Esports and Robotics Festival

Esports and Robotics Festival

The Esports and Robotics Festival (ERF) is an event that bridges the gap between both esports and STEM curricula through robotics. During this event, there will be engaging opportunities such as tournaments, informative vendor spaces, and a charity game-a-thon. This is the first of a potential annual event that occurs once a year. All proceeds made during this event will be donated to the Baltimore Robotics Center.

Tournaments Charity

Registration price: $25

The game-a-thon starts June 6th, and the Main event will start on June 10th.

Event Registration

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Location

Digital Harbor Foundation Tech Center

1045 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21230

Date

October 7th, 2023

Time

10am - 6pm

Type

In-Person

Prize Placement Breakdown

1st - Trophy / 2nd - Trophy / 3rd - Trophy / 4th - Merch Bag

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Offline Tournament Rules


These rules are abridged from standard Online Tournament rules for offline tournament play.  

General

This tournament will be running Triathalon style with 3 events each in of the two categories, esports, and robotics. Points will be given based on placement in each event. The final score will be the combination of the points in each event. Please refer to the head tournament organizer for specific details.

Game Settings

Every esports and robotics game will be created with the following Game Rules:
Each Team will compete in a single elimination
Points based on the following placement system:
1st - 20 pts, 2nd - 18pts, 3rd - 16 pts, 4th - 12 pts, 5th - 10 pts, 6th - 8 pts, 7th - 6 pts, 8th - 4 pts, 9th - 2pts, 10th and below - 1pts

  • Mario Kart 8 100cc Track Selection:

    1st Round: Mushroom Cup

    Quarter Finals: Shell Cup

    Semi-Finals: Banana Cup

    Finals: Special Cup

    Mario Kart 8 Battle Rules:

    Game Mode: Stock

    Teams: Off

    Lives: 3

    Match Time: 3:00

    Items: All

    Com Vehicles: Off

    Map Set:

    1st Round - Moo Moo Meadows

    Quarter Finals - Mario Circuit

    Semi-Finals - Yoshi Valley

    Finals - Toad Turnpike

    Rocket League

    Every Rocket League game will be created with the following Lobby Settings:

    Default Arena: DFH Stadium

    Team Size: 3v3

    Bot Difficulty: No Bots

    Mutators: None

    Match Time: 5 Minutes

  • Robotics Balloon Pop

    4 - Player Free-for-all

    Last person to have balloons wins

    5-min rounds

    Single Elimination

    R/C Racing

    Time Trials

    Best time out of 3 chances

    Robots Soccer

    1v1

    5 min round

    First to 3 goals wins or the most points within the time limit.

event Sponsors & Supporters

Champion level sponsors

 

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