GURPS Gameplay Video Series

[oblate_x]

I'm a big fan of Robot Chicken, and as I was looking at some RC-related stuff on YouTube, I stumbled upon a three-hour-long session of DnD posted in 10-minute intervals (first vid in the series is here ). This was several members of the writing/performing staff of Robot Chicken playing with someone from the DnD main offices. As I understand it, these videos were on the DnD website as well, to serve as an entertaining introduction to 4e for prospective players to watch.

Does anyone else think it would be a good idea for SJGames to do something similar? I mean, not with the Robot Chicken folks, not necessarily with anyone famous (unless there's some otherwise-famous famous GURPS enthusiast out there who would want to), but just a video or series of videos of a really well-run and entertaining session or series of sessions. Do you think this could be used as a promotion for GURPS? I know it would come in handy for me, because I have some friends on the fence about trying RPGing, and might enjoy being able to spectate one of these things in comfortable privacy to see if it's something they'd like.

What does the rest of the GURPS-o-sphere think?

[lachimba]

Podcasts work well too.

[Ragitsu]

Isn't that just a fancy term for MP3?

[DreadPirateLynx]

Originally Posted by Ragitsu

Isn't that just a fancy term for MP3?

There's video podcasts too.

Back on topic though: I think this would be a good idea. If done properly I'd use it to introduce new players to GURPS, or even RPing in general

[lachimba]

Penny Arcade did it this for D&D and it seems like a pretty good way of promoting the system.

[panton41]

I've considered this, but my worry is that even with good editing it would come off as boring, so amateurish as to be embarrassing and distracting during the actual game.

The amateurish part is arguably a part of the experience and properly done could have the appeal of a cable access video, but there comes a point where it would just get painful to watch.

And the distraction is pretty bad, too. I have enough "stage fright" some nights as it is, much less if I knew I was being recorded.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Ragitsu

Isn't that just a fancy term for MP3?

No more than "newspaper editorials" are just a fancy term for "printed words on newsprint" - it's not referring to the medium (Which isn't necessarily MP3s, as noted) it's referring to distribution method (serial distribution over the internet in general, and generally via iTunes specifically), and general type of content (more opinion pieces or talk-show type format, although the talk-show format bleeds over into amateur documentary style reporting and simple recording of theatrical events).