Communication Scenario Lab

Today you lose full information, lose bandwidth, and face conflicting calls.

That is the point.

Communication systems must survive constraints, not only ideal conditions.

Hidden-information model

Player A knows location.

Player B knows time.

Player C knows objective status.

Decision quality depends on whether those pieces become a shared picture.

Lab setup

Use:

• information cards
• shared map
• roles
• timer
• restricted communication rules

Roles:

• Scout
• Timer
• Objective
• Decision Lead
• Optional Observer

Rule: only communicate what your role actually knows.

Round sequence

Round 1: open communication, 60 seconds, final decision required.

Round 2: ten-word limit per participant.

Round 3: inconsistent vocabulary labels.

Round 4: one role has a 10-second speaking delay.

Round 5: conflicting calls require ownership rule.

Round 6: no voice channel, text or pings only.

Round 7: emotional-noise injection before next decision.

Observer protocol

Record evidence, not judgments.

Use measurable notes:

• repeated messages
• overlapping calls
• clarification questions
• conflicting calls
• time to decision
• missed critical information

Reset rule

Add a reset message, for example:

Reset. Review later.

Meaning:

• stop replaying last mistake
• return to current information
• defer detailed review

Build the artifact

Your Esports Communication Protocol must include:

1. Priority stack
2. Standard message structure
3. Shared vocabulary (at least five terms)
4. Acknowledgment rules
5. Decision ownership for conflicting calls
6. Reset rule
7. Backup channel when voice fails

Protocol test

Run one final scenario with protocol v1.

Record:

Time to decision
Repeated messages
Clarification questions
Conflicting calls
Missed critical information

Revise one rule and run again.

Defense

Defend one protocol rule in 60 seconds:

1. What problem does it solve?
2. Which lab failure produced it?
3. What breaks without it?

Exit ticket

Complete:

1. The biggest communication failure we discovered was...
2. Our protocol changes... because...

Source note

This lab synthesizes Learn with League Teamwork, Respect, and Positive Attitude material on communication under pressure, productive coordination, and handling frustration without collapsing shared information.

The hidden-information simulation, word-budget constraint, vocabulary-fracture round, delayed-message test, no-voice fallback, observer evidence model, and Esports Communication Protocol framework are original Robotnix Academy components.