The Role of Video in FIRST

[SuperJake]

Originally Posted by Not2B

Wasn't the chairman's award, in years past, a 10 minute video? Why did FIRST go away from that?

- Make it easier for more teams to submit?
- Make it easier to judge?
- See if there is at least one literate person per team?
- Something else?

I have a feeling it would be because a presentation given like the chairman's award is done now can be used to recruit local businesses. During a business presentation, it is more professional and easier to retain audience interest with someone up giving a talk than to put them in a dark room with a video playing.

I really like that the National Chairman's Award team gets to make a video documenting their team and such - I think that is a GREAT idea. That adds to the FIRST Hall of Fame.