Every robotics and drone competition begins with a new game. Before teams can compete—or spectators can follow a match—they need to understand the field, the objective, what the robots or drones are doing, and how points are earned. Your team has the opportunity to help create that introduction.
Create a short, engaging video that introduces and explains the current season’s game to someone who may be seeing it for the first time. Your team will research the official game rules and scoring system, then decide how to creatively communicate what you have learned. Teaching someone else often helps you learn, so prepare to be the best at knowing the rules for your game!
Your video should explain the overall objective of the game, important field and game elements, the primary actions robots and drones can perform, and all available scoring opportunities. This is not a strategy challenge. Your team should not identify the best way to play the game or recommend a particular strategy. The goal is to help your audience understand how the game works and how teams can earn points. Winning videos may be selected to be featured on the RECF website and/or used as game introduction content during the current season.
Your team will submit one final product: a game introduction & explanation video.
The video must:
Research the official game rules and develop an understanding of what a new viewer would need to know to follow a match. You can find all the rules and Q&A at games.recf.org.
Your video should explain the most important aspects of the game, including:
Be accurate and specific. Your team should use the official game materials as the primary source for game information. If information changes during the season, teams should use the most current official game materials available at the time of submission.
Your video must explain the complete scoring system for the game.
For each scoring opportunity, briefly explain:
The goal is to explain all available ways teams can earn points, not to recommend which scoring opportunity is the best. Your audience should be able to watch a match after viewing your video and have a basic understanding of where the points are coming from.
Think about what information a person who has never seen the game needs to know in order to understand what is happening and be able to join in the game . Your team may choose the format and style that works best for your explanation.
Your team does not need to follow a specific presentation format or order. Choose a style that best communicates the game to your audience. You might use live demonstrations, match footage, animation, graphics, student presenters, narration, or a combination of approaches. The goal is not to create the most elaborate video. The goal is to create an accurate, complete, engaging introduction that helps someone understand the game.
Before submitting, make sure your team has:
By submitting a video to this challenge, the team confirm that they and their parent(s)/guardian(s) consent to the submission being posted, shared, or otherwise displayed by RECF on social media, web pages, or events, including during the ceremonies in the dome during the RECF World Championship.
Your team will be successful if you can create a video useful to someone learning the game that teaches the game, not simply describes it. Strong projects will demonstrate an accurate understanding of the official game rules and use creative choices to make technical information easier to understand.
Remember, this is not a strategy challenge. Your goal is not to tell teams how they should play. Your goal is to help the robotics community understand what the game is, what robots and drones can do, and how points are earned.
