Mysterious FIRST Twitter tease

[Anthony Galea]

Its obviously the new startgame. They said no secret endgame, but nothing about the first 30 seconds of teleop!

[Reanna]

It's obviously a water game. They said nothing about the truss actually being a water-shooting unicorn to teach teams how to think quickly and build a water-gliding robot in under 3 days.

It's obviously a post by Looking Forward.

[cadandcookies]

Guessing it has to do with AmeriCorps VISTAs, who, if I remember correctly typically serve for a year.

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

Guessing it has to do with AmeriCorps VISTAs, who, if I remember correctly typically serve for a year.

I'll back you up on this, this is the first thing I thought of when I saw #serveAyear. Sounds like they're getting some new kind of mentor/volunteer involvement from them or a similar program (Teach for America?).

It's FAR too early do be doing the whole "OMG game hint!" thing...

[safiq10]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

Guessing it has to do with AmeriCorps VISTAs, who, if I remember correctly typically serve for a year.

I also agree with that hashtag. It really can't be an endgame or an addition to the game. Unless if Americorps VISTAs is sponsoring this addition. In all reality it is most likely going to be a announcement that they will be attending the world competititon

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by safiq10

I also agree with that hashtag. It really can't be an endgame or an addition to the game. Unless if Americorps VISTAs is sponsoring this addition. In all reality it is most likely going to be a announcement that they will be attending the world competititon

VISTAs have attended CMP in the past and will be again this year. The VISTA program was expanded greatly over the last year and they are still in the process of expanding.

Note the one website says that they are looking to publicize the VISTA program in general and that the listed partners, which are a limited subset of programs supported by VISTA, will be a part of it.

[RoboMom]

Link is fixed.

[Mr V]

FIRST posted this today on their FaceBook account. https://www.facebook.com/pages/FIRST...84063051616518

[Looking Forward]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

It's obviously a post by Looking Forward.

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

These aren't the droids you're looking for.

I'm looking forward to see which ones they are, then.

[Michael Hill]

Seems relevant

http://www.serveayear.org/

List of partners at the bottom: FIRST.

Clicking on the logo brings you here - not to the FIRST website...

[MrBasse]

Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence

http://www.serveayear.org/

List of partners at the bottom: FIRST.

Clicking on the logo brings you here - not to the FIRST website...

It seems strange that they could have used the wrong logo for a partner. But I don't know if it is more or less strange to get the wrong website.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by MrBasse

It seems strange that they could have used the wrong logo for a partner. But I don't know if it is more or less strange to get the wrong website.

Umm, should FIRST HQ be emailed about that? Or maybe serveayear?

Misrepresentation (or a mistake) should be fixed.