Fantasy Cartography Live?
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m amazed at how many of you are still subscribing and emailing me regarding the podcast. Even though it’s been this long since I put out a new episode, it still seems like people are finding it and enjoying it!
The problem is, as much as I enjoy recording them, they are terribly time consuming. Between the prep, recording, editing, encoding, uploading, and all the other assorted work that goes into, they eat up a lot of my time.
I would love to continue doing them if it were in a format that’d be a bit easier on me. After watching guys like Gabe at Penny Arcade and Scott Kurtz over at PvP do their live comic-casts, I started thinking about doing FCAP as a live show using Ustream.tv instead. It’d almost certainly be longer, and with the chat room the folks watching would be able to ask me questions live, which would be pretty cool!
Ustream also has recording functionality built it, so I’d be able to record the shows as I make them and publish them out to the video sites when I’m done (hopefully) without having to go through all the rigarmarole I did before. You’d be getting pure, unedited Butch, though, so you’d have to be prepared for more “Um”ing, “Uh”ing, and cursing.
My big concern is that the quality of the broadcast wouldn’t be sufficiently high to make it worthwhile. The only way I can really be sure, though, is to actually get in there and try it out. If any of you are interested in helping me test drive, shoot me an email at butch@zombienirvana.com or send a tweet to @ZombieButch and let me know. If I can get a few folks to do a quick test run and give me some feedback on it, I’d appreciate your help!
Comments
Comment from Joseph
Time: May 14, 2009, 3:38 pm
I really enjoy your podcasts and hope you find the time to continue. I’ve watched all of them, following along creating my own maps.
Thanks!
Comment from Frederick
Time: July 15, 2009, 12:22 pm
Hi Butch!
I just wanted to thank you for the podcasts. I discovered them last night and I’m almost done watching them. Very interesting, indeed.
As for the podcasts themselves, why not release one every 2 – 3 weeks instead of one every week? Don’t make a specific schedule, just make them when you have free time. I think I speak for at least a few people by saying that I’d prefer watching them irregularly instead of not at all 
And, if you do start again, I have a request. I’d like to see some tips on how to make interiors, like inns, towers, castles, houses, whatever. Mostly because I’d like to know how to make furniture and a decent grid
Again, thanks a lot for the podcasts. It’s a very handy thing to have and know.
Fred.
Comment from Calvin
Time: August 5, 2009, 9:09 pm
Butch,
I just found this website a few days ago, and it has revitalized my desire to make maps for my RPGs. I had made a series of maps for my homebrew campaign, but just found it too daunting a task to continue. With the help of your tips ( and an investment in Adobe Photoshop ) I am now able to create awesome maps way faster than I used to create far inferior maps. If you choose to return to the fray it would be a great boon to the pen and paper games community.
Thanks again 
Calvin
Comment from Mike
Time: May 5, 2009, 12:08 pm
Sounds awesome probably wouldn’t be able to attend the live event but i definately would be looking forward to the recording if you ever get around to it.