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What Changes Would You Like to See Made to Project14?

tariq.ahmad

Its been a long time since we've made any kind of changes to the format of Project14 but its due for an upgrade.   Its natural for programs to evolve overtime and things can't stay the same forever. We've experimented with different things with the program and some have been received more enthusiastically than others.   I'm starting this thread to see what kind of changes you would like to see us to make with this program.  What shouldn't be touched,  what would make things more exciting, and how do we grow the program without turning it into something different?  Should it be something different?   Where does Project14 fit in with the larger community?  Before getting this conversation underway, I would like to stress that the goal is to improve not diminish the program.  My managers have been very supportive from the beginning of this program and I want to reward their confidence.   Some of these changes are workload related.  Others are business related.  I'm open to all ideas and suggestions.

 

Topics on the Table:

 

- Launch Themes Every Other Month or Keep them Monthly?

- Shorter Contests or Longer Contests?

- If we have fewer contests Is there Stuff We Can Do In-Between?

- How Can We Make It Easier For More People to Participate?

- Should We have Bigger Prizes?

- Should we have a giveaway before we launch every contest?

- Most Importantly How Do We Make These More Fun?

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  • The main problem:

     

    As you all probably know with my relatively often delays, you could brand me as a professional procrastinator and I didn't start the blog post for the Corgi shaped arduino until a few days before it was due despite it being built a month ago.

     

    Also there's a level of lack of creativity.

     

    First project14 I considered was the "proving science one".

     

    I'm not the best at science. I also don't have any fun ideas.

     

    hehe.

     

    I'm also not really great at the topics.

     

    But mainly, I procrastinate.

     

    I dunno if bigger prizes is the key, I think the prizes are great(and that's one of the reason I managed to squeeze my entry in before deadline for the Holiday contest because I really want to win an oscilloscope and those stuff image

     

    Perhaps maybe more winning opportunities depending on how many people submit? I dunno.

  • in reply to hugohu

    I also like to add, I sometimes feel amazed by others' projects as they have an exceptional level of skill, and many of the things I am unable to even think of- additionally after failing some contests related to electronics(not from e14) I realized presentation is a key factor. Unless if it's a custom PCB(I'm certainly not the best at design and it takes time for shipping), or if there's a 3D printed case it's not very "present worthy" unless if you manage to make it like PCB art, with a beautiful and nice strip board, etc.

     

    The only thing I can manage is a crap cardboard enclosure, since I don't have access to certain tools like CNC and 3D printing.

  • in reply to hugohu

    A DAC challenge. I think I might bring out one of the DAC modules I have from mothball and start tinkering image

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