[Official 2008 Game Design] OK, so YOU design the 2009 game...

[Team 1708 Dave]

Hi From Pittsburgh PA,

This is very exciting to read how thought out the "Games of the Future" could be. If any of these ideas or combination of ideas are used we are in for a very challenging season. I'm a newbie to the whole FIRST competition, and truly enjoyed the experience, 08 season Pgh regional.

Here's a thought that isn't game related but maybe appreciated by the teams. A dedicated team photo spot, fitted with the current years graphics and of course FIRST regional banners and game pieces as props, for the teams to take those all to important team photos.

I understand that some venues are very tight during competition. But during the finals a quick connect rack with a back drop could be assembled. Then the teams that are interested could use the area in a orderly fashion. Our team along with every other team, at the same time it seemed, tried to take team photos with mixed results.

Team photos are more than souvenirs. They are used for marketing, recruiting and fundraising. The FIRST organization could also benefit from this simple addition. There's no way, once the teams leave the event, to recreate that moment in time or even gather everyone evolved at one time. Every emotion is experienced during the events, what better way to capture the future engineers before there famous feats.

Dave

Go Pens!!!