Starting a Gaming Channel
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- June 10, 2020 at 9:40 pm #156981
So me and my brother are thinking of starting a gaming channel. Any advice you all would give? Equipment recommendations? We’re thinking of starting off by doing a Skyrim Let’s Play as Palpatine and using only shock spells.
June 11, 2020 at 1:10 am #157217Being consistent is one of the most important things you can do when creating a gaming channel. Time, specific game and structure is all very important in terms of building a returning audience. It’s something I personally struggle in doing lol
June 11, 2020 at 1:12 am #157221*grabs a notebook and starts scribbling in it*
June 11, 2020 at 1:54 am #157295It’s so difficult to get discovered. More so with a gaming channel than anything else probably. Because there is plenty of such channels already.
I have a military history channel with high quality graphics and yet struggle to reach 5k views for each videos I upload.
June 11, 2020 at 5:31 pm #157978I suppose my best advice is to not ignore the importance of your audio. Your phone is probably a decent camera already, so with a bit of set dressing and lighting, you probably already have what you need for good video – but good audio is tougher to do DIY-style.
A blue yeti is a worthwhile investment (same mic Jeremy uses and they’re about $100-150 depending on what kind of deal you can find), and watching some YouTube videos about how to clean up your audio with Audacity (a free audio program which is awesome), is a very good way to prepare.
Finally, high quality gameplay footage is a must and there are many ways to achieve it, but whatever method you use, go into the settings of your recording software and crank things up as high as they can get. Make sure things are capturing at 60fps, or some gameplay will look choppier on playback than it should
June 11, 2020 at 5:33 pm #157980To get a good idea of the difference, watch one of my videos, like my Valorant Closed Beta Impressions (a game with a silky frame rate), then change the YouTube settings to 480p and you’ll notice that in addition to a resolution hit, the low framerate makes the game look like crap.
If you’ve got any other questions, let me know and I’ll do my best to help.
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