2013 is here! In just a few short months BEST Robotics, Inc. will be releasing details of the 2013 game, called Gatekeeper. This game is being developed by Jubilee BEST, located in Mobile, Alabama. Check out the teaser video here.
In addition, Friends of BEST in Alabama will be providing educational content that will help prepare teams for BEST 2013. Please read the letter from Jubilee BEST below:
Greetings from Jubilee BEST in Mobile, Alabama!
We are honored and
excited to develop the 2013 BEST game, “Gatekeeper”. The official teaser video
is posted on www.bestinc.org and www.jubileebest.org. Once you watch the video,
it will be obvious the 2013 game theme is technology…the “T” in BEST.
We
recognize the world of technology changes rapidly; one of our goals as game
developers is to encourage BEST teams to gain a greater understanding of the
technology that surrounds them on a daily basis. We have created 18-weeks of
educational fun that will kick-off Sunday, January 20th! Each week (Sunday
evenings) a new topic will be posted on www.jubileebest.org. Robots, computers,
cell phones, electricity, and manufacturing are only a few themes that will be
explored.
Weekly activities will contain components for students to
participate on their own or activities geared towards educators which can be
incorporated into their classroom. Please note, this is not curriculum, it’s
only resources and ideas to encourage “thinking”. Activities are well suited for
bell ringers at the beginning of class, enrichment assignments, elective course
activities, or after-school robotics clubs.
We will promote the 18-weeks
of activities on the BEST Robotics Facebook page. Teams will be encouraged to
post photos and videos of various activities throughout the spring. Become a
Facebook fan and follow the fun!
As we all know, one of the exciting
moments of BEST is seeing the highly secretive game field unveiled on Kick-Off
Day! These resources will contain subtle hints of game components, but in no way
will reveal the game. Our goal is to keep students engaged and using their
critical thinking skills during the off-season. We do encourage the students to
brainstorm and try to “guess” amongst themselves what the 2013 game components
will be.
Congratulations to Carley Webb from Brindlee Mountain Middle School for being selected as one of the winners in the BEST Robotics, Inc.
GateKeeper 2013 Game Survey. The survey received more than 450
responses and Carley was one of seventeen students who won a prize. 
