[Mr. Pockets]

To be fair, I'll admit the opening ceremonies aren't that enthralling, but they also are over pretty quick. My generation's attention span must be even shorter than I imagined if we can't sit still without something to entertain us for a whole 15 minutes.

I was in the pits for the good majority of our first district, but from what I heard the biggest problem for us seemed to be people playing games during the actual matches. After spending the Detroit district* up in the stands (or more accurately hovering by the rail watching the bots) I can't imagine why this would ever be seen as boring. With so many amazing and creative bots I was almost never bored watching the games. Between games they play so much amazing dance music I can't see why people would even be sitting down.

FRC competitions are fun people. If you honestly need a video game system to keep you interested, you're ignoring a tremendous experience.

*At which gaming systems were a non-existent issue.