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[IndySam]

Hmmmmmm

Coopertition Award, the award will be granted to the team that earns the most Coopertition bonus points during the competition

[Jonathan Norris]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Hmmmmmm

Coopertition Award, the award will be granted to the team that earns the most Coopertition bonus points during the competition

Is this going to be the award for the team that scores the most for its opponent... or more likely has something to do with a unique aspect of this years game.

[rsisk]

Notice that the Coopertition Award is awarded by Performance, not Robot Performance as in the other categories, or "Judges" as most of the team awards are categorized.

So is this a crossover type of award, some combination of team/machine performance?

[rsisk]

they might be points awarded by the judges based on how much a team....*insert verb for coopertition here*

That would make it very similar to the GP award. It's gotta be something different. And it can't be based just on an element of this year's game, what would it be given for next year if it was?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Yay, the Autodesk awards didn't change too badly! I wonder what us Michiganders who don't have the cash to compete at MSC or CMP are going to do. I wonder if there is any chance that District events could show the submissions of the teams attending during lunch.

Originally Posted by rsisk

That would make it very similar to the GP award. It's gotta be something different. And it can't be based just on an element of this year's game, what would it be given for next year if it was?

It COULD be based on a game element, perhaps the next couple games will include a Coopertition score. I hope not though. Something like that begs to bring up people complaining about calls.

I propose that the Coopertition award will go to whatever team helps rsisk across the road. This would put an end to speculation as to why 217 crossed the road.

[Lil' Lavery]

Note how it says see section 9 (The Tournament) for details on how to earn coopertition bonus points.

[rsisk]

Note how it says see section 9 (The Tournament) for details on how to earn coopertition bonus points.

Not nearly as much fun as rampant speculation.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Not nearly as much fun as rampant speculation.

I didn't say you shouldn't speculate, I just offered up some context to be used. If I remember correctly, safety tokens weren't mentioned in the tournament section in the past, making this seemingly different from them. And if it was points directly related to the game, it would be mentioned in that section instead of the tournament section.

So... what are they?

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

So... what are they?

cooperks...

[EricH]

Bill has posted that he is aware that Section 5 has some errors. They are fixing them.

[bduddy]

I hate to be a spoilsport, and I am all for "coopertition"... but am I the only one that has sort of a bad feeling about this? For some reason I'm imagining the GDC discussing the smashing success of <G14> from last year, high-fiving each other, and deciding to give a new prize to whichever team best follows its equivilant rule this year. And then laughing evilly, for some reason (hey, my dreams never make much sense). I want and expect to be proved wrong, but still...

[Paul Copioli]

I can tell you for certain that there is no plans for a division award for WFA. Nothing has changed from last year for the WFA.

FIRST already is aware of the typo and will fix it shortly.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by bduddy

I hate to be a spoilsport, and I am all for "coopertition"... but am I the only one that has sort of a bad feeling about this? For some reason I'm imagining the GDC discussing the smashing success of <G14> from last year, high-fiving each other, and deciding to give a new prize to whichever team best follows its equivilant rule this year. And then laughing evilly, for some reason (hey, my dreams never make much sense). I want and expect to be proved wrong, but still...

Not to jump on you, but how do you know the intent of G14 was to "encourage coopertition"? Is scoring on yourself an example of "coopertition"? Who considers it so? Does anyone?

All assumptions about the intent of the 2009 and 2010 season aside, I'd bet any amount of money that the GDC is fully aware that many did not like G14. I mean, I heard there were some GDC members at the IRI talent show...

[Whosurdady]

"FIRST does not celebrate being an incompetent jerk."
This was on the introduction, i thought it was pretty funny

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Hmmmmmm

Coopertition Award, the award will be granted to the team that earns the most Coopertition bonus points during the competition

To me, these Coopertition bonus points sound like something similar to safety tokens. Instead of being given for safe practices, they might be points awarded by the judges based on how much a team....*insert verb for coopertition here*

Or it could have something to do with the game, but that's a discussion for the game speculation threads.