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* inexpensive -- Can it be constructed for under X dollars?  
 
* inexpensive -- Can it be constructed for under X dollars?  
* sea-bound -- Can the seastead stay out at sea indefinitely (no or rare docking)?
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* permanently seaworthy -- Can it stay out at sea indefinitely (no or rare docking)?
* longevity -- Will the seastead last 100+ years?  
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* longevity -- Will it last at least X years?  
* semi-stationary -- Can the seastead stay semi-stationary without human intervention?   
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* semi-stationary -- Can it stay semi-stationary without human intervention?   
* spacious -- Does the seastead provide at least X sq feet of living space?
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* spacious -- Does it provide at least X sq feet of living space?
* wave-resistant -- Does the seastead bob no more than X when waves are height Y?  
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* wave-resistant -- Does it bob no more than X when waves are height Y?  
 
* multi-purpose -- Can it be easily re-purposed to house all of the same businesses as exist on land (dentist office, grocery stores, etc.)?  
 
* multi-purpose -- Can it be easily re-purposed to house all of the same businesses as exist on land (dentist office, grocery stores, etc.)?  
* modular --  Can the seastead be easily combined with other seasteads to form a larger structure?  Does it tile?
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* modular --  Can it be easily combined with other seasteads to form a larger structure?  Does it tile?
* safe -- Can the seastead tolerate waves of height X without excessive damage?   
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* safe -- Can it tolerate waves of height X without excessive damage?   
 
* comfortable --  Is it at least as comfortable as an average house on land (warm, dry, spacious, stable)
 
* comfortable --  Is it at least as comfortable as an average house on land (warm, dry, spacious, stable)
 
* easily constructed -- Can a single person with a pickup struck and readily available tools build it?
 
* easily constructed -- Can a single person with a pickup struck and readily available tools build it?

Revision as of 19:57, 29 October 2008

Criteria for a good prize

Peter Diamandis discusses How to Design an X PRIZE.

Design goals

  • inexpensive -- Can it be constructed for under X dollars?
  • permanently seaworthy -- Can it stay out at sea indefinitely (no or rare docking)?
  • longevity -- Will it last at least X years?
  • semi-stationary -- Can it stay semi-stationary without human intervention?
  • spacious -- Does it provide at least X sq feet of living space?
  • wave-resistant -- Does it bob no more than X when waves are height Y?
  • multi-purpose -- Can it be easily re-purposed to house all of the same businesses as exist on land (dentist office, grocery stores, etc.)?
  • modular -- Can it be easily combined with other seasteads to form a larger structure? Does it tile?
  • safe -- Can it tolerate waves of height X without excessive damage?
  • comfortable -- Is it at least as comfortable as an average house on land (warm, dry, spacious, stable)
  • easily constructed -- Can a single person with a pickup struck and readily available tools build it?

Non-design goals

Perhaps we should also think about explicitly what are _not_design criteria:

  • size - no max on size
  • weight - doesn't matter how much it weighs (although individual parts must be transportable by pickup)
  • speed - does have to move more than 5 mph
  • build-speed - doesn't matter how long it takes to build
  • does not have to be energy or food self-sufficient; food and fuel re-supplies are allowed. (Although perhaps we should make this a criteria for the prize, even though seasteads would not need to be self-sufficient).

Example Prizes