I think one of the bigger reasons why I'd be wary of introducing more reviews into the normal schedule is because we spend a good bit of time talking about the features already. I kind of feel like spending too much time on specific comics might be alienating, if people aren't interested in those comics or whatever. Like… more general topics might be more widely useful, like the popularity advice. :] I'm not trying to discourage suggestions, so please do keep suggesting things you are interested in. If everyone starts saying they want us to do more reviews I guess we should probably do that (as much as I don't want to be a reviewer). I don't know, is that suspicion inaccurate?
I don't think we've worked out yet how to more easily have guests on, arranging the upcoming one took a bit of time, and it was just lucky they were able to do our normal time. With the new audio arrangements we have to ask the guests to do a couple of things on their end too, not sure how accomodating everyone would be to those. Still, more guests is something we want to do- we'll probably just be a bit slow on the uptake for them.
The roundtable is an interesting idea, and it might be easy to introduce something like that as long as we can make it up of prerecorded clips or something (not eager to try and organize times for THAT many people… mine and oz's timezones make it hard enough). We'd have to be judicious about which comic we talked about though, picking one at random seems a bit strange for that much effort, but the features and top ten get so much already. So maybe you're onto something with the comic currently under review in the review forum.
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How about more in depth discussion on community projects? Like how oz didn't get Nergal's competition other people may not really get some of the community projects and games and discussing how they work may help encourage others to get involved.
or if you want to draw attention to lesser known comics… perhaps pick the comic that is equal to placing to the number of the quackcast on the day of recording. Every week. Can't see you going for that.
How about expanding on the budget resources thing, discussing the programs etc. You could also go into the tips and tricks thing and pick up on peoples advice and discuss how techniques compare with your own.
Perhaps further promotional advice, external to drunkduck maybe.
You could also go into the tips and tricks thing and pick up on peoples advice and discuss how techniques compare with your own.Yup. That's one of the things I've got on the table. The whole thing about "making" webcomics from start to finish. Not just technical, but all the stuff about spreading the word, getting links out there, using stuff like counters, different types of advertising… deciding why you're even doing them and what your objectives are:
Perhaps further promotional advice, external to drunkduck maybe.
Is it about fun? Is it to get famous and have people talk about you? Is it to improve your skills? Is it a social thing? …and so on, and if so; what are some things you can do to make that happen? …with examples of how other people did it.
Perhaps also cover the steps to getting started, something I see a lot of is people who want to make comics but aren't sure about getting started. It was a stumbling block for me that's for sure.Tell me about it! Took me a whole year before I started posting regularly on DD.
Good idea! :)
How about more in depth discussion on community projects? Like how oz didn't get Nergal's competition other people may not really get some of the community projects and games and discussing how they work may help encourage others to get involved.
I second this. I still don't know how Mafia works and it is so much easier to hear it rather than read about these things. I'm sure there are also some other projects that I'm not aware of or don't really know if they're accepting things so it is always good to hear stuff about them.
I think one of the bigger reasons why I'd be wary of introducing more reviews into the normal schedule is because we spend a good bit of time talking about the features already. I kind of feel like spending too much time on specific comics might be alienating, if people aren't interested in those comics or whatever. Like… more general topics might be more widely useful, like the popularity advice. :]
I agree with this too. I certainly click on more of the features now after hearing you guys elaborate on them. Talking about even more comics might just be overload and take away from the features of the week. Plus I'd have even more comics to be jealous of then.
I like the general topics especially ones that apply to comic making and reading. How about more listener/DD community feedback? Sort of like how you mention things said here but on more specific topics. I'm thinking of like a poll or question asked for the next podcast that can shed some light for comic makers. For example there was a thread before asking which days of the week people read comics the most. Or "What makes you click on a comic?" and stuff along those lines. I think it's good that we get your views and advice about these things but it might also be nice to hear what the community thinks as well. Just an idea. I guess in a sense you'd just be reiterating what can be read in the forum already but again I always like hearing things instead.
