Load up the torpedoes, because somebody wants to visit Davey Jones! During the WWCC Campaign Game on July 7th, we were visited by a newspaper reporter and his cameraman. They wrote a wonderful article about our club and the battle in general, which led to a plentiful turnout of visitors at today's battle. You can read the article here: http://www.community-newspapers.com/almaden/almaden.pdf
Good for you guys!! Any advertisement is good advertisement! --> Well, perhaps not "30 people were killed in a CO2 tank explosion on Saturday"...
It just got better! All this press coverage brought a large turnout of visitors. One of the visitors to this Sunday's battle brought a HD video camera. He just sent me a message on Youtube, saying that he uploaded some of the video he shot. It's a fascinating perspective on Model Warship Combat through the eyes of a first-time visitor. So take a look, give it a rating, and leave a comment. Let's make this person want to come back again! here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kke6eahIGVk
Awsome, paper coverge and media are/will be one of the best bets to get the word out and new members in, personaly i'd like to see two to three clubs in all the states. I found this hobby in an old old edition of servo magazine, so I believe there is potential in paper
Just to show how you never know when one thing will lead to another, the reporter in question contacted me as a result of all the Internet coverage of the California Maker Faire in May of this year, at which WWCC battled in front of an estimated 5,000 people over the course of the 3-day event. For those of you who don't know, WWCC built a pond at the San Mateo County fair grounds for Maker Faire this year, and had Axis vs Allies battles each day - including a night battle. Since Maker Faire, we've been asked to shoot a television program (still waiting for it to air), and our website gets an average of one person filling out our inquiry form each day. Our membership is growing, and we owe it all to Dale and Sherry Huss, Maker Faire founders and organizers who saw the potential, and were willing to take a chance. If you want to see some of the huge buzz we've generated, Google "robotic warship combat." I coined that term for Maker Faire in May, to track our success. The next Maker Faire is happening in Austin in October of this year, and currently we are working with the North Texas Battle Group to try to get a combat demonstration organized in Austin. If anyone is interested in learning how we built a pond in 8 hours, and managed to battle in front of 5,000 people with no serious injuries, please let me know. I'll be happy to answer any questions. Rob
WoW, nice job and way to get the word out. the more people we contact, the more learn of the hobby. []
