Challenge Details

To be eligible, teams must:

1. Compete in VR Skills and have your score post to the Virtual Skills Standing Leaderboard.

2. Submit a PDF of your code with annotated comments useful to an outside viewer.

3. Submit a video explaining your code and how VR skills improved your coding skills.

4. Compete at a VEX Robotics Competition in the 2023 -2024 season with a physical robot.

Things to keep in mind for a successful submission:

• Tell us how you used sensors effectively in your VR Skills code.

• Describe how you used functions and variables in your code.

• Use programming techniques and sensors in creative ways, and explain it to us.

• Capture and present a full, uncut video or capture of your skills run in your video.

• The points you score in VR Skills is not a factor in your submission; a high-quality entry may not necessarily have a high score, but will effectively explain and document how the code and sensors are utilized for an effective autonomous program.

Minimum Requirements

A submission must meet these minimum requirements in order to be judged.

1. Entry is created and produced solely by student team members. It is acceptable for adults to help with the technical aspects of creating and submitting a video to YouTube, and adults are encouraged to assist in completing any task that would be difficult or inappropriate for students in their age group.

2. Format: 

   • One link to a video file posted on YouTube, SchoolTube, Youku, or equivalent video-streaming platform. Links to Google Drive, Dropbox, or other storage locations are not acceptable and will not be reviewed.

   • One PDF file that includes annotated VR Skills code for the run used in the video, along with the title page described below.

3. Size: 

   • Video: Up to three (3) minutes, including title, credits, and any other content.

   • PDF: Up to 20MB

4. Credits:  Each video & PDF must include:

   • Title of submission

   • Names of students who participated (using first names only is acceptable)

   • Team number 

   • Location of team

5. Music must be in the public domain.

Upload Instructions

Note: Beginning with the 2023-24 season, challenge entries must be uploaded by the primary contact for a registered team. This individual should ensure that the submission meets all requirements and criteria before uploading.

1. Click the green Submit an Entry button on the right side of the screen.

2. Fill out the submission form and add an optional description of the entry to the Short Description field.

3. Ensure you are entering the correct team number and letter, with no spaces.

4. Click Save.

5. Click the blue Links / Videos button in the upper right of the screen.

6. Enter the URL, title, and description of the video.

7. Click on Add Link.

8. Click the blue Files /Images button in the upper right of the screen.

9. Drag/drop your PDF file into the Upload a File box, then refresh if needed to view file details below the Upload a File box.

10. Edit the Display Name and file information to include your entry title and your team number; for example, "VR Skills Challenge entry, team 007x."

11. Click on Save to record your edits.