Thread: QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!
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Re: QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!
Posted by colleen - T190 at 1/28/2001 5:13 PM EST


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In Reply to: QUESTION OF THE WEEK!!!
Posted by Andy Grady on 1/28/2001 9:17 AM EST:



Ehh I still don't know--

I think FIRST was doing well with the "there are no losers" because we all learn and still retaining the competition mode that attracts many kids to do it... if you have to get them there somehow before you can even think about teaching them something..

and I think FIRST missed the boat this year, especially discussing this with people on other FIRST teams. With the hype of IT and Battlebots going on, if FIRST still had a competition they could jump right on the wave and publicity that Dean and Battlebot folks have created. However, sure.. now we're REALLY differentiated from Battlebots... but we can't even think of gaining any of their viewership cause there's not much to watch..

I think the people IN FIRST who actually partook in the building process will find some enjoyment in watching it.. however.. I think for the average person who would just be walking by or flipping through on the tube.. there wouldn't be much reason to stay. The game's hard to understand.. no easy to score.. or understand...

It's like walking into a football stadium and told that the score didn't matter.. cause no one was going to win or lose and you would all receive the same score at the end..

What's the point of watching??


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