[BB] Odds and Ends

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Forgive the stupid question, what is a panel signal device?

That's the amber blinky thing, indicating robot status, Rockwell Automation part number: 855PB-B12ME522.

Andy B.

[Josh Drake]

If FRC is in some way supposed to represent a sporting event, maybe that instant replay needs to be looked at more closely. Maybe the drive teams can have a red/blue flag they throw onto the field.

I realize it takes a lot of time and money to put multiple cameras around the field and edit film, but it would be a crowd pleaser to have highlights of the previous round shown on the big screen while robots are being taken off and on. I can dream can't I?

[JesseK]

Filling the pool ... heh. That attempt at baiting us into thinking it's a water game is really a subtle hint to the GDC that Bill thinks they should do a dunk tank during kickoff...

Einstein matches are replayed on the big screen right after they're played on the field ... well ... that's what the TBA archive leads me to believe. It probably would take an additional volunteer and some equipment to do it, so it'd have to be on a per-regional basis just like webcasting/archiving the matches already is. I think it's a great idea though and it would keep the crowd a little more engaged during the matches.

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

That's the amber blinky thing, indicating robot status, Rockwell Automation part number: 855PB-B12ME522.

Andy B.

Oh, the Suck Light! We've got one of those.

Originally Posted by DRAKE343

If FRC is in some way supposed to represent a sporting event, maybe that instant replay needs to be looked at more closely. Maybe the drive teams can have a red/blue flag they throw onto the field.

I realize it takes a lot of time and money to put multiple cameras around the field and edit film, but it would be a crowd pleaser to have highlights of the previous round shown on the big screen while robots are being taken off and on. I can dream can't I?

I would prefer a game that is decided upon alliance gameplay and not by the questionable rulings of human officials.
Furthermore, I think FIRST events move slowly enough (from the spectators' standpoint) without adding in instant replay and/or challenges. For a 2-minute game with 8-minute cycle time, that means only a quarter of the time robots are moving. Sure, that beats the heck out of baseball, but I think the more action there is on the field, the more exciting the event.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Oh, the Suck Light! We've got one of those.

I'm amused at the number of names this little blinking light has. We always called ours the idiot light, or just "the flashy yellow light."


I'm interested to see what aspect of kickoff will look different this year. I'm sure it's just going to be something different about the broadcast, since every site is different and having some kind of physical change would be really hard to accomodate, but you never know.

[alectronic]

Originally Posted by Karibou

I'm interested to see what aspect of kickoff will look different this year. I'm sure it's just going to be something different about the broadcast, since every site is different and having some kind of physical change would be really hard to accomodate, but you never know.

I can say with some level of confidence that it likely relates to the way segments of the broadcast happen. They have repeatedly run upwards of 30 minutes over the schedule, causing difficulty for remote kickoff locations. For example, in seattle the kits arrive on a truck for teams when the broadcast ends, and in 2009 it ran over and the truck had to leave the kits outside because the broadcast was still going.
Anyways, i have a feeling that more portions will be pre-recorded.
my 0.02

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Oh, the Suck Light! We've got one of those.

I always called it the indicator light or the $!#/>*ing light.

I would prefer a game that is decided upon alliance gameplay and not by the questionable rulings of human officials.

You mean like Lunacy? I think people underestimate how much of a step in the right direction the game was; all scoring was at the end of the game, basically no penalties... I wouldn't be surprised if FRC games keep moving in that direction. Such as this next one!

Kickoff looking different = field looking different.

[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I always called it the indicator light or the $!#/>*ing light.



You mean like Lunacy? I think people underestimate how much of a step in the right direction the game was; all scoring was at the end of the game, basically no penalties... I wouldn't be surprised if FRC games keep moving in that direction. Such as this next one!

Kickoff looking different = field looking different.

Or perhaps Dave just decided that he would like to sleep during the month of December for the first time in 7 years.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

Or perhaps Dave just decided that he would like to sleep during the month of December for the first time 7 years.

He can't.

[lbarger]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

He can't.

I'm not so sure Dave sleeps. It's probably more like 'guru meditation'.

[Meredith Novak]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

Or perhaps Dave just decided that he would like to sleep during the month of December for the first time 7 years.

He's going to have to pay to heat his house, though.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by iCurtis

Or perhaps Dave just decided that he would like to sleep during the month of December for the first time in 7 years.

Dave sleeps in December, his house is all nice and toasty from all the computers rendering the kickoff animation.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I always called it the indicator light or the $!#/>*ing light.



You mean like Lunacy? I think people underestimate how much of a step in the right direction the game was; all scoring was at the end of the game, basically no penalties... I wouldn't be surprised if FRC games keep moving in that direction. Such as this next one!

Kickoff looking different = field looking different.

A majority of FIRST games in the last 10 years have been scored at the end only.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

That's the amber blinky thing, indicating robot status, Rockwell Automation part number: 855PB-B12ME522.

Andy B.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by DRAKE343

If FRC is in some way supposed to represent a sporting event, maybe that instant replay needs to be looked at more closely. Maybe the drive teams can have a red/blue flag they throw onto the field.

I realize it takes a lot of time and money to put multiple cameras around the field and edit film, but it would be a crowd pleaser to have highlights of the previous round shown on the big screen while robots are being taken off and on. I can dream can't I?

Been discussed a couple times, search around. Summing it up, there was a lot of whining about "bad calls", a lot of criticizing refs, some name calling, and then the cost of the whole thing was brought up. This took roughly 50-100 posts. (It has been a while since I read the thread) Here it is, http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=40383 I would also like to say that if this becomes another discussion of officiating at FRC events it should be another thread and should be discussed calmly and rationally.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by DRAKE343

If FRC is in some way supposed to represent a sporting event, maybe that instant replay needs to be looked at more closely. Maybe the drive teams can have a red/blue flag they throw onto the field.

Haven't you figured out that FRC adapts soccer rules? Red/yellow cards, impeding, even soccer ref shirts. Soccer has no instant replay / video review.