RAIDERVISION EVENT HANDBOOK 2017
Inspired by FRAVision ~ Materials adapted with permission from Wop
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- I. What is RaiderVision?
- II. How do I join? What songs can I submit?
- III. How does judging work? When does it start?
- IV. When is the awards ceremony? What are the prizes?
I. What is RaiderVision?
RaiderVision is an OOC song contest, largely based on the recently-ended FRAVision Song Contest, which is in turn based on the real life Eurovision Song Contest. As FRAVision put it –
“What isn't FRAVision? FRAVision is the answer to everything, the greatest way to win over the subject(s) of your affection, and the only verifiable way to actually "win" the game of NationStates.”
...While none of that is 100% true per se, RaiderVision is a cultural event unlike any other on NS. This event features regions and players from across the game coming together to participate in a fun and competitive, song contest. FRAVision ran for four years, and The Black Hawks are excited to be carrying on its spirit of inter-regional, game-wide community into a new era.
Simply put, RaiderVision is a contest where players represent their regions and submit their songs. Player(s) can submit songs on behalf of their region and, if they win, the player will receive an individual prize and their region will have the honor of being the host of next year’s event! In the name of simplicity of organization, the event will remain on the already-known RaiderCon forums, but the winning region will be given powers on our forum to run the next contest as host. We intend for this to minimize past drama concerning whether the winning region is active enough to set up a new forum and organize this, as well as whether than can be trusted as admin.
This event's hosts are the winners from 2016, Albion, and administrators are the members of The Black Hawks’ Council of Hawks. As its name implies, the event is being run as an event under the RaiderCon umbrella, but like the con, it is in spirit and in practice an event for everyone, from every alignment, and we really do hope that you'll enjoy it. Whether you submit a song or just want to tune in and listen, there's no avoiding the fact that there is much fun to be had during these awesome weeks!
As always, the RaiderCon Forums can be found HERE.. If you've attended a RaiderCon event in the past, you should already be masked to see RaiderVision 2017!
II. How do I join? What songs can I submit?
Information to Know:
- Submissions are open from June 16th until June 30th. Anyone may submit a song.
- One song per contestant. There is no limit on how many songs can be submitted on a single region's behalf, but regions should remember that having votes in their favor split between several entries can hurt their odds of winning during the judging period. For this reason, we will continue to offer players the option to flag their entries as "non-competing."
- You can submit any sort of song you like. It can be a cover of a real song (e.g. you can sing something by Lil’ Dicky, Death Cab for Cutie, or The Killers), you can write an original work, or it can be related to your nation. Writing lyrics related to NS is another fun option. It's your choice, and long as it involves your own work in some way!
- The song can be hosted in whatever way we can see it. Youtube or a reliable online mp3 host is recommended. If you're not sure how to do this, feel free to contact me for assistance.
- You can sing, but you don't have to sing. Simply playing an instrument, or even pursuing some outrageous avant-garde collection of humming machines, is a valid entry. Once again, you get complete control over what you submit. Don't be afraid to take advantage of that fact!
How to Submit
Contestants post the following form in the Submissions Forum to enter themselves into the contest.
Topic Title: (Name of individual, group or region)'s Entry
Name of Candidate:
Name of Entry:
Inspiration/Description of Entry:
Entry: (link to video, song or posting of lyrics)
Why should you win?
Do you want this song to be flagged as non-competing (e.g. will not be judged as a regional entry) Choosing this is only advisable if your region has already submitted a song.
III. How does judging work?
Judging occurs from July 1st – July 6th
Once the submission phase is over, all voting attendees will be able vote on their preferred songs. Voting attendees will rate their top 5 songs in order of preference (awarding their favorite 12 points, then 10 points, 8 points and so forth). This will be done by posting their votes in a designated thread. Anyone who submits an entry may vote. Any region participating may also send an official representative to vote on behalf of their region. Voting for oneself is not against the rules, but is traditionally discouraged. There will also be a public poll for this year’s awarding of The Crowd Favorite!
IV. When is the awards ceremony? What are the prizes?
On July 7th, the Awards Ceremony will commence. The following awards are given:
1. First Place Entry - Whole Note Award (Gold)
2. Second Place Entry - Half Note Award (Silver)
3. Third Place Entry - Quarter Note Award (Bronze)
4. Crowd Favorite – The Moves Like Jakker Award
The first place contestant's region is also given the privilege of hosting the RaiderVision Song Contest next year, using the infrastructure and Con forums maintained by The Black Hawks.
Happy Composing! You may post here or contact the hosts with any further questions about the Contest.
Yours truly,
Albion
