UniDancing Judging System Prototype 2014

24.09.14 | International Unicycling Federation | Thomas Gossmann | 1
New Freestyle Judging System
Thomas Gossmann
[email protected]
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https://speakerdeck.com/gossi/unidancing-judging-system-prototype-2014

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Table of Contents
1. Terms and Definitions
2. Current Judging System Evaluation
3. New Prototype
4. Further Development

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Preamble
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Current Freestyle Judging System is a mess!
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I did a lot of research
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My Publications:
 A critical Review of Unicycling (2012):
https://speakerdeck.com/gossi/a-critical-review-of-unicycling
 Future Freestyle Judging (2012):
https://speakerdeck.com/gossi/future-freestyle-judging
 Freestyle – the most missunderrstoood Unicycle Discipline (2013):
http://gos.si/blog/freestyle-the-most-missundrrstoood-unicycle-discipline
 Die Komponenten des Freestyle (2013, german):
https://speakerdeck.com/gossi/die-komponenten-des-freestyle
 Die Probleme des Freestyle (2013, german):
https://speakerdeck.com/gossi/die-probleme-des-freestyle-2013

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Handbuch UniDancing
Handbuch UniDancing
 Pages (6.8.2014): 61
 Language: German
 Planned Release: Fall 2014

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Handbuch UniDancing
References

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1 Terms and Definitions
1. Term: Freestyle
2. Components of Freestyle
3. Competition Landscape

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Freestyle
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Term: Freestyle
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Discipline vs. Competition
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Discipline: _Do whatever you want_ (Dictionary.com, 2014)
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Competition (Pavicic, 2007, p. 87f)
 Routine: Choreographed movements
 Freestyle: Improvised movements matching music
“Is an indication for free improvisation” (Wikipedia, 2014)

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Components of Technical-Coordinative Sports
Body
technic
Choreography
Object
technics

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Components of Freestyle
Artistics
Choreography
Tricks
Dancing
Acting
Acrobatics
Modern Dance Jazz Dance
Ballet
Trick
Trick
Trick
Quality Difculty
Dynamics
Musical Representation
Music
Material Costume
Props

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Competition Landscape
Tricks
COMPONENTS
COMPETITONS
Choreography
UniDancing
Freestyle
Freestyle
Battles
Flatland
X-Style
Artistics

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2 Current Judging System Evaluation
1. Method
2. Result

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Method
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What components are judged by the current judging system?
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Mapping sections of the judging system to components
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Extract numbers for each component per section
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Calculate a total for each component

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Method (Examples)
Section Tricks Artistics Choreography Misc
3.22.1 (10) 10 0 0 0
Quantity
Variety
Originality
x
x
x
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Section 3.22.1: Quantity of Unicycling Skills and Transitions
...
Section Tricks Artistics Choreography Misc
3.23.2 (15) 0 3,75 7,5 3,75
Composition
Choreography
Style
Synchronisation
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x (3,75)
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x (3,75)
x (3,75)
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x (3,75)
Section 3.23.2: Choreography and Style
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Full Tables: https://speakerdeck.com/gossi/die-probleme-des-freestyle-2013
Note: IUF Rulebook 2011

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Results
Tricks (45%)
Artistics (19,5%)
Choreography (26,75%)
Misc (8,75%)
Legend:
Tricks and Artistics should have
50:50 relationship?
Never!

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UniDancing Judging System (Prototype)
1. Preassumptions
2. Main Goal
3. Structure
1. Tricks
2. Artistics
3. Choreography
4. Judging Sheets
5. First Hand Experience

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3 Preassumptions
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This is a prototype! Everything is subject to change.
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Rules and Sheets are available at:
https://github.com/iuf/unidancing
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Judging system and judge education are two independent
ares, that can and must be worked on in parallel
 Keep in mind: this presentation only focusses the judging system

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3 Main Goal
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Only judge dimensions, that are neutral across various styles
of routines
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Riders shall deliver a beautiful* “package”
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Be careful: Judging contents can and will make assumptions
and guidelines to what is beautiful and not, which can easily
be wrong → research and testing is required
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Main Idea: Focus athletic achievement (Tricks & Artistics)
*beautiful in the context of their routine

