Podcast: Pokemon Go Reflection
In reflection of my most recent podcast upload with Jