Thread: Judging in Athletics

Why does this still exist? It only leads to controversy. Multiple cameras feeding a computer system with appropriate algorithm should solve the issues. Why does this not exist right now?

Could it be for the drama?

People get overly attached to tradtitions. Plus that would be a serious program to develop and you'd have to get extensive input from thw judges anyways.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

People get overly attached to tradtitions. Plus that would be a serious program to develop and you'd have to get extensive input from thw judges anyways.

But once it's done .... it's done. Could it be ....oh ..... ah .... difficult to coerce a computer program? Just thinking out loud is all.

Originally Posted by Brenngun

But once it's done .... it's done. Could it be ....oh ..... ah .... difficult to coerce a computer program? Just thinking out loud is all.

Ah, they can hack anything these days if they want to.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Ah, they can hack anything these days if they want to.

Bob

I'll trust a good encryption program over the current system all day long.

Oh yeah! Lol....

Originally Posted by Brenngun

I'll trust a good encryption program over the current system all day long.

Computers will only get you so far in judging certain events. The ones that would be problematical are ones that require a score on artistic value. That is the human part that so many find they disagree on because humans have differing points of view on that sort of thing.

I suppose you could program that into a computer and then all competitors would have to do is figure how to perform to the liking of the computers program. That would make things pretty stale very quickly. Program a different taste into the computer and you will eventually get a different kind of staleness. I guess I just don't have as much faith in computers as some do as for everything. Some day it may be possible though.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Computers will only get you so far in judging certain events. The ones that would be problematical are ones that require a score on artistic value. That is the human part that so many find they disagree on because humans have differing points of view on that sort of thing.

I suppose you could program that into a computer and then all competitors would have to do is figure how to perform to the liking of the computers program. That would make things pretty stale very quickly. Program a different taste into the computer and you will eventually get a different kind of staleness. I guess I just don't have as much faith in computers as some do as for everything. Some day it may be possible though.

Bob

But Bob, the majority of what judges subjectively judge are in fact the correct completion of mechanical movements. To me that's where the problem begins. As good as some might be no way they see everything correctly. Let a system based eye take care of that. A computerized system to determine if all the mechanical movements were in fact completed correctly. Say 90% of the score Then you can add a 10% component to the score for judging the touchy feely "artistic value". This could significantly reduce the continuous complaints that both athletes and fans have with the current system.

Originally Posted by Brenngun

But Bob, the majority of what judges subjectively judge are in fact the correct completion of mechanical movements. To me that's where the problem begins. As good as some might be no way they see everything correctly. Let a system based eye take care of that. A computerized system to determine if all the mechanical movements were in fact completed correctly. Say 90% of the score Then you can add a 10% component to the score for judging the touchy feely "artistic value". This could significantly reduce the continuous complaints that both athletes and fans have with the current system.

I suppose, only way to really find out would be to try it out for a suitable time period.

Bob