Deadline Change

[Jay Lundy]

Just so you guys know, they changed the deadline from March 10 or so to February 21.

Personally, I think that's terrible because I remember last year I did most of the work on the animation after the robot shipped because there was too much to do. Now with Junior year I have even less time to do stuff, which means less animation because the robot has priority.

[Leon Machado IV]

Did they post this? I'm in charge of updates for the team and I haven't seen this. The book they gave us is still saying March 10th. Thanks.

[Soukup]

they did for sure post this and it's terrible. any team wishing to use their robot in the animation will have aproxiamtely 5 days after the robot is shipped to model and animte it and mail it in. wht were they thinking? i do not know.

[Leon Machado IV]

Where did they post this? Can anyone give me a link? Thanks again.

[Soukup]

the deadline change?

USFIRST.org

then you must click to find the award 2003 pdf.

scrool down til you find the visualiztion award and then bam...it hits you right in the face.

[Nate Smith]

Originally posted by TEAM_74
wht were they thinking? i do not know.

While I haven't talked with anyone at FIRST to confirm or deny this, I have a feeling that the earlier deadline was required to allow for the regional animation awards....a March deadline as in years past would have put it right in the middle of regionals...

[Koko Ed]

Originally posted by TEAM_74
they did for sure post this and it's terrible. any team wishing to use their robot in the animation will have aproxiamtely 5 days after the robot is shipped to model and animte it and mail it in. wht were they thinking? i do not know.

They probably would like something than just the robot being featured in the animation. I was looking at the older animations and man was it boring! They were all the same really.
This just means you guys either have to pay very close attention to the teams process for making the robot and create from that or find new creative ways to express your point in the animation. I think everyone will do fine.