16-01-2010, 12:55
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,940
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Re: Attracting members
Loki,
I agree with Al.
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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz
Mike,
There is nothing like driving a robot to stimulate interest. Use previous year's robots for demos and get students to come up and give it a try. The videos can tell them about the game but touching and seeing for themselves will close the deal.
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And I want to add that the 6-player, 3D, 5th Gear FRC Match Simulator shows potential recruits how the games are played, and complements the animations and those real robots nicely. Using Xbox controllers and resembling a multiplayer video game doesn't hurt its ability to turn a few heads in a recruiting exhibition.
Good luck,
Blake
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