Sorry, just fully read Mike's post and I have to point a few things out.
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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
Your list of things FIRST does is not accurate. The regionals are organized by volunteers. The kitbot is created by IFI. Very little work at the FIRST level is involved in obtaining college scholarships.
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Your list is wrong as well. Most regionals are, in fact, organized by FIRST staffers. Who did you think the Regional Directors were? Even the volunteer RDs work closely with FIRST in NH to pull off a regional. A LOT more goes into regional planning than any FIRST team sees, and it's the RD's job to keep it that way.
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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
At approximately 11 feet heigh the field already won't fit into many regular rooms. There's a big difference between what the teams need to create to simulate the field and what FIRST should create for a production field. This year a piece of plywood with a hole in it was enough to simulate the center goal. I would expect FIRST could create a much more advanced solution.
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I don't even want to think about the complaints there would be if FIRST had a fancy goal clearing system and only 10 teams could afford to replicate it.
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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
That might hint at a problem with how FIRST handles game design. I work year round. FIRST should too. They have 7 months to design, build and test a game and field. What does FIRST do between now and January that is more imprtant than creating a new game?
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I don't know what to tell you if you think the GDC isn't already working feverishly on the next game. You've already commented that you don't know how they work. If you don't think it takes every day of the 7 months they have to design a game, test it, balance it, design and draw a field, and build the field for kickoff.... Well I don't know what to tell you. Just think about how long it would take you to produce the drawings in the Arena section of the documents. As for what's more important.... Little things like fundraising, finding regional and national venues, running Team Forums, and generally making sure the FIRST is still around next year.