Upward

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Viaduct

I thought I was done with applications after I got into grad school. But now I'm applying for grants and fellowships. They're slightly better because you don't have to pay an application fee. But you do have to explain how your research is going to change the world, which is a lot of pressure.

On behalf of eXtv's HL team, thanks to everyone who showed up to watch not only last night (700+ ppl) and Monday's games (1500+!!!), but all of our coverage this season! Thanks to all the teams and players who cooperated with our casts, and many thanks to Sigafoo, Brick, Mustardoverlord, Getawhale, Ninjamoocow, and Soap for casting. And as always, thanks to our production crew, Cold--! See ya in Season 12 ;)

These.

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Don't try to tell me the Easter eggs ones are just as good! Cuz they're not!

Wuuuuut, I was under the assumption that to be a shoutcaster you had to be poor, have no social life, and sacrifice energy that should be spent towards school/work.

Btw, maps are Swiftwater, Granary, and Viaduct!

Dammit, that's the second time I've done that. I need tf.tv to spellcheck my papers.

The other theory is don't spend too much time talking about what's on camera, because people can see that for themselves. Talk about the consequences of their actions, how they fit into the larger action of the game.

Obviously there are many ways to cast and do camerawork and everyone has their preferences. It took me one year of casting to realize that you can't please everyone so you might as well pick a style that you can live with. This doesn't mean being deaf to criticism and feedback, but it does mean a certain amount of "I hear what you're saying, but I don't agree."

I would guess most of your criticism is coming from games where the caster is also the cameraman. When I'm casting on my own channel, I try to do 50% free cam, 50% first person POV. And I still get people complaining. Everyone has their own preference, so it's ultimately what is easier for the caster who is also working the camera. Yes, it is a spectator sport and people want to see those huge frags, but it's also really hard on the caster who's doing camerawork to comment about the ebb and flow of action if she/he's just sitting on the sniper POV. Ultimately, having an independent cameraman is the ideal, so if anyone is interested, definitely hit me up on steam. We've been lucky enough to have Cold-- do most of the camera for our UGC Plat games, but as we're expanding our coverage, we've found that Cold-- cannot duplicate himself. Which is a pity.

EDIT: Also, just for clarification, free cam is probably what OP is referring to. "Third person" is "the over the shoulder camera angle," which is rarely used except when you're checking out hats.

m4risa's "Barfblitz" still makes me laugh. Gonna be a good game for sure.

Mine from last year is still on my desk, and it cheers me up considerably daily :)

I'd love to cast it, so even if you don't tf.tv to cover it, feel free to send the stv demos to me.

Well that's a gross generalization.

this made me realize I recently experience pumpkin pie ice cream, which is heavenly. Maybe there's more to life than just one flavor of ice cream?

lol, it's like late night debates in dorms freshman year. Do you think this is new? That no one has thought about this? One Dimension Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society, Herbert Marcuse (1964). Any critical theory, really.

And everyone knows cookies 'n cream is the best ice cream flavor.