MerlinTheMagician
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I'll share my thoughts, I suppose.
First of all, a huge thank you to Vic, who came up with what I should do for work (if not in an underground casino). It's a great idea. Moreover, it's feasible. And specifically in a show format.
The suggestion to record the game from both sides and then stream it online while adding commentary solves several technical difficulties on one hand, but on the other, it no longer feels like a live broadcast. Personally, I'm all for a completely live broadcast. The internet now seems—knock on wood—stable and high-speed, computers are sufficiently powerful, and besides, a live broadcast experiment has already been conducted and, own rumors say, some people actually enjoyed the nonsense I was spouting. But as correctly noted here: one person makes their move, while the other is wandering off somewhere. Time is wasted. Well, if five minutes are wasted, it's no big deal; I'll find something to entertain the public with. But if it's 10 minutes or longer, then that's not good. However, the players in the match will know in advance that they are playing for an audience, meaning they'll be working just as hard. So this problem can be solved through a mutual agreement.
For my part, I am ready to provide all possible assistance to this endeavor. But—I want to emphasize to everyone once again—this is actually very difficult. Especially the conversational genre, when there is no specific rehearsed or even written script. That's why Vic is absolutely right (loosely paraphrasing his words) that this work should be paid.
In principle, after a bit of preparation and consultation, I could host broadcasts not only for WT, but also for SoD (by the way, SoD has a wider range of random events and more room for quips in this regard).
And if we can gather 100-200 people on a weekend who are willing to spend 50 rubles each (and several payment options could be devised) to watch and listen (what I personally like as a hypothetical viewer is that you can listen in the background and turn on the image only when something truly interesting starts happening), then this venture has every chance of a future. Or we could do it via a channel subscription. In short, where there is demand, there will be supply.
Of course, on one hand, I'd like donations to be voluntary. But some minimum threshold must be established, since at least four people will be working: the person collecting money, the commentator, and two players (and essentially, each will be working a full workday).
First of all, a huge thank you to Vic, who came up with what I should do for work (if not in an underground casino). It's a great idea. Moreover, it's feasible. And specifically in a show format.
The suggestion to record the game from both sides and then stream it online while adding commentary solves several technical difficulties on one hand, but on the other, it no longer feels like a live broadcast. Personally, I'm all for a completely live broadcast. The internet now seems—knock on wood—stable and high-speed, computers are sufficiently powerful, and besides, a live broadcast experiment has already been conducted and, own rumors say, some people actually enjoyed the nonsense I was spouting. But as correctly noted here: one person makes their move, while the other is wandering off somewhere. Time is wasted. Well, if five minutes are wasted, it's no big deal; I'll find something to entertain the public with. But if it's 10 minutes or longer, then that's not good. However, the players in the match will know in advance that they are playing for an audience, meaning they'll be working just as hard. So this problem can be solved through a mutual agreement.
For my part, I am ready to provide all possible assistance to this endeavor. But—I want to emphasize to everyone once again—this is actually very difficult. Especially the conversational genre, when there is no specific rehearsed or even written script. That's why Vic is absolutely right (loosely paraphrasing his words) that this work should be paid.
In principle, after a bit of preparation and consultation, I could host broadcasts not only for WT, but also for SoD (by the way, SoD has a wider range of random events and more room for quips in this regard).
And if we can gather 100-200 people on a weekend who are willing to spend 50 rubles each (and several payment options could be devised) to watch and listen (what I personally like as a hypothetical viewer is that you can listen in the background and turn on the image only when something truly interesting starts happening), then this venture has every chance of a future. Or we could do it via a channel subscription. In short, where there is demand, there will be supply.
Of course, on one hand, I'd like donations to be voluntary. But some minimum threshold must be established, since at least four people will be working: the person collecting money, the commentator, and two players (and essentially, each will be working a full workday).