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3 UniDancing Judging System (Prototype)
Structure
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3 Parts:
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Main concept: Values range from 0 to 10;
multiplied afterwards
Tricks (40%)
Artistics (40%)
Choreography (20%)
Legend:

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Part: Tricks
Tricks:
Tricks = (Quality + Difficulty + Mastery) / 3
Quality (10 Pts)
- How is a trick done?
- Median of all tricks
Difficulty (10 Pts)
- How is a trick done?
- Median of all tricks
Mastery (10 Pts)
Distractions for:
- Unintentionally regain
Balance (-0.25)
- Minor dismount (-0.5)
- Major dismount (-0.75)
10 - (sum of distractions)

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Excursion: Quality
Same trick, different execution
How much different?
Is there a way to quantify the quality?

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Skilltester
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A tool for practice, to help people learn tricks, avoid mistakes
and make them beautiful
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Quantifies the quality of a trick, which is why it is a good
measuring instrument
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Available (german only):
http://einradfahren.de/skilltester

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Excursion: Quality
Skilltester
Output

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Excursion: Routine Composition
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Frame (theme/topic, acting, emotions, sense of movement)
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Content (structured in choreography)
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Technical Representation (Expression of content)
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Message (optional)

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Part: Artistics
Artistics:
Artistics = (Body Language + Quality) / 2
Body Language (10 Pts)
- How well does your body
express what you mean/
want to say?
0 – Do not understand
5 – Halfway understand
10 – Fully understand
Quality (10 Pts)
- How is a artistics motion
done?
0 – Badly, no body tension
10 – High quality, great body
tension

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Part: Choreography
Choreography, a checklist:
Choreography = Sum of all ingredients
Property Points (Total = 10)
Balanced ratio between Tricks and Artistics (50:50) 2
Relation of components
→ Tricks & Artistics 0.5
→ Music & Costume 0.5
→ Artistic & Music 0.5
Dynamics
→ Diversified locomotion 2
→ Accentured speed changes 2
Costume
→ Practical costume 0.5
→ Brilliant costume 1

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Formula
Tricks = (Quality + Difficulty + Mastery) / 3
Artistics = (Body Language + Quality) / 2
Choreography = Sum of all ingredients
Total = 2 * Tricks + 2 * Artistics + Choreography

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Judging Sheets

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Judging Sheet (Tricks)

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Judging Sheet (Choreography & Artistics)

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First Hand Experience
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Tricks part is already very solid
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Artistics has some discrepancy between
 what the judging system wants you to judge and
 what the judge actually judges (in that situation)
 both can be right!
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Choreography works better than expected
 Can't be boolean, must be a scale
 Divisions need more research
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Relationship between tricks and artistics is sloppy

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4 Further Development
1. Testdata
2. Simulation
3. Plan

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4 Development
Testdata
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What kind of test-data (routines) do we need?
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Define quality guideline for videos
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Find and select videos
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Abstract routines into a testdata-file
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Create testdata-format

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4 Development
Testdata (example)

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4 Development
Simulation
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Simulate each iteration
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Compare them
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Create a matrix (if helpful)
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Create (online) tools that help with these metrics

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4 Development
Plan (Status: Development)
Brainstorm / Research
Implementation
Evaluate Feedback
Testing
Status: Development
New Insights

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4 Development
Plan (Status: Last Call)
Brainstorm / Research
Implementation
Testing
Evaluate Feedback
Status: Last Call
Feedback
Contains
Issues?
Yes
Finish
No

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References
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Dictionary.com. (2014). Freestyle. Dictionary.com. Accessed on 17th of December 2013
http:// dictionary.reference.com/browse/freestyle
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Pavicic, C. (2007). Hip Hop dancing bodies - eine interkulturelle Studie der Hip Hop Kultur.
Hamburg: Kovac.
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Wikipedia. (2014). Freestyle. Wikipedia. Accessed on 17th of December 2013
https:// de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freestyle&oldid=124354643

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Thank you very much
for your attention!

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UniDancing Judging System Prototype 2014

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