The podcast host overcame their self-consciousness and fears to live stream, finding a positive experience with good interaction from viewers.
The host explores potential future projects for live streaming, such as creating spellcasting languages and video content for linguistics topics, while considering the challenges of time management.
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Reflection on live streaming experience
The podcast host reflects on their experience with live streaming and its implications for the future. They had initially been hesitant to try live streaming due to self-consciousness about their speaking performance and concerns about their Tourette's syndrome. However, they decided to give it a try, streaming themselves live on the ConLanger YouTube channel. While initially scary, they found the experience to be positive, with good interaction from the chat and collaboration with viewers. The host also discusses the pros and cons of live streaming, including the need to be entertaining, setting up a makeshift set, and managing audience control over language choices.
Exploring future streaming projects
The podcast host explores potential future projects for live streaming. They express interest in creating their own versions of the spellcasting languages in Dungeons and Dragons and composing incantations for spells. However, uncertainty arises due to upcoming changes in the open gaming license. The host also considers other projects, such as connecting conlangs to a world for other purposes or creating video content for linguistics topics. They highlight the challenges of finding time for video editing while juggling other responsibilities.
Positive experience and future plans
Overall, the host describes their experience with live streaming as positive, despite the initial challenges. They express appreciation for the growing presence of conlangers doing videos and streams, as it provides an opportunity to share ideas and processes. The host plans to continue using their channel, converting Conlangary episodes to videos and exploring the possibility of recording video for regular podcast interviews. They express enthusiasm for getting back into live streaming and hope to continue connecting with the conlanging community.
George talks about his experience streaming during Lexember. NOTE: This episode was written and recorded in the middle of the D&D OGL debacle. The way it was resolved changes some calculations slightly, but I’m still a bit perturbed by it. Original Script
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