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Unread 18-03-2015, 16:09
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Re: This year's "game" is a job, not a game

I think the real issue here is that it takes a certain level of knowledge of the game (any game) before you can start to appreciate and enjoy watching.

Robots playing soccer? Everybody gets that, because everybody knows what soccer is (or, even if you don't, you are at least familiar with the concept of kicking a ball around). So anyone who has seen soccer knows what they are looking at when they see robots chasing the ball, passing between teammates, intercepting, shooting.

And due to the nature of man, everyone understands the concept of bashing into other robots to prevent them from achieving their goals, of offense and defense. Violence, basically. Everybody gets that. It's obvious, and compelling.

Robots stacking boxes? It takes a little more understanding to figure out what the heck is going on, but once you see it, then you see it (if that makes sense). Ah, look, that one is holding the RC hoping for the other one to finish a tote stack. See? They are working together. Oh, there's only 10 seconds left, will 1247 be able to finish its double-stack from the tote feeder and get it onto a scoring platform in time? There is real drama there but only if you understand the rules. And since there is no direct interaction between the two competing alliances (save for the canburgling in the very beginning), there is that much less "obvious" stuff to look at and understand.
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