Thu, 29 March 2012
First episode of Guns, Dice, Butter: a podcast of a series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe. In this first episode, Herr Dr discusses how he thinks the podcast may (or may not!) contribute to the dialogue in the hobby. Secondly, he has a long conversation with game designer Mark Herman regarding Mark's early days in the hobby at SPI, a few of his published wargames and what Mark currently has in the pipeline. Final major segment is with Jim Doughan regarding those games out recently, and those in the pipeline, that we must score a copy of...soon! Herr Dr wraps up the show with News, Analysis and What Not - and a preview of the next episode of Guns, Butter, Dice. Feedback encouraged: discussion board on Consimworld.com and boardgamegeek.com related to Guns, Dice, Butter. This is the same as the Episode 1; only in a MP3 format and low quality (60 megs vs 180 megs)
Direct download: Guns_Dice_Butter_Episode_1m3.mp3
Category:Game designer interview -- posted at: 6:41pm CDT
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Thu, 29 March 2012
Received some early feedback from the first 50 listeners...(via BGG, consimworld and email) Will summarize here: Really enjoyed the conversation with Mr.Herman (We'll get Mark back on the show sooner than later) Would like to see some segment(s) on strategy & tactics tips for a variety of games (ex: Paths of Glory) (What other games would listeners like to see segments on? I'll try to rope some sharks on to the show for Paths of Glory, Washington's War, Breakout Normandy, etc) Jimbo knows his stuff (Yes, he does - and he is a blast to play games with) Please save future episodes in MP3 (Note: Just learned how to do that; will try to remember with next episode. Also, will be uploading a MP3 ver of Episode 1 sooner than later) Your voice in the intro section sounded like it was recorded on a cassette tape in the 80s - quality of audio in interviews was fine - just the intro audio quality not so good (Note: I'll work on that - this was my first podcast, and first time using garage band ever. The intro was recorder the first day I was monkeying around with garage band, the mic & settings. Interviews later - when I knew a little more about using the technology. Will strive to improve.) Thank you all for the constructive feedback.
Category:Plumbing
-- posted at: 3:15pm CDT
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Thu, 29 March 2012
So, how to podcast? Bought a mic: Blue Snowball $80. Got a plug in for Skype that records conversations - $20. Created episode in garageband (get one of your kids to show you how to use - or go to applestore). Additional handy program is Soundflower: allows you to record any sound that plays thru your computer. Placed in itunes (on my desktop - just watch any podcast on youtube telling you how). Purchased a domain www.gunsdicebutter.com $6/yr, which will point to this site. Got an account here on libsyn ($15/month for 250 megs - the first episode was about a 180 megs) to host the podcast. Uploaded the first episode using a ftp server (filezilla - downloaded free). Had to hunt around here to make my website. Also, had to hunt around to adjust the settings that feed itune store. Then, submitted podcast to iiTune store - should take a couple days to post. Will be interested in feedback on the episode - post it on consimworld and BGG when I get a discussion board there up and working in the next day or two. ---------------------- Update....I've also discovered how to save as a MP3 in garage band and at some reduced quality. So, I'll upload the MP3 version (same exact episdoe, just save in MP3 format) and 1/3 the size - 60 megs vs 180 megs - in a day or two. Now that I know how to save my podcast in MP3, I'll probably try that if the quality doesn't significantly suffer for friends still stuck with a PC: we haven't all become Applenistas....yet!
Category:general
-- posted at: 2:36am CDT
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Thu, 29 March 2012
First episode of Guns, Dice, Butter: a podcast of a series of conversations with members of the wargaming tribe. In this first episode, Herr Dr discusses how he thinks the podcast may (or may not!) contribute to the dialogue in the hobby. Secondly, he has a long conversation with game designer Mark Herman regarding Mark's early days in the hobby at SPI, a few of his published wargames and what Mark currently has in the pipeline. Final major segment is with Jim Doughan regarding those games out recently, and those in the pipeline, that we must score a copy of...soon! Herr Dr wraps up the show with News, Analysis and What Not - and a preview of the next episode of Guns, Butter, Dice. Feedback encouraged: discussion board on Consimworld.com and boardgamegeek.com related to Guns, Dice, Butter.
Direct download: Guns_Dice_Butter_Episode_1.m4a
Category:Game designer interview -- posted at: 12:38am CDT
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