2012 Lessons Learned :The Positive

[Jon Stratis]

You know it's a successful game when people come into the venue looking confused and a conversation like this happens:

- Can I help you?
- I'm looking for the robotics event.
- Well, you're in the right place! The field is right down there.
- No, I'm not looking for the basketball game, I want to see the robots!
- ... I understand your confusion. The robots are the ones playing basketball!


That said, a few other positives:
- The GDC is assembling a knowledgeable team to look at the bumper rules and make them clearer and more consistent for next year
- There were no horrible issues for any teams at both of the events I inspected at, and we managed to get everyone to their first match on Friday.
- The new rule distribution system seemed to work out well (onliine content management versus the old PDF's), and the rules were kept a bit shorter than in the past, which makes it easier to get through.