In an effort to address the contentious issue of judged Olympic events, the Olympic committee has proposed a pilot audience participation system to score the gymnastics and diving competitions in the upcoming 2004 Athens Summer Games. The system would allow the spectators who are physically present at the event to cast their vote in real time. The spectator vote will have no effect on an athlete's official score and will be purely for entertainment purposes. Enabling audience members to voice their opinions electronically creates an emotionally exciting new form of spectator involvement within the Olympics. Our system relies on the principle of judging the judges, allowing spectators to agree or disagree with a score given to an athlete by the Olympic panel of judges. The spectator participates in the unique experience of being able to voice their opinion on a larger scale. After the event, the spectator has a keepsake that they can treasure for years after the Athens Games.
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