What if there was a FIRST Video Game

[JBotAlan]

Originally Posted by Gdeaver

FIRST video game? NO. Hey kids get out of that cave you call a room and do something active like build a robot and compete with other kids in person. Leave the video games alone.

There actually is a constructive use for a FIRST video game, such as recruiting. I think it would be easier if kids could relate to the format, a medium they are familiar with, to ease into FIRST. Personally, I think it would be cool, but it would be a LOT of work--physics, textures galore, etc. It would have to be technically correct to be useful at all. I would love to help if we work on a game, but I don't know how accurate we could get it. Just think: a simulator for the team programmer (me) to test things the real bot would destroy itself on...I guess I'd better just keep on dreaming...

JBotAlan

PS Seriously, this summer, contact me and I'll help out with a FIRST video game--it sounds like fun!