRC Blogged - More Award Updates, FIRST Choice, and a New FRC Xbox Game!

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This news has sent at least one of my students into a sort of depression - he's a senior that is the captain of the animation subteam. He doesn't have any experience with anything else. He now fears that he will be 'useless' this build season. I'm not really sure what to tell him. This is highly disappointing. I wish we could have known about this sooner so that people could have had a chance at pre-season training.

We now have the 'Digital Media Award', but it's just not the same. Oh well. I suppose it's time to adapt.
I'm really sorry to hear this - it's a really tough situation for him to be in.

Last year, our Animation lead transitioned into another leadership role during the build season. We have one lead of "Game Mechanisms," but last year, we split that role in two and put him in charge of the bridge manipulator and the existing Game Mech. head in charge of the shooter. I expect we'll do similar this year - good leaders can adapt to different roles. (He even threw some of his animation prowess into the job, putting together an animated demo of the bridge manipulator in 3DS Max).

I hope your students can make the most of it.
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