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Originally Posted by Koko Ed
And there is a typical attitude towards the animation.
Why is that?
Probably because it has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ROBOT AT ALL! Why should anyone care about it? They have to change the competition so that it is more useful to FIRST's needs instead of just paying lip service to it
I think it needs to be tied into another aspect of the competition like with the Inventor award or the website or retooled so it's better utalized as an actual TV commercial that has to be used on television to actually advertise the team or FIRST or a regional (give them a minute to do so). As it is now it's really not being utalized in a useful manner that serves any real purpose than to give a bunch of talented people a place to showcase their talent in an event that really has nothing to do with what they are doing.
That has to change.
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You're right. It does. And there's a good chance that it will, now that Autodesk is becoming a more prominent sponsor.
It's worth pointing out that all of your changes go back to my original point: right now, FIRST doesn't need the animations. It's not tied to the rest of the program in a way that makes it essential. I'd support the animations fully if FIRST changed how they were used, maybe, but they're currently a nice distraction. They aren't pushed by FIRST, it's not easy to see them while at competitions, and they aren't a required part of the competition.
Still, I'd say that the fact that animation is recognized at all while other aspects of FIRST teams are ignored shows that you've already got some respect.