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Is there Interest in Variations Videos?
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s
Posted - 2020.09.02 19:16:34
Several years ago I recorded a bunch of solutions to Kwontomloop puzzles and put them on YouTube: Link collection. My barebones YouTube channel.

I could do the same for 1-2 weeks of Variations puzzles, if there's any interest. To be clear, these would still just be screen recordings of me solving old or new Variations puzzles, without music, commentary, or editing.

So, would these actually be useful for anyone?
arbor8
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1865
Best Total: 37m 24s
Posted - 2020.09.03 02:45:48
Yes thanks, even for a longer period of time
HillBill
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 2218
Best Total: 43m 24s
Posted - 2020.09.03 10:51:22
I'd be interested.  Thank you.
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s
Posted - 2020.09.13 16:17:57
To anyone interested, I've now uploaded 15 Variations videos in this playlist. The two videos for the current Monday and Tuesday puzzles are still part of this week's competition, so I've scheduled them to become visible afterwards.

As an aside, I tried several video editing softwares + tutorials, and got incredibly frustrated at the needless complexity of these programs =(. So as I'd already expected, I don't see myself ever doing any editing on such videos.
Ankora
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1048
Best Total: 34m 6s
Posted - 2022.01.15 10:06:34
Very interesting. Thank you very much.
I've found that your speed isn't about some hacks I don't know, you just see it and draw faster. Even you click bad during that crazy speed and you have to fix it. Stunning.

Last edited by Ankora - 2022.01.15 11:19:16
MondSemmel
Kwon-Tom Obsessive
Puzzles: 1420
Best Total: 13m 32s
Posted - 2022.01.16 13:30:31
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ankora
Very interesting. Thank you very much.
I'm glad to hear you enjoyed these!

Quote:
I've found that your speed isn't about some hacks I don't know, you just see it and draw faster. Even you click bad during that crazy speed and you have to fix it. Stunning.
Regarding the speed: As I mentioned above, of the 15 Variations videos, I only recorded the final two puzzles during the ongoing competition week, and hence saw them for the first time; whereas I'd already seen and solved the previous ~13 puzzles once already, 5+ days before recording any of them.

Almost all other videos on the channel were indeed recorded when I first encountered them, but in case of these Variations puzzles, I intended them mainly as an educational resource, and wanted to get the recording done quickly rather than having to spread it out over two weeks.

Though with that caveat out of the way, I do indeed strive to be fast, and enjoy being fast, so thanks for the compliment .

Last edited by MondSemmel - 2022.01.16 13:30:48

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