PARC 7 feedback

[George A.]

Originally Posted by Joe Troy

both the DJ and the Announcer did a great job of keeping the event lively and fun.

Which announcer? There were two, myself being one of them.

[Joe Troy]

Originally Posted by M.O.R.T.
Which announcer? There were two, myself being one of them.

Sorry...could you type a little louder, I couldn't quite make out your voice!

Seriously, I thought the announcing added to the event by making sure that everyone in the stands was aware of what was taking place on the field regardless of your view (or lack thereof). I am also sure that the folks in the stands we grateful for the explanations of penalties, referee decisions, etc.

I am always disappointed when we attend a FIRST regional or championship event and the announcer does not explain that a penalty was assesed or an on field ruling was made by the refs.

Once again...thanks for making PARC a great event.

[frank_a]

As the event coordinator and scorekeeper, A.K.A. guy with head buried in computer all day, I would like to add that this is the best FIRST field control and scoring system that I have seen. I have been running the PARC scoring for the past few years and the folks at FIRST have outdone themselves this year.

No more hunting for a computer and correct version of software that would run the program and talk to the field control box and generate pit displays at the same time with no conflicts. Instead FIRST built a basically self contained console to ship with the field. Granted, it is the size of a small car, but it worked flawlessly after minimal tweaking by Eric and Rick over the phone and internet to make it post-season friendly.

Locally to PARC, I would like to improve on our video display capability. Two improvements - first, getting a second channel to the pits to display live action. Second, somehow figure out a way to display video in the gym despite the large banks of light panels that don't have window coverings.

Overall, I'd like to thank the participants for a smooth day and wish everyone luck for the rest of the post season.