How can we make this better?

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Posted by Tom D, Engineer on team #75, Robo Raiders, from Hillsborough High School.

Posted on 4/25/99 11:08 AM MST



My only means of staying in touch with the national competition was through the live broadcast provided by NASA. Although far from perfect, this was a very good thing. Thank you NASA.

To those of you who have experienced this broadcast, you obviously know the video was poor and it was hard to see any action at all. Thanks to the audio for tellng the story of what was happening in real time.

For future events, I would like to see a website set up just like a sports page, with digital display windows to tell what is going on. (Who is up next, scores of previous rounds, current standings, etc.) This would provide a clear picture of what was happening, with or without the live broadcast, and could cover both arenas simultaneously. This would be really nice! Maybe FIRST could arrange to have this done????

On another point, I do not mean to be a complainer, but I am disappointed that FIRST takes so long to post all of the competition results on their website. Given today's technology, all of the money involved, the large amount of support from major corporations and communities from around the nation, I think FIRST should strive to post information in hours, not days. I think FIRST is a great organization, and I love what they stand for, but they should do more to be a truly world-class organization. FIRST is setting a great example, why not set an even better example?

Congratulations to all of the participants, organizers and workers who made this national event a success. You are all winners!