Skool and ozone may be in bed already, but in case you hadn't heard, this week's newest ep is up and it features two very special guest interviews: Amelius and Evil Emperor Nick!
Edit: Forgot to mention that from now on, we're going to try and release an "enhanced version" of the podcast via iTunes. So if you're subscribing to the podcast through that method, you should be able to see a slideshow of artwork throughout the podcast relevant to the discussion at hand, starting with this week's episode!
just listened to part one, very interesting even though I don't read either charby or cwens quest. In fact it almost made me want to go and catch up with charby, maybe next week.
What I found really interesting was the talk of collaborations, having done fair number myself it was interesting to her someone elses take on it.
Haha, my heart's bursting outta my chest I'm so nervous, I hope youse all enjoy the show! We had a lot to say, and we probably could have gone on and on and on… oh proper elocution, why must you evade me so? Blast my stuttering! I always think of a better way to have stated something long after the fact! I'm such a geek, haha!
But it was fun, Oz and Skoolmunkee are super nice and I look forward to the interviews with other DD members!
I wonder who will be next…
I would really like to know about TD HighHow about more in depth discussion on community projects? Like how oz didn't get Nergal's competition other people may not really get some of the community projects and games and discussing how they work may help encourage others to get involved.I second this. I still don't know how Mafia works and it is so much easier to hear it rather than read about these things. I'm sure there are also some other projects that I'm not aware of or don't really know if they're accepting things so it is always good to hear stuff about them.
Haha, my heart's bursting outta my chest I'm so nervous, I hope youse all enjoy the show! We had a lot to say, and we probably could have gone on and on and on… oh proper elocution, why must you evade me so? Blast my stuttering! I always think of a better way to have stated something long after the fact! I'm such a geek, haha!It was fun to listen.
But it was fun, Oz and Skoolmunkee are super nice and I look forward to the interviews with other DD members!
I had more to post but I got distracted by a something.
I wonder who will be next…Your wife and children!
Ozone was the only on who didn't have an irritating-yet-tolerable echo. Some interesting stuff here, guys. I'm guessing by the way part 1 ended part 2 will pick up on where it left off?
Apparently Oz's was actually the worst but turned out better because Kinh deliberately edited all the bits where he wasn't actively speaking. :]
Mine has something to do with using a headset, apparently. IIRC from my a/v tech days I might be able to try a noise gate, if audacity has that, if it's coming from the mic somehow. Or I could try using a separate pair of earphones (but still the headset's mic) to see if that fixes it. For some reason the PC picks up slight information from the headphones even though I set it to use the mic input. It doesn't make sense to me.
I'll have to bug some people to send me writeups of their community projects, I don't think I'd be able to explain some of them properly. Or maybe people want to record themselves talking about it a bit, and we can insert those. :]
I'll have to bug some people to send me writeups of their community projects, I don't think I'd be able to explain some of them properly. Or maybe people want to record themselves talking about it a bit, and we can insert those. :]If you introduce them, and they begin their recording as though they've been introduced , i.e "Over to X who is going to talk about Y" "Thanks,…"
you can maintain the illusion that it's all going on at the same time, if you see what I mean.
IS part 2 coming out same time next week?
Apparently Oz's was actually the worst but turned out better because Kinh deliberately edited all the bits where he wasn't actively speaking. :]Some of the nasty echoes there are prolly STILL from me because many happen when I'm talking over the top of someone- so it's got them speaking from their track, me speaking from MY track and them also speaking from my track all at the same time. Kinh wouldn't have been able to edit those out because all he's got is a simple linear editing system.
IS part 2 coming out same time next week?Yes!
Interesting, how the pronunciation of Dr Seuss' name came up in the QuackCast. I heard that it's pronounced "Sice" so as to rhyme with "dice"… so I think you're ALL wrong(!!)
Also interesting is that the veterans get the same problems as us… non-veterans, particularly when Amelius was saying about getting ideas for the future, and not wanting to just speed right through to it.
Was someone playing around with a hollow tube or plastic bottle around 20 minutes into the podcast?!
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