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A '''visual tournament''' is a type of [[side event]] which is played by viewing a set of pyramidally-ordered slides or images, rather than by reading a question on the page. Visual tournaments are often focused on visual fine arts like art, film, or architecture, or on [[trash]] movies or sports. Their audio counterparts are [[audio tournaments]].
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A '''visual tournament''' is a type of tournament (usually a [[side event]]) that is played by viewing a set of [[pyramidal]]ly-ordered slides or images, rather than by reading a textual question. Visual tournaments are often focused on visual [[fine arts]], like art, film, or architecture, or on [[trash]] movies or sports.
  
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====Format====
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==Format==
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The first visual tournament was the original [[Eyes That Do Not See]], which set the standard format for the medium. The tournament is run as a PowerPoint presentation, or occasionally as a projected PDF. Each tossup begins with a statement of what the question is asking for (e.g. "Identify the artist" or "Name the painting"). The "clues" for each tossup are a set of 6 to 10 slides. Each slide contains an image, such that the first slide contains the hardest image and the last slide the easiest image (imitating a regular pyramidal quizbowl tossup). Slides worth extra points have a different-colored background to indicate that they are worth power; regular slides for 10 points are black and the giveaway slide is green, to indicate the end of the tossup.
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The first visual tournament was the original [[Eyes That Do Not See]], which set the standard format for the medium. The tournament was run as a PowerPoint presentation, or occasionally as a projected PDF. Each tossup begins with a statement (a prompt) of what the question is asking for (e.g. "Identify the artist" or "Name the painting"). The "clues" for each tossup are a set of 6 to 10 slides. Each slide contains an image, such that the first slide contains the hardest image and the last slide the easiest image (imitating a regular pyramidal quizbowl tossup).
  
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===List of visual tournaments===
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Slides worth extra points may have a differently-colored background to indicate that they are worth [[power]]. Regular slides worth 10 points are black, and the [[giveaway]] slide is green, to indicate the end of the tossup (where incorrect buzzes receive [[no penalty]]).
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*[[BUMPY]]
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*[[BUMPY ii]]
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Visual tournaments may not be on the [[packet archive]] due to having very large file sizes.
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*[[Eyes That Do Not See]] 1 - 10
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*[[Illusion of the Plan]]
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==List of visual tournaments==
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*[[SHAWARMA]]
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: transparent"
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*[[SHAWARMA 2]]
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! Tournament
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*[[TAMIL]]
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! Category
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*[[The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes]]
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! Subject
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! Writers or organizers
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! Notes
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|-
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| [[Eyes That Do Not See]] I-X
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| {{Side event row/category|Arts}}
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| [[Mike Bentley]]
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|-
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| [[BUMPY]] i-iii
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| {{Side event row/category|Trash}}
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| Film
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| [[Julien Bosse]]
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|-
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| [[SHAWARMA]] I-II
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| {{Side event row/category|Trash}}
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| Film
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| [[Saul Hankin]]
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|-
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| [https://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14201 TAMIL]
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| {{Side event row/category|Trash}}
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| Film
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| [[Connor Teevens]]
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|
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|-
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| [[Illusion of the Plan]]
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| {{Side event row/category|Arts}}
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| Architecture
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|
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|-
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| [[The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes]]
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| {{Side event row/category|Arts}}
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| Film
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| [[Will Nediger]]
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|-
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| [[JAVA]]
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| {{Side event row/category|Arts}}
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| [[Jaimie Carlson]]
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|-
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| [[Look at this Photograph]]
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| {{Side event row/category|Trash}}
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| [[Erik Christensen]]
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|-
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| [[HUSKY]] I-III
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| {{Side event row/category|Trash}}
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| [[Mike Bentley]], [[University of Washington]]
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|-
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| [https://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=10920 PERV]
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| {{Side event row/category|Trash}}
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| [[Logan Anbinder]], [[Paul Marchsteiner]]
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|-
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| [[Absolute Cinema]]
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| Arts
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| Film
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| [[Ani Perumalla]]
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| 15 written tossups, 5 visual
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|-
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| [[Untitled Film Set]]
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| Arts
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| Film
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| [[Ani Perumalla]]
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| 10 written tossups, 10 visual
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|}
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==See also==
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* [[Audio tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 22:09, 10 January 2026

A visual tournament is a type of tournament (usually a side event) that is played by viewing a set of pyramidally-ordered slides or images, rather than by reading a textual question. Visual tournaments are often focused on visual fine arts, like art, film, or architecture, or on trash movies or sports.

Format

The first visual tournament was the original Eyes That Do Not See, which set the standard format for the medium. The tournament was run as a PowerPoint presentation, or occasionally as a projected PDF. Each tossup begins with a statement (a prompt) of what the question is asking for (e.g. "Identify the artist" or "Name the painting"). The "clues" for each tossup are a set of 6 to 10 slides. Each slide contains an image, such that the first slide contains the hardest image and the last slide the easiest image (imitating a regular pyramidal quizbowl tossup).

Slides worth extra points may have a differently-colored background to indicate that they are worth power. Regular slides worth 10 points are black, and the giveaway slide is green, to indicate the end of the tossup (where incorrect buzzes receive no penalty).

Visual tournaments may not be on the packet archive due to having very large file sizes.

List of visual tournaments

Tournament Category Subject Writers or organizers Notes
Eyes That Do Not See I-X Arts Mike Bentley
BUMPY i-iii Trash Film Julien Bosse
SHAWARMA I-II Trash Film Saul Hankin
TAMIL Trash Film Connor Teevens
Illusion of the Plan Arts Architecture
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes Arts Film Will Nediger
JAVA Arts Jaimie Carlson
Look at this Photograph Trash Erik Christensen
HUSKY I-III Trash Mike Bentley, University of Washington
PERV Trash Logan Anbinder, Paul Marchsteiner
Absolute Cinema Arts Film Ani Perumalla 15 written tossups, 5 visual
Untitled Film Set Arts Film Ani Perumalla 10 written tossups, 10 visual

See also

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