Video After Action

[Stejones82]

Here is an Video AAR to a game that Im playinglet me know what you think.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl0OA6y9VZw

I am impressed by the technical ability of so many people! Well done, sir! How did you do that?

I sense that this is a early prototype and by no means a finished product. But with that said, here are some comments:

1. Choose a scenario in which the 'owning' player moves first. - - - Watching the playbacks of my OWN PBEM games is much akin to watching paint dry (yet another reason so many of you beat the stuffing outta me!) and moves way too fast for anyone not well versed in the SqB system to follow. You will lose your audience within 30 seconds.

2. I second (or third) the idea of voice-overs or balloon captioning. Something to explain what is going on and what the player is attempting to do and how the engine helps or hinders said objectives.

3. Perhaps most important - clearly decide the intended audience. Is it an AAR for experienced players or an intro to new players. Maybe a teaser for the Blitz club. There would no doubt be a lot of work involved but I could see something like this combined with war footage, music, animation, and an interesting running commentary becoming an excellent recruiting tool for both the Blitz and the SqB system in particular.

[of course, make it TOO interesting and exciting, then we'll lose the newcomers when they engage boring old farts ... like ME!]

All in all, an intriguing start! Again, Bravo Zulu sir!

Steve