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Re: A solution for Animation Judging for 2005
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Originally Posted by collin234
The third point is what I have a main problem with. As Andy Baker said, "Don't concentrate on the entry itself, concentrate on what you do for the entry." (or something like that, sorry if I screwed it up AB) He was talking about the Chairman's Award in this quote, but it applies to all of FIRST. The Kit of Parts does not come with a rubric of what will win this year's game, nor should it. The Chairman's Award info does not come with a rubric of what is judged and what isn't, because the point isn't to win the award but to be inspired and inspiring while doing it. Cyber Blue runs a total design review process. We don't do this simply to win awards, we do it because it is a part of some fields of engineering and even if you plan on being a bum, presentation and oratory skills are vital to sucess. When students walk into the Chairman's Award presentation, they have some idea of what they are being judged upon, but I have never seen the official rubric of how I am being judged, and I'm glad for that. If there isn't a rubric for "FIRST's most prestigious award" (that's in quotes as a quote, not as sarcasm) why should there be one for anything. Once we start creating animations/chairmans awards/robots/lives simply to satisfy a rubric...the creativity is lost, the passion is gone.
I have to disagree with this. I am a educator and when I assign a assignment I require certain things. This does not limit my students' creativity, but helps them direct it. You said that there is no rubric with the kit of parts. I think we are talking about apples and oranges. I said what I said due to the fact that Autodesk has no consistent vision for the award. A rubric would convey their vision to all so everyone has a chance at the award.

To use the "f" word again, The whole competition will never be "fair" with the current structuring. Every team has different expertise, tools, and technology. At least with the animation, a little more direction would be nice other than just "create a commercial for FIRST."