VEX Worlds on ESPN2 20 July 9 PM

[Foster]

Originally Posted by VEX email blast

Next week, ESPN2 will feature the 2016 VEX Robotics World Championship in a 1 hour long segment! Tune in Wednesday, July 20 at 9 PM EDT to relive key moments, matches, and team interviews from the event. This was a record year for VEX Worlds, and we can't wait for the World's Largest Robotics Competition to make its debut on national TV.

Starring Karthik, Paul C and others! Along with some of the most complex robots you can fit in an 18x18x18" cube. Very cool!

[TDav540]

This is fantastic and great news for the visibility of VEX and all robotics programs. Now we're just waiting for FIRST to do the right thing and find a way to follow VRC's lead.

[FiMFanatic]

This will be an awesome show. Great to see it showcased on one of the best channels possible. Hopefully ratings are going to sustain more robotics on TV in the future.

Tune in Tune in Tune in!!!!

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by TDav540

This is fantastic and great news for the visibility of VEX and all robotics programs. Now we're just waiting for FIRST to do the right thing and find a way to follow VRC's lead.

+1. I believe the next step to getting FIRST out there even more than it is already is to promote it on some sort of platform that is easily accessible to the general public. Also, congrats to VRC for advancing competion robotics worldwide!

[dodar]

I really think FIRST needs to get a full partnership through Twitch and go full online.

[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by dodar

I really think FIRST needs to get a full partnership through Twitch and go full online.

This would be great, maybe then our streams won't keep getting taken down.

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by dodar

I really think FIRST needs to get a full partnership through Twitch and go full online.

Correctly or incorrectly, TV is still viewed as much more significant than the internet. I think FIRST needs to leverage their relationship with Comcast NBC and air a special or miniseries of Einstein on NBC on a Friday or Saturday night. It would be really cool for FIRST and allow NBC to compete with BattleBots, which I assume is doing well since they made a second season.

[ThaddeusMaximus]

Originally Posted by dodar

I really think FIRST needs to get a full partnership through Twitch and go full online.

Originally Posted by ASD20

Correctly or incorrectly, TV is still viewed as much more significant than the internet. I think FIRST needs to leverage their relationship with Comcast NBC and air a special or miniseries of Einstein on NBC on a Friday or Saturday night. It would be really cool for FIRST and allow NBC to compete with BattleBots, which I assume is doing well since they made a second season.

Why not both?

This would be the first time I've ever watched ESPN, by the way. ESPN will be attracting some new viewers. (though, they probably won't stay)

[ASD20]

Originally Posted by ThaddeusMaximus

Why not both?

This would be the first time I've ever watched ESPN, by the way. ESPN will be attracting some new viewers. (though, they probably won't stay)

Yeah, honestly FRC would probably get 10 times as much visibility if it was featured on the front page of Twitch and Youtube than it would on ESPN2.

[frcguy]

Originally Posted by dodar

I really think FIRST needs to get a full partnership through Twitch and go full online.

I think YouTube Live is better from a spectators and perhaps even from a streamer's standpoint. It seems way easier because YouTube processes and archives the webcast after it's done, as Twitch has no DVR feature.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by frcguy

I think YouTube Live is better from a spectators and perhaps even from a streamer's standpoint. It seems way easier because YouTube processes and archives the webcast after it's done, as Twitch has no DVR feature.

It actually has a VOD system, you just have to activate in the streamer menu. The better part about Twitch than YT is that YT will take down a video with copyright song claims, Twitch will just mute the bad sections but the video will remain.

They also implemented a new system where you can "clip" the previous 30 seconds of a stream. It's really cool to quickly grab a 30 second segment from a livestream rather than waiting for the stream to end and then having to search through the VOD for it.

[JohnFogarty]

Originally Posted by ASD20

Yeah, honestly FRC would probably get 10 times as much visibility if it was featured on the front page of Twitch and Youtube than it would on ESPN2.

You say that and it was on the front page of twitch and I don't remember the view numbers being that much better than usual.

[dodar]

Originally Posted by JohnFogarty

You say that and it was on the front page of twitch and I don't remember the view numbers being that much better than usual.

Yes but that was just a regular event stream from the back of the stands. I think if this happens, we would really need people to move forward with more copies of The Roboshow at every event so that chat can have more interaction and understanding of what they are watching.

[Basel A]

Having never been able to make it out to VEX Worlds, I'm really looking forward to watching!

[Libby K]

Originally Posted by Basel A

Having never been able to make it out to VEX Worlds, I'm really looking forward to watching!

Me too! I always hear such great things about VEX Worlds and I'm so excited to see it showcased in such a big way, so those of us who haven't made it out (yet) can watch!