From a3d897cc29b8f864c1e23bb9726e35c56aac036e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Law Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:43:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Cross link to the virtual league from the event page While right now the docs section doesn't have a lot in it, I'm about to fix that. --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index 3e691310..ac6665f1 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type: competition location: Student Robotics' YouTube Channel --- -The Student Robotics Virtual League is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), teams are competing for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. +The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), teams are competing for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. Teams will have to submit their code to us by 6pm GMT on Thursday 6th February using our [code submitter](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/tutorials/code_submitter). Teams can make as many submissions as they like, with the last one before the submission deadline being used. From 77f5cec7cae1d8504e01291bf1841c3ee5098f04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Law Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:46:17 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Make the submission deadline more obvious --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index ac6665f1..d8788608 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ location: Student Robotics The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), teams are competing for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. -Teams will have to submit their code to us by 6pm GMT on Thursday 6th February using our [code submitter](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/tutorials/code_submitter). +Teams will have to submit their code to us by **6pm GMT on Thursday 6th February** using our [code submitter](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/tutorials/code_submitter). Teams can make as many submissions as they like, with the last one before the submission deadline being used. There will be four appearances per team in the Virtual League, with each Virtual League match being worth half a Main League match. From 80325cfb4e62b5414cacae6cc9bd68dafd6579d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Law Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:54:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] More context on the virtual league This explains the concept in a bit more detail for rookie teams and folks new to SR alike. --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index d8788608..3ab0ef03 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ location: Student Robotics The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), teams are competing for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. +Like the in-person physical [competition]({{ site.baseurl }}/events/sr2025/competition/) which forms the culmination of the competition cycle, teams must devise a strategy which their [virtual robot](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/simulated_robot) can follow completely autonomously. +This is aided by the simulator using the same interfaces as the physical robots, enabling teams to write code which can largely be used for both parts of the competition. +Unlikely their physical counterparts, the virtual robots come pre-designed and are the same for all teams. + +This makes the virtual league both a test of the teams' coding ability as well as an early opportunity to explore strategies competing against other teams. + Teams will have to submit their code to us by **6pm GMT on Thursday 6th February** using our [code submitter](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/tutorials/code_submitter). Teams can make as many submissions as they like, with the last one before the submission deadline being used. From 03ff06a39163b748bd220cb151afd4a373dfeca2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Martin <82397538+samjmartin04@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:08:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Oscar suggestions --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index 3ab0ef03..f0ee8dc2 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ type: competition location: Student Robotics' YouTube Channel --- -The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), teams are competing for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. +The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. -Like the in-person physical [competition]({{ site.baseurl }}/events/sr2025/competition/) which forms the culmination of the competition cycle, teams must devise a strategy which their [virtual robot](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/simulated_robot) can follow completely autonomously. +Like for the in-person physical [competition]({{ site.baseurl }}/events/sr2025/competition/), which forms the culmination of the competition cycle, teams must devise a strategy which their [virtual robot](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/simulated_robot) can follow completely autonomously. This is aided by the simulator using the same interfaces as the physical robots, enabling teams to write code which can largely be used for both parts of the competition. -Unlikely their physical counterparts, the virtual robots come pre-designed and are the same for all teams. +Unlike their physical counterparts, the virtual robots come pre-designed and are the same for all teams. -This makes the virtual league both a test of the teams' coding ability as well as an early opportunity to explore strategies competing against other teams. +This makes the virtual league both a test of the teams' coding ability as well as an early opportunity to explore strategies for competing against other teams. Teams will have to submit their code to us by **6pm GMT on Thursday 6th February** using our [code submitter](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/tutorials/code_submitter). Teams can make as many submissions as they like, with the last one before the submission deadline being used. From d5abf4a4b771ffa254962ee9d993d3ca594234a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Martin <82397538+samjmartin04@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:12:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Teams won't get sent the match recordings as it was livestreamed --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index f0ee8dc2..df892856 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Teams can make as many submissions as they like, with the last one before the su There will be four appearances per team in the Virtual League, with each Virtual League match being worth half a Main League match. Only teams who submit code before the deadline will have appearances in the Virtual League. -After the livestream, teams will receive recordings of the matches their robot competed in and copies of their robot's logs. +After the livestream, teams will receive copies of their robot's logs from the matches their robot competed in. ## Livestream From 296fd074f1d4e3a89c5bf669731e4f6a1dbd58d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Law Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 20:58:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Simplify this sentence --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index df892856..02e87603 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ location: Student Robotics The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. -Like for the in-person physical [competition]({{ site.baseurl }}/events/sr2025/competition/), which forms the culmination of the competition cycle, teams must devise a strategy which their [virtual robot](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/simulated_robot) can follow completely autonomously. +Like the in-person physical [competition]({{ site.baseurl }}/events/sr2025/competition/) later in the year, teams must devise a strategy which their [virtual robot](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/simulated_robot) can follow completely autonomously. This is aided by the simulator using the same interfaces as the physical robots, enabling teams to write code which can largely be used for both parts of the competition. Unlike their physical counterparts, the virtual robots come pre-designed and are the same for all teams. From ec279825d880df9dca5f098dc4a6b3858ce3cd1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Law Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2025 20:58:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Clarify which interfaces --- _events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md index 02e87603..7c2adef4 100644 --- a/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md +++ b/_events/sr2025/virtual-competition.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ location: Student Robotics The Student Robotics [Virtual League](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/robots_101/programme_structure#virtual-league) is the first stage of the SR2025 competition. Teams will push their virtual robots to the limit, competing against each other in a [virtual arena](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/), for real league points, which could make all the difference in the final competition. Like the in-person physical [competition]({{ site.baseurl }}/events/sr2025/competition/) later in the year, teams must devise a strategy which their [virtual robot](https://studentrobotics.org/docs/simulator/simulated_robot) can follow completely autonomously. -This is aided by the simulator using the same interfaces as the physical robots, enabling teams to write code which can largely be used for both parts of the competition. +This is aided by the simulator using the same programming interfaces as the physical robots, enabling teams to write code which can largely be used for both parts of the competition. Unlike their physical counterparts, the virtual robots come pre-designed and are the same for all teams. This makes the virtual league both a test of the teams' coding ability as well as an early opportunity to explore strategies for competing against other teams.