Jul 30, 2023 14:21:40 GMT
Post by Samyah on Jul 30, 2023 14:21:40 GMT
GRAND DESIGN
HOSTED BY SOVEREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
The What: Grand Design is a biannual tech demo hosted by Sovereign Technologies in a converted stadium in Tokyo. The spring season demo always coincides with the Ikigai Festival and is consider part of the festivities. In addition to flashy over-the-top showcases from the preeminent tech companies in Japan and a myriad display booths from smaller independent businesses and manufactures, a competition is hosted for solo inventors to highlight up-and-coming talent in the industry. Many of which come from UAU though participation in Grand Design is open to the public at large.
There will be one grand prize winner of ¥150,000 (a little over $1,000). Second place will receive ¥100,000 and third place will receive ¥50,000. The material cost for all inventions is also reimbursed ICly. The three winners may also arrange to sell the patent for their creations to any of the tech companies (NPC or PC run) that are participating. Additionally, they will also be offered a paid internship by Sovereign Technologies that they are free to take or refuse. Plus they earn the inherent IC clout associated with winning.
The Who: Grand Design is available to everyone, though the focus is primarily centered from an IC perspective on characters with a support focus in the form of manufacturing skills who participate in the competition.
The How: Signup below by posting the character(s) you want involved and the role you're looking to fill; participant, judge, spectator, or other. If you don't already have people you plan to do stuff with for the festival then you can use the signup list as a sort of threat matchmaking service with other people that signup. While missions can't be done as part of the event to earn the bonus 1,000 EXP, this event does lend itself well to missions using content provided by Grand Design even without qualify for the bonus. Feel free to use it as reasoning behind manufacturing, heist, and other missions missions. However, if you choose to do heist related missions, then please contact me so I can give you details on what you would encounter during such a venture.Participants:
- Kushiki Kioko - Spectator/Other
- Ana Borovsky - Participant
- shu - Judge
- Sonya Chernovna - Judge/Other
- facade - Judge/Other
- Sora Nakoma - Judge/Security
- Kei Hada - Participant
- Bakiri Retsu - Participant
- Yanai Hebiru - Medical/Spectator
- Hiyori - Participant
- Zahra Poetri - Participant
- Mikoto Mori - Sponsor/Spectator/Other
- Muruyama Kenta - Spectator
A main thread will be created by me for manufacturing participants to post up their invention and presentation. You can choose to do your creation in a separate thread or not, though if you want it to exist outside of the event, you'll need to run through the site system for item/gear creation as per usual and it should be within range of your manufacturing skill level either way. Sabotage may be arranged between players on entries if they so choose to run that kind of story though the sabotage should take place in a separate thread prior to presentation. After the main thread is sufficiently filled and a suitable amount of time has passed, those that are participating as judges will do a round of inspection before I announce the winner(s) based on their decisions via an NPC representing Sovereign Technologies. I will not be participating as a judge myself since I have a character in the competition.
If you wish to participate as a judge, your character should be a UAU professor, Pro Hero, or have a Civilian identity that is well known in the tech industry or in general. I'll give the judges a list of criteria to evaluate the entries on. No outright attacks from Villains (or Vigilantes) can take place during the active portion of Grand Design as it is heavily patrolled by police, private security, and pro Heroes. Any heists (or stopping of said heists) taking place will be after-hours when the public is not present and security is a little lighter.
OOC Notes: Any questions or ideas you have can be DMed to me on Discord (Samyah). If you want to participate, but aren't sure how, then please also feel free to reach out to me and we can brainstorm.
