On 2/2/17 8:14 AM, Michael Caisse wrote:
Also related, C++Now is a very... interactive conference. By that I
mean some of what makes it great are the discussions that take place
during certain sessions between the attendees and the speaker. A
talk is often very different from a lecture followed by questions,
and that is, in my opinion at least, a good thing, especially given
the nature of some of the sessions. Unfortunately this makes it
difficult to capture in a video. Frequently you will only hear one
side of a conversation (the speaker) and may be somewhat lost as to
exactly what is being discussed. Always having the speaker repeat
questions helps in some ways, but also has the negative side-effect
of killing the momentum of a conversation. It'd be great if we could
better capture the experience of a C++Now session seamlessly.
Very good observation that I hadn't thought of.
So if we end up getting professionals to do the recordings, they
should probably be aware of this dynamic, as they may have a
solution that we either haven't thought of or have been unable to
implement. I'm thinking anything from a couple of extra mics
appropriately placed (possibly difficult in some rooms), or even
"crowd-sourced" mic'ing, which I believe someone mentioned last year
as a real possibility (someone either described or hypothesized a
mobile app that allows individual attendees to record, and the
recordings are then automatically synchronized into tracks for
editting).
How about one of the student volunteers with a walk around mic? Also
requiring those with questions to stand and use the mic would be
helpful. Seems very easy to implement and would be a huge help. It
would also help clarify the distinction betwee CPPCon - the general C++
user - and C++Now - the movers and drivers of the future of C++.
C++Now doesn't publish "proceedings" in spite of the attempt to give the
conference sort of an "academic" flavor. The videos are the only record
of what goes on there. So this action is at least several years overdue.
Finally, there should be some investigation of the possibilities of
using the videos as revenue generators for Boost/C++Now. When I look at
youtube videos I often have to see 5 sec of propaganda before I can hit
"skip ad". Though I don't like ads, I consider this a fair exchange for
the value of watching the video. I believe that this would be a
valuable resource to specific advertisers such as tech recruiters,
organizations selling C++ training, special hardware and who knows who
else. I have no idea what the infrastructure that supports this looks
like, but I see it as a useful way to funnel resources into boost which
could be usefully employed. Also the copy rights on the videos should
remain with Boost.
Just some random thoughts.
Robert Ramey
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