The Debate Process
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The Debate Workflow
Our website models the debate process as a sequence of stages:
Lobby >> Preparation >> Debate >> Evaluation
These stages follow each other and guide participants through the process. The platform automatically creates the necessary rooms, sets up video streams, and assigns participants to rooms at each step. This allows participants and reviewers to focus solely on the discussion, while the website handles the organizational details.
The Organizer of the Debate
The person who creates the debate becomes the Organizer. This person can invite others to join, assign roles (including their own), and initiate the debate workflow when everyone is ready.
Once the session enters the Preparation stage, the Organizer takes on a role within the debate (e.g., Prime Minister or Adjudicator). From that point, Adjudicators manage the debate workflow.
The Role of Adjudicators
Anyone assigned the Adjudicator role can perform the following actions during the debate:
- In the Preparation stage:
- Enter and leave team preparation rooms
- Start or pause the preparation timer
- Begin the Debate stage
- In the Debate stage:
- Start or stop the current speech
- Start or pause the speech timer (when a speech is in progress)
- Select the next speaker
- Begin the Evaluation stage
- In the Evaluation stage:
- Enter the Adjudicator room
- Rejoin the Evaluation room