9 Sep
2016
9 Sep
'16
12:47 a.m.
On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 00:15:56 +0200
"Patrick Shirkey" <pshirkey(a)boosthardware.com> wrote:
UA only did this once and it is so funny.
> On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 21:37:03 +0000
> Fons Adriaensen <fons(a)linuxaudio.org> 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. 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.
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.
As a side note, wouldn't that be "kindergarten kids" instead ?
BTW, I clicked 2-3 times on the three links and after that the page
would not respond anymore. firefox browser.