user38 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I like to think I am mature and self restrained. When I was a kid I used to sleep late on Xmas day, I eat low fat yoghurt, and when the iPad was released I waited 3 whole hours before I bought one (lining up is for geeks). But when I returned to this forum and saw CMBfN was available for pre-order I got a little excited. And when I visited the pre-order page and saw a youtube link my fingers started to shake. And then I clicked on the link and found it was a 90 second video of a metal box. Really? Is this what you pay your marketing department hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for? I think you can learn something about marketing from Apple. For the release of the iPad 2 Apple staged a release spectacular at a specially built auditorium in Las Vegas (I believe they had to knock down several casinos) and the release concert was hosted by an animatronic Steve Jobs puppet (they had considered unthawing Steve Jobs from cryogenic suspension but decided to save him for the iPhone 5 launch). Anyway, I was slightly disappointed that I didn't get to see a video of in-game footage. Nice box though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yeah, it is a bit unusual to have a video of this and not, say, 14" naval gunfire remodeling a small French hamlet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is this what you pay your marketing department hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for? I would be very very surprised if it was anywhere even close to that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umlaut Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is this what you pay your marketing department hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for? I´m not sure if this was meant as a joke. But if it isn´t, I´m quite sure that BFC would answer something like "We don´t even have a marketing department" But speaking of ingame video: I´ve got my own little business making video presentations for companies. I´d gladly make some for CM:BN too - and at a very reasonable price. :-) That is of course, if Battlefront is interested 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user38 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is this what you pay your marketing department hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for? I´m not sure if this was meant as a joke. I studied journalism and writing at the University of Queensland and I can assure you this is not a joke. Studies have show there is a significant difference between personal communication and written communication. In personal communication a lot of subtextual information is transmitted visually (through gestures and facial expressions) and aurally (through tone, word stress, etc). The written word is therefore a relatively sterile medium. To compensate authors have developed a literary technique called "exaggeration". I have found that, when writing, the subtle use of the literary technique of exaggeration can make a story a million times more interesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Studies have show there is a significant difference between personal communication and written communication. In personal communication a lot of subtextual information is transmitted visually (through gestures and facial expressions) and aurally (through tone, word stress, etc). The written word is therefore a relatively sterile medium. I didn't study journalism (as you can probably tell by my poor spelling and grammar) but I still knew that ... thought everyone did to be honest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hold on, guys, we're working on another video that shows how the game installer works! Your jaws will drop when you see it! :cool: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Was quite suprising to see a video of a BOX lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hold on, guys, we're working on another video that shows how the game installer works! Your jaws will drop when you see it! :cool: ROTFLMAO ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I would be very very surprised if it was anywhere even close to that. Correct. We don't have a marketing department. Or any other department for that matter As for the video... well, we had it and needed to put it somewhere, especially since the online viewer is restricted to IE and needs plugins that not everyone will want. Notice how the video is not in the top spot on the YouTube channel We're working on teasers, trailers and in-game videos already. You don't see them up yet because we had to get code optimizations in place before recording them. A debug build stuttering because the recording software is eating up all the resources wouldn't make the smooth gameplay justice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaws Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hold on, guys, we're working on another video that shows how the game installer works! Your jaws will drop when you see it! :cool: Keep Jaws closed please 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 We're working on teasers, trailers and in-game videos already.... Create a marketing budget and buy a super pc with it Good to hear there are vids on the way , thank you for the update. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The problem isn't so much of a super PC, but of the fact that debug code (running in the background and recording ANYTHING you do) and video recording code will always cause slowdowns. Additionally, the optimization we've been waiting for included improved LODs etc. If we show you guys videos, it's supposed to reflect what the game will look like when you play it at home, and not how we debug stuff And lastly, there is always the question of time and resources. Taking videos takes time (err... and resources). We'd need a super PC and a couple new employees. You'll need to buy a few more copies of CMBN for that to happen 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user38 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 So does this mean you are not working on a game installer video? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicky Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 part two will be a video of the package coming through the letterbox part three - the box opening then part four will be the game installing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzermartin Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Is the box bulletproof? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Hold on, guys, we're working on another video that shows how the game installer works! Your jaws will drop when you see it! :cool: OMG, this video is gonna rock, I can't wait! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 So does this mean you are not working on a game installer video? No, that one is already done. But we're saving it for the big TV commercial rolling out nationwide on April 1. Martin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 No, that one is already done. But we're saving it for the big TV commercial rolling out nationwide on April 1. Martin Careful Moon, some of these numbskulls will take you seriously without a 'wink' attached. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnersman Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I want a steel mouse pad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical Wargamer Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 As for the video... well, we had it and needed to put it somewhere, especially since the online viewer is restricted to IE and needs plugins that not everyone will want. Notice how the video is not in the top spot on the YouTube channel We're working on teasers, trailers and in-game videos already. You don't see them up yet because we had to get code optimizations in place before recording them. A debug build stuttering because the recording software is eating up all the resources wouldn't make the smooth gameplay justice. Hey MOON any updates on a video or two from you or your betas? Sill shots are great but nothing beats movings pics 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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