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We need your help!

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EDIT: I mentioned previously to set the video to private, but that doesn't seem to be working! So please make sure to set it to public! If you would prefer that only I see it, you can set it to unlisted by viewing your YouTube link in the browser, pressing Edit Info, going to Settings, and set the Privacy to Unlisted.
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People of Ur! Want to help with the development of Glitch? Well, you most definitely can!

How? It's simple… we need you to record yourself playing! All you need is your browser, and a google account (which you can get along the way). If your computer has a microphone, you can use that to narrate, but only if you want to.

It's really easy…

1) Open your browser (make sure there is only one tab open) and go to Screen-o-matic
    This will work best if you are logged out of glitch to start.

2) If you have Java installed, then it should say "Ready" and open up the recorder.
    If you don't have Java installed, it will give you a link to install it (You may need to refresh when it's done).

3) Drag and resize the frame around your whole browser window.

4) Press Record in the bottom left.

5) Then, go ahead and log in to Glitch.com and do whatever you want! Play the game, check the forums, customize your avatar… whatever you were going to do anyway. Don't do anything special just for me ;) And if your recording time runs out, that's ok! 

Once you are finished, press the "Done" button.

6) In the window that appears, choose "Publish to YouTube HD"

7) Title the video with your player name, add any description, and set the privacy to "PUBLIC".
     If you would like to make it unlisted so only I can see it, there are some instructions at the top of this post!

8) Click "Upload to YouTube". It will ask you to allow it access. Click "launch browser".
    If you don't have a google account, you can make one here. When you're done, you'll need to go        
    back to the recorder and click "launch browser again".


9) In the window it opens, choose "Grant Access". Go back to the recorder window, and click "Continue".

10) Once it is done, copy the link to the video, and email it to kump@tinyspeck.com

And that's it! If you want, you can do it again the next time you play. It's all helpful!

The cutoff date is next Tuesday, June 19th, and Happy Glitchin'!

Posted 6 months ago by Kump Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • I'll get on this! :D
    Posted 6 months ago by Syrup Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My goodness...it takes, like, FOREVER to upload, but once it's done, I'll be sending you the link to my 15 minutes of fame!
    Posted 6 months ago by Abbey Rhode Subscriber! | Permalink
  • While my poor connection creaks at the seams, another question...

    So the screencast-o-matic stopped after 15 minutes. Which meant I stopped playing after 15 minutes, because I didn't want my energy ticking away while trying not to screw up the uploading a video thing.

    Normally I don't play for just 15 minutes. Like others I was surprised to find out that my New Day household routine takes so long. But normally once that's completed I'd then be off out into the world and playing until (a) my cup of tea runs out, (b) my in-game energy runs out, or (c) the real world made an external demand on my attention.

    So my question is: were you hoping for videos of entire Glitch-playing sessions? Or is just the first 15 minutes ok?
    Posted 6 months ago by Batsgirl Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Most of the 15 minutes is going to be me waiting for my house to load. lol You want the whole window, browser bars and all?
    Posted 6 months ago by Fauxfire π Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Batsgirl Yes! The first 15 minutes is fine. You can spend it just browsing the forums if you want, as long as it's time you're putting into Glitch anyway :)

    @fauxfire Whole window preferably, but you don't have to show the browser bars if you don't want to. 
    Posted 6 months ago by Kump Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I did it..YAY Am a techno geek..lolol!! ...I'll send you a less boring one later.. :) 

    P.S I had to turn off my anti virus to make S-O-M work .. :) 
    Posted 6 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Here is my attempt but for some reason the game music and sound effects didn't record so all you get is my heavy breathing :(

    Do you want me to try again?
    Posted 6 months ago by Reni's Mum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • He gets complete silence with mine Enola I'm mic shy .. :)
    Posted 6 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Cryztal: I was listening to the music and thinking I was being very quiet until I uploaded it and watched it.  Then I discovered the mic was recording me but not the sounds I was hearing. :(
    Posted 6 months ago by Reni's Mum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Enola im sure kump won't mind a bit of heavy breathing ;-) hehe!! 

    lol Just kidding..but he did say your allowed to send in more than one.. if you would prefer to turn your mic off and redo.. :) I'm glad I don't have a mic ..my son is in next room playing something that sounds very violent..lol :-/
    Posted 6 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Enola haha, that's ok. The computer sound doesn't get recorded along with it (unless its loud enough to pick up on the mic). If it's just breathing, that's ok! I breathe all the time :D
    Posted 6 months ago by Kump Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL @ I breath all the time...Strange thing that..so do I.. :-P
    Posted 6 months ago by Cryztal Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are the chat conversations being recorded too? Why is this being done? What if people do not want their conversations to be recorded and put onto youtube or wherever?? One thing to record your own game play, another to record all the stuff said in global etc. without everyone there knowing it's being recorded. I only found out about this coz someone mentioned they were recording and did people mind. I do mind! Maybe some people will think that mad - that's their right - but I don't wish my words to be recorded and posted on another site without my permission - surely that's my right too?
    Posted 6 months ago by Vialdana Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Well, you could just not record that part by just dragging the frame around the game window and not the chat windows.
    Posted 6 months ago by Scarf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm still waiting for mine to process, you guys can watch me level up unexpectedly. XD

    Edited to say: Also, I can do two versions of video, if it'll work that is. I Glitch on two very different computers, the one I'm uploading now is from a desktop, I'll try later on to do one from the laptop.
    Posted 6 months ago by Ayasta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not me recording things I'm concerned about - it's what OTHERS might record that could include what I've said privately to them for example. I am not keen on the idea that people might be recording conversations whether on global or private messaging without the other party knowing that they are doing so, and by telling people to drag the frame to include the whole browser window thats what is being done here.
    Posted 6 months ago by Vialdana Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Vialdana I completely understand where you're coming from. However, we can't control what other players publish online (in regards to this test or otherwise). The same can be said of screenshots and play-throughs of any MMO (or social network, or forum, etc).

    If there is a specific instance wherein something has been posted publicly that you are unhappy with, you will need to take it up with the publisher of the content.

    Edit: The reason I ask for the whole frame is primarily so we can also see what is happening when players go to the website and such. Just so you know why it was necessary I ask for that.
    Posted 6 months ago by Kump Subscriber! | Permalink
  • For the record, I didn't open any of my chat windows or groups that I normally go into just in case. My friend IMed me later on, after I'd finished recording. Also, I think someone can put as an update that they're about to record so no one IMs them, if anyone's worried. Or, while recording, if someone does IM them, they can politely say that recording is in progress and they can't talk right now. That is, if anyone's concerned.
    Posted 6 months ago by Ayasta Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kump - I appreciate that you can't control what other players publish - HOWEVER - by posting this thread in the forum ASKING people to do this, you are actively encouraging them to do so.
    As to specific instances, how can I or anyone else know if they exist if we do not know who has been recording when?
    It is not even so much that the recording itself is taking place that concerns me as much as the fact that a) Tiny Speck is requesting it and then saying they're not responsible for what's uploaded, and b) that no warning is being given publically that this might occur because Tiny Speck is encouraging it at the moment. It is THIS issue that I believe is not very reasonable.

    Ayasta - you are correct people CAN say they're recording - but will (most) people think to do so?
    Posted 6 months ago by Vialdana Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Copied from the terms of service: 'Tiny Speck respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same.'

    Are our words not our interlectual property then?
    Posted 6 months ago by Vialdana Subscriber! | Permalink
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqy...

    Here we go :)
    Posted 6 months ago by Syrup Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Vialdana, I don't mean to offend or angry you with this long post but everything on the internet actually are never ever safe from prying eyes. If you are so uncomfortable having your global chat exposed to outsiders, how come that you are comfortable with 75% of lurking people on global chat that says nothing and completely strangers? I am not against you but I don't see why you have to be such aggressive towards this while internet is a such no zone for privacy. Just some advices, you shall not be worried if you don't expose your complete real name, credit card information, picture, or street address. I am myself have to expose my privacy data to the internet because I'm working around IT stuffs.

    And no, random words are not intellectual property. Here is some definition:
    Intellectual property (IP) is a controversial term referring to a number of distinct types of expressions for which a set of monopoly rights are recognized under the corresponding fields of law.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to various markets, machines, musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and applications. Common types of intellectual property rights include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions. -- from wikipedia.org

    Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind: inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names, images, and designs used in commerce. IP is divided into two categories:  Industrial property, which includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source; and Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs.  Rights related to copyright include those of performing artists in their performances, producers of phonograms in their recordings, and those of broadcasters in their radio and television programs.  For an introduction to IP for non-specialists, refer to: Intellectual property (IP) is the property of your mind or proprietary knowledge and can be an invention, a trade mark, a design or the practical application of your idea. IP can be a very valuable business asset and it is important that you understand it and know how to protect it. -- from ipaustralia.gov.a
    Posted 6 months ago by rosedragon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sound wasn't something I considered in my recording. That's going to be an odd video, full of COMPLETE SILENCE and random traffic noises in the background. *dies* I play on mute, so...
    Posted 6 months ago by Bill the Radish Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Finally got the google to work with another account and mailed you the video ,of course hit the wrong key and mispelled Gassy Jack .What can you do without coffee in the morning here lol.
    Posted 6 months ago by Gassy Jack Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Holy cow it takes forever to upload. Was gonna do two sessions, but I might have to finish with this one and put off the next for another day. Really fun, though!
    Posted 6 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey, I did one, and it was fun! Maybe I'll do a second one with some voice-over next time, if I think I've got something to say about what I'm doing. :D
    Posted 6 months ago by Laerwen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This sounds like fun!  Doing it tonight. :]
    Posted 6 months ago by a lifted pixel Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'm happy to see nobody used Internet Explorer ;)

    Chrome and Firefox ftw! :D (and maybe some Safari too)
    Posted 6 months ago by Rutger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No Drama Lama here . Second video and hopefully with voice this time. ( although a bit croaky as I needs coffee).  Enjoy www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m3...
    Posted 6 months ago by Gumby_Roffo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I emailed you my video! I had fun making it, so I'll make a new one exploring the new streets. Hope they help! 
    Posted 6 months ago by Smashley Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Encoding is taking wayyy too long. 7 minute video, it's encoded about 30% in an hour! Ouch. I will have to try again tomorrow with a shorter version to see in S-O-M works a little faster.
    Posted 6 months ago by Csophae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I wonder why this thread isn't pinned anymore?
    Posted 6 months ago by Impspindle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcX...

    Here's mine. Sent it but if anyone here wants to see...because I plan on watching all posted vids =]
    Posted 6 months ago by Bunnykins Subscriber! | Permalink
  • youtu.be/Lwpf5X75uTw. You might want to mute it since I left audio in the video because I want y'all to know how awful my taste in music is. There are some artifacts which I think are due to encoding problems. You'll also notice that I have some serious framerate issues, not all of which are due to the screen capturing process.

    All in all, that wasn't a very productive session - just planting some stuff then dropping down to Ur to and running around for a bit. The framerate really was atrocious; it was far worse than what I see usually. I think reducing the number of items in the house would make it work better
    Posted 6 months ago by Boom and Bust Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ooo user testing! My husband did his masters degree in human computer interaction and got to do some of this, sit and watch people use the software and see what they click and how they interact with it. It was super cool. I hope you learn useful things.

    You're probably going to get a biased sample though, lots of videos of what people do for the first 15 minutes after they log on and less of the other things they do. The encoding and uploading takes such a long time that it's kind of offputting towards going back and taking another video later into the play. Biased is fine, you just need to account for it in whatever you're looking for. You'll also see me switching to other tabs when I get bored, leaving glitch to do it's thing in the background.

    As for the people getting upset about being recorded: if you don't want your words recorded or replayed or whatever, don't put them on a public website. This is true for any website and glitch is not doing anything at all wrong or weird here.
    Posted 6 months ago by shelleycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Here's mine:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRD...
    Posted 6 months ago by Rowan Croft Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Here's mine, after many failed attempts I finally got one, its just a shorty but yay,

    youtu.be/OwLGHrLjJtE

    I'll may just try another ^^

    and here it is.

    youtu.be/iyWLnqu0u0A

    I'm finding I have to download to my laptop and then upload to Youtube, not sure why but if i try a direct upload it just hangs, and hangs and . . . hopefully these are ok tho
    Posted 6 months ago by Faereluth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kump, I think you may have opened a Pandora's box of Glitchy activities. A lot of people who didn't know how to record video of their Glitch adventures suddenly know. The world may be doomed. Or filled with joy. One of the two.
    Posted 6 months ago by Faranae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fRqfj2R0A

    Mine, in which I talk about Fats Cubellis the chicken at one point.
    Posted 6 months ago by girlthulhu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTC...

    Here is mine. My computer doesn't have a mic connected to it, which is good as you'd all have to listen to incoming airplanes otherwise. Don't know why there's no sound.

    METAFILTER SAYS HI. And I go on la violet voyage. And then there's a naked party. And lots of lag.

    (I let everyone in the Mefi group know I was recording so we were all... on our worst behavior.... for you, TS)
    Posted 6 months ago by Aglet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Thanks everyone! There's been such an overwhelming response to this that I think I can safely unsticky this topic now. You guys are amazing.

    @shelleycat: Yep this will be biased, but that's all in the plan :) I'm looking for something quite specific.
    Posted 6 months ago by Kump Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Here's another one, with less goofing off and more ordinary Glitchly things - gardening, selling stuff to the tool vendor, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-E...

    I find that I am strangely self-conscious about mouse movements, now.

    What specific thing are you looking for, Kump? I know you can't say now, but will you tell us later?
    Posted 6 months ago by Aglet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Aglet I doubt I can tell you, because I love secrets ;) but I bet you'll be able to guess soon enough though.
    Posted 6 months ago by Kump Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Is there going to be another series of testing?
    Posted 6 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Just sent one to you, Kump! Can't say that it accurately represents a typical Glitch session (especially since it's only 15 mins worth ;)), but my play style is VRY IMPRTNT and must be seen! Even if it is a little late to the ball game? www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7g...
    Posted 6 months ago by Bradamus Prime Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Kump, will you tell us what it's for if we can't guess it? I'll probably send you another video tonight unless you don't want any more (I assume the cutoff date is still Tuesday even though the topic is now unstickied?)
    Posted 6 months ago by Shepherdmoon Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Kump, I am very bad at guessing :) But I'm good at keeping secrets.
    Posted 6 months ago by Aglet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not the most exciting video ever:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=39N...
    House expansion, metal machining, feeding sloths
    Posted 6 months ago by RainCat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not sure if it has been asked (not gonna read all that!) but when you say "whole browser window" you mean the game window only, right? Not the url, tabs (chrome) and bookmarks right?

    Wanna know this to disable my bookmarks in case you need the WHOLE browser. Thanks.
    Posted 6 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I don't think TS got any business with our bookmarks but they probably would like to know if we do something else while playing the game I think hence the if can, include the chatrooms. I'm just assuming though...
    Posted 6 months ago by rosedragon Subscriber! | Permalink