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=== How will you keep mentors engaged with their students? (1000 characters) ===
=== How will you keep mentors engaged with their students? (1000 characters) ===
<span style="color:red">Determine if ResidualVM wants to participate this year</span>
<span style="color:red">Determine if ResidualVM wants to participate this year</span>
First of all, we have an internal rule that GSoC students have 2 mentors and not just one, for the highest possible availability.
First of all, we have an internal rule that GSoC students have 2 mentors and not just one, for the highest possible availability.


Then, we want our mentors to have the following qualities:
Then, we want our mentors to have the following qualities:
* Be a volunteer and be able to commit to participating for the entire duration of the program. They have to be available to their students and the mentor team.
* Be a volunteer and be able to commit to participating for the entire duration of the program. They have to be available to their students and the mentor team.
* Have a considerable track record hacking on ScummVM <span style="color:red">or ResidualVM</span>. They can help the students more effectively and in an immediate fashion this way.
* Have a considerable track record hacking on ScummVM or ResidualVM. They can help the students more effectively and in an immediate fashion this way.
* Have the patience and skills to explain to their respective students how to tackle their tasks. Also, to be able to help the students out when they are in sticky situations.
* Have the patience and skills to explain to their respective students how to tackle their tasks. Also, to be able to help the students out when they are in sticky situations.
* Have a clear vision on how a task should proceed, both in broad strokes as well as in the technical details level, with of course some freedom movement to the students.
* Have a clear vision on how a task should proceed, both in broad strokes as well as in the technical details level, with of course some freedom movement to the students.