Cuttooth wrote:Enjoyable first episode but I agree that it needs to be shorter. Maybe have another break too, make it two 'Games' segments with one 'Stuff'?
Generally I think it'd be better if the recording/connection blips could be edited out if possible, but that will generally be dependent on the situation to determine how much of the flow of a conversation will be lost. Could also be quite time consuming.
Cheeky you should mute your Mumble notifications when recording too.
Looking forward to the next one.
I'm in total agreement about the length. Going forward it'll be far shorter. I'm aiming for it to be between 1hr and 1.5hrs so hopefully the next episode will be a bit shorter in that regard.
I do usually have the mumble notifications off, but I forgot to switch it back after putting it back on. Neph decided to jump into the channel, said nothing, then left after twenty minutes or so. He did the same thing on one of the E3 videos as well.
Karl wrote:I liked it.
Given how upset Qikz was about Brexit, I was impressed he remained calm while explaining his viewpoint. It was
of course (as it had to be) one-sided and non-expert commentary, but that's what makes a community podcast interesting -- it's a snapshot of members' viewpoints.
I would say the time-plan should be half an hour for Games and half an hour for Stuff, giving an hour total. Bear in mind that Stuff is almost double the size of Games by thread count, so it would be really cool to give that half of the forum equal footing in the production.
I would agree with Cheeky Devlin's instinct to avoid the podcast becoming a platform for outright throat-tearing politics debates, but a bit of current affairs chat would be an interesting regular feature as long as it was kept relatively light-hearted.
EDIT: Ideally, I think I would divide each half an hour segment into either two fifteen-minute or three ten-minute topics, chosen beforehand based on what everyone wants to talk about. That way you keep it snappy and accessible, and maximise your chances of having at least one section a viewer will find interesting. You should outline at the start what each topic will be and in what order, so the listener knows what's coming up.
Some good ideas there Karl. I am aiming to give less time to Games (That made up the vast bulk of the first one) and more to Stuff. It'll depend on what's been going on how the balance goes though.
And yeah I deliberately didn't want to turn the first episode into "Politics with GRcade". It can be a big turn off.
We had a structure, and we knew what we were going to talk about (We actually skipped a few news items) so it's just a case of being a bit more rigid with how long we spend on things.
But I'm glad everyone is enjoying it so far.
At this point episode 2 is going to be myself, Pedz and possibly Dragon which means I have space for one more participant.
The guidelines are the same as with the E3 videos. As long as you can get on mumble and can commit to recording at 9pm on 15th July you're more than welcome to join in. State your interest in the thread and I'll pick a name at random.
Oh and the podcast is currently undergoing iTunes approval so will hopefully be searchable on there very soon.
In the meantime you can subscribe to the podcast using
http://feeds.feedburner.com/Grcade .