> On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 00:15:56 +0200 > "Patrick Shirkey" <pshirkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> > On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 21:37:03 +0000 >> > Fons Adriaensen <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> >> On Thu, Sep 08, 2016 at 01:54:50PM +0200, Patrick Shirkey wrote: >> >> >> >> > We need some community support so that the youtube search ranking >> >> > algorithm(s) will give priority to the channel. It would be very >> >> > helpful if y'all could like/subscribe/comment/share/link to the >> >> > channel. >> >> > >> >> > In return I will be happy to do the same for your videos and >> >> > assist with promoting via the "Linux Music Videos" playlist. >> >> >> >> Am I the only one who finds this sort of thing utterly disgusting >> >> (keeping in mind that it's done for profit) ? >> > >> > It does have a strange, non-inviting aura. As if it was done >> > totally, completely, uninterested. As a kid, it could be scary :) > >> The content has been screen tested on kids across a vatirty of ages >> and none of them were scared. They actually enjoy singing along and >> practicing the vocab especially with parents participating. > >> > Speaking of, although in a more creative, jazzy way, singer UA did a >> > series of videos for children. With almost 500,000 views: >> > >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oViLi0KEw6g >> > >> > Must have been a riot for her and comparse ont he TV set that day. >> >> The top kids channel on youtube has had billions of views. Check out >> ChuChu TV if you haven't already come across it. > > UA only did this once and it is so funny. > I wonder how much money and how many people were involved in the production and marketing process. Did the artist have the support of an established media organisation or perhaps a promotional slot on Oprah/Ellen/The View/etc... >> As a parent with two children I know all the songs by heart and many >> more. >> >> The point of this channel is not to compete with them but to do >> something different. Our research has not come across any other >> learning material that combines fractal animations and classical >> music. If you have young children then you will know what it means to >> listen to the same songs for weeks at a time. We are simply trying to >> provide an alternate viewing option that will appeal to parents and >> children too. >> >> Of course it is early days so we are under no illusions that we have >> mastered the method yet. There's always room for improvement. > > Purely from an educational aspect, in other words, sticking to what > makes the value of a product in such a market, why would fractal > animations give any edge ? IMHO, it makes it more blurry. > What's needed from an educational point of view is conciseness, > clarity. That said, it does not mean to leave out poetry and art, of > course. > I like working with fractal animations. > Large black backgrounds for kids are not very inviting, isn't it ? It > is understandable to have that to get the fluo out of the colours, but > black ? Black is not a welcome colour for kids, Polynesian and > elsewhere, no ? I mean, even as early days, how can business interest > be generated like that ? I agree there's room for creativity in > childrens' educational material, but black ? I refer to the video. > It helps make the colors pop. > As a side note, wouldn't that be "kindergarten kids" instead ? > Kinder Surprise... > BTW, I clicked 2-3 times on the three links and after that the page > would not respond anymore. firefox browser. > Known bug. Will get round to fixing it soon. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
