Tammy on Go Series II

[Tami]

I am doing this for fun. Maybe you will also enjoy the ride:

[Abyssinica]

Is it just me, or is the audio only coming out of the left side?

Also you sound a bit too posh for me

[Dontbtme]

The audio comes out of the left side for me too, but not just in the trailer: I took a look at the first game of your series, Tammy, and it's the same problem there.
Regarding the visual part, I have two suggestions:
_ Since you show yourself on the game series, why not do the same on the trailer?
_ In your games, could you widen what's shown to the screen's limits? That way we could see the whole KGS window (which could be interesting for those who discover Go or KGS) and have some information, like the players' ranks...

[Tami]

Thanks for the comments. I'll look into the audio issue and see if I can fix it.

I'll try a slightly wider screen capture next time, although I don't want to show too much clutter, even though I can see how potential users of KGS may find seeing the controls interesting.

As for sounding "too posh". Please, don't make such comments.

[EdLee]

Hi Tammy,

Very nice to hear your voice;
it adds an immeasurable dimension to your text on the forum.

I very much enjoy the way you sound.

[Abyssinica]

Seems like I need to add something more than just smileys

[Bill Spight]

Congratulations, Tami san!

Nice mind trick.

I wish you well.

[jeromie]

Very nice introduction, Tami. I look forward to seeing what you produce!

[daal]

I enjoy hearing what you have to say, but I didn't enjoy watching the trailer very much. The powerpoint-type presentation is only useful if the points you are listing are important for the viewer to remember. Here, that is perhaps the case with the second slide, but not so much with the other two. I would prefer just watching you talk, with perhaps a short blend in of the slide when you summarize.

I did enjoy your game video, and I thought it was especially good that you reviewed the game afterwards. The layout could definitely use some tweaking however (your face could be bigger, but it shouldn't cover any of the board). I also liked that you started out the game with your "mind trick."

[Tami]

Agree with daal about the demerits of powerpoint-style presentation, so I remade the trailer in a "talking head" format. All being well, the sound should be better, too.

I had fun, too, composing the theme music. It's meant to sound stirring. Hopefully it won't seem too big-headed to introduce myself with music in such a grandiose style. If I were to select music that reflects the actual character of my play, I might go for this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0

[Dontbtme]

Although this trailer's version is twice as long as the first one, I payed a lot more attention to it because of the audio being okay this time, and also I think because of seeing you talking to us. We're probably more involved that way .
Anyway, it was interesting for me to hear you talking about your live commenting experience, since I can relate to it. Regarding your mind trick to bear losing games, I found that commenting my games while playing them had somehow the effect of distancing myself from them, as if I became more a commentator and less a player, someone who could try things and see what happens just for the heck of it .
I still sometimes lose my temper along with the game, but when it happens now, it usually means I'm a bit tired, or that I think the game was really, really "ugly" ... So obviously it still happens quite regularly, to be honest, but now I feel that most of the time it doesn't affect me as much as it used to, even if I lose by quite a big margin like 20 or 30 points, and this I believe because I'm streaming and commenting the game and not just playing it. Plus, like you explained, I'm now quite impatient to review the game when it ended, to find how I could have done better, that's why a loss doesn't seem so negative anymore, but on the contrary becomes the opportunity to learn something.
Well, I'm just repeating what you said in your trailer now, so I'm gonna stop here . I just wanted to tell you that I had in many ways similar feelings regarding live commenting.