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VRAD Martian Survival User Guide 2021-22

Bring the excitement of virtual drones, programming, and gaming to your community with VRAD VRAD, presented by the REC Foundation and Robotify, offers a global, multiplayer, virtual aerial drone competition that combines the excitement of Esports, computer science, programming skills, and virtual drones.

Table of Contents		2
1. Introduction		5
1.1 Overview of the VRAD Program		5
1.3 Creating a team and getting involved		6
2. The Game		7
2.1 Team Roles		7
2.2 Matches		8
2.3 Code		8
2.4 Scoring		8
2.5 Drones		9
2.6 Mines		9
2.7 Charging Pads		10
2.8 Home Base		10
3. Practice Projects		12
3.1 Overview		12
3.2 Creating a Project		12
3.3 Accessing and Editing Your Projects		12
3.4 Sharing a Project		13
3.5 Forking a Project		13
3.6 Creating a File in Your Project		13
3.7 Downloading a File From Your Project		14
3.8 Importing a Project File		14
4. Preseason		15
4.1 Dates		15
4.2 Competition Mode		15
4.3 Team Rankings		15
5. Competition Season		16
5.1 Dates		16
5.2 Competition Mode		16
5.3 Team Rankings		16
6. VRAD Championship		17
6.1 Dates		17
6.2 How to Qualify		17
6.3 Round Robin		17
6.3 Knockout Rounds		17
7. Ranking System		18
7.1 Overview		18
7.2 Team Rating Score		18
8. Accessing the Game		19
8.1 Device Requirements		19
8.2 Network Connections		19
8.3 Accessing Matches		19
Appendix A: Documentation		21
A.1 What is Python		21
A.2 Importing Modules		21
A.3 Drone API		22
Appendix B: Glossary		24
Acceleration		24
API		24
Async		24
Battery Capacity		24
Blocking		24
Championship		24
Comms Api		24
Competition Season		25
Diamonds		25
Dictionary		25
Drone		25
Drone Api		25
Float		25
Holding Capacity		25
Hull Points		25
Integer		26
ISCED		26
Knockout Round		26
Match		26
Match Area		26
Pre Season		26
Round Robin Round		26
Sensor Range		26
Speed		27
Team Base		27
Team Code		27
Appendix C: Match Area Maps		28
Appendix D: Version Notes		28
Appendix C: Match Area Maps		28
Appendix C: Match Area Maps		28
Appendix C: Match Area Maps		28
Appendix D: Version Notes		29

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