FRC Blogged - Photo from Kickoff Filming

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

But the jury is still out for regolith...

If regolith ever makes a return, I will jump out of a window.

Can we just never repeat any element of the 2009 game ever again? Please?

[rwkling1]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

If regolith ever makes a return, I will jump out of a window.

Can we just never repeat any element of the 2009 game ever again? Please?

Agreed^ (about 2009) I didn't really care for the game that year

Originally Posted by DevenStonow

It's a banana for scale

Giraffe game?

In all seriousness, I'm pretty sure it's just a picture. Move on folks, nothing to see here.

[BBray_T1296]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

Giraffe game?

Height limit is increased to 18ft

[The_ShamWOW88]

Look at the way they're positioned, Don is sitting, both feet on the rung of the chair, Woody, sitting, with one foot off and one foot on, and Dean standing, not sitting, with both feet on the floor.

Something to do with the end game?!? Climbing a stepped field element?!?!

Then I saw the water bottles and realized it's obviously a water game....right....right?

[dag0620]

*Sigh* I still can't believe everyone is dissecting this for a game hint. I'm pretty sure it's literally just a teaser for kick-off.

With that said, I'm really interested in the reasons for shooting in front of a green screen and what the end results will look like. I wish kick-off was still live, but I hope at least since it is not anymore, FIRST will do some more creative things with the broadcast.

[Dustin Shadbolt]

Originally Posted by dag0620

*Sigh* I still can't believe everyone is dissecting this for a game hint. I'm pretty sure it's literally just a teaser for kick-off.

With that said, I'm really interested in the reasons for shooting in front of a green screen and what the end results will look like. I wish kick-off was still live, but I hope at least since it is not anymore, FIRST will do some more creative things with the broadcast.

This. I agree I wish it was still live. I always wanted to attend the live kickoff.

[Tom Line]

Originally Posted by rwkling1

Agreed^ (about 2009) I didn't really care for the game that year

There was no 2009. There wasn't a competition, there were no regionals, and we definitely did not build a robot.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

There was no 2009. There wasn't a competition, there were no regionals, and we definitely did not build a robot.

"I reject your reality and substitute my own!"

--Adam Savage

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by Oblarg

If regolith ever makes a return, I will jump out of a window.

Can we just never repeat any element of the 2009 game ever again? Please?

I share your hare of regolith but I think the trailers were fun and wouldn't mind a similar thing.

[markmcgary]

Originally Posted by dag0620

I wish kick-off was still live, but I hope at least since it is not anymore, FIRST will do some more creative things with the broadcast.

I thought that the 'actors' stiffly grasping the rock-climbing wall last year were hilarious. More creative, yes please.

[protoserge]

Return of Kinect. With an API.

Or a new KoP webcamera that took this photo?

[cbale2000]

I liked the kickoff better when it was live. It just seemed much more personal. Granted it was nice that it was shorter last year, but there was no suspense, no build up to the game unveiling (in fact I think most people at the kickoff I was at were shocked and scrambled to turn their cameras on when the animation started).

Shortening the old kickoff style (keeping it to like an hour max) would have been much better IMO than cutting it down to what they did.