A lot of you may know that I have a YouTube channel by the name of NobelPlays where I just post gaming videos and such. With that being said, a lot of you might also realize that I haven't been posting any videos lately. I probably won't be posting anymore videos on that channel from now on since I've just lost interest in it. But making a YouTube channel and daily uploading videos was one of the more exciting and eye-opening experiences I've had.
What got me started was watching PewDiePie, that Swedish gamer who's also the #1 most subscribed all time. ALL TIME! I just watched and watched his videos and how easy it looked. All you had to do was to get a camera (even the camera wasn't neccessary), a good mic and a PC that can run Fraps without messing up your gameplay experience. I had all the necessary equipment to start so I thought "Why not?". I'd spend day and night watching all the "how to get more views" or "how to grow your channel" and the "get more subs" kind of videos. Hell, I watched so much of them, I could easily make one of those videos now since they all say the same thing over and over again.
I thought to start with let's plays since they were the easiest kinds of videos to do. My first video was a let's play of Remember Me. I was in such a hurry to download the game and play it to make my first video. The game had just came out so I thought that could be my chance. I played around 20 minutes and uploaded it and that was where my YouTube "thing" began, I guess.
I uploaded videos daily, literally. And throughout the whole time I was uploading videos, I was totally convinced that I was having fun and not doing it in the hopes that I'd be famous one day.
It's funny when I look back on it now. The truth that I didn't want to admit that time was that I wasn't having as much fun as I thought I would. I mean, getting views and likes and comments are nice and they keep me uploading videos but there was this little part of me that said "this can't be what keeps the famous gamers uploading ALL the time and not get bored." And slowly but surely I started to realize that. I'm not saying that making the videos was a total drag the whole time though. There were plenty a time where I'd wake up and feel excited to make a new video or discover a game that I just HAD to play. All in all, There were some bad times and good times to go with it.
One of the more exciting things that YouTube has allowed me to do is meet people from around the world. I still remember that moment when I opened my inbox and got my first Dual Commentary request. It was from this college dude from America. I gave it a great deal of thought before deciding to do it. It was pretty scary and exciting all at once, Skyping with practically, a total stranger. After the first few games we played, we were sort of comfortable with each other I guess. We ended up making a couple more videos together.
The American college dude wasn't the only person I met on YouTube. I've met (and by met I mean skyped) with people from Barcelona, Australia, the UK , Mexico and Canada. It was very interesting working with people who share the same interests that you do and I wouldn't have any of that if it weren't for YouTube.
During the time where I started to not upload videos, I was given the opportunity to write reviews for a site called geekdoutnation.com and that's what I've been spending my time on. Writing reviews is something that I've taken a liking to and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
I guess thanks to Youtube for not only exposing me to new people but also teaching me a lesson about what it REALLY means to do something purely for the fun of it. Kind of what this blog is about. Just for fun.
What got me started was watching PewDiePie, that Swedish gamer who's also the #1 most subscribed all time. ALL TIME! I just watched and watched his videos and how easy it looked. All you had to do was to get a camera (even the camera wasn't neccessary), a good mic and a PC that can run Fraps without messing up your gameplay experience. I had all the necessary equipment to start so I thought "Why not?". I'd spend day and night watching all the "how to get more views" or "how to grow your channel" and the "get more subs" kind of videos. Hell, I watched so much of them, I could easily make one of those videos now since they all say the same thing over and over again.
I thought to start with let's plays since they were the easiest kinds of videos to do. My first video was a let's play of Remember Me. I was in such a hurry to download the game and play it to make my first video. The game had just came out so I thought that could be my chance. I played around 20 minutes and uploaded it and that was where my YouTube "thing" began, I guess.
I uploaded videos daily, literally. And throughout the whole time I was uploading videos, I was totally convinced that I was having fun and not doing it in the hopes that I'd be famous one day.
It's funny when I look back on it now. The truth that I didn't want to admit that time was that I wasn't having as much fun as I thought I would. I mean, getting views and likes and comments are nice and they keep me uploading videos but there was this little part of me that said "this can't be what keeps the famous gamers uploading ALL the time and not get bored." And slowly but surely I started to realize that. I'm not saying that making the videos was a total drag the whole time though. There were plenty a time where I'd wake up and feel excited to make a new video or discover a game that I just HAD to play. All in all, There were some bad times and good times to go with it.
One of the more exciting things that YouTube has allowed me to do is meet people from around the world. I still remember that moment when I opened my inbox and got my first Dual Commentary request. It was from this college dude from America. I gave it a great deal of thought before deciding to do it. It was pretty scary and exciting all at once, Skyping with practically, a total stranger. After the first few games we played, we were sort of comfortable with each other I guess. We ended up making a couple more videos together.
The American college dude wasn't the only person I met on YouTube. I've met (and by met I mean skyped) with people from Barcelona, Australia, the UK , Mexico and Canada. It was very interesting working with people who share the same interests that you do and I wouldn't have any of that if it weren't for YouTube.
During the time where I started to not upload videos, I was given the opportunity to write reviews for a site called geekdoutnation.com and that's what I've been spending my time on. Writing reviews is something that I've taken a liking to and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
I guess thanks to Youtube for not only exposing me to new people but also teaching me a lesson about what it REALLY means to do something purely for the fun of it. Kind of what this blog is about. Just for fun.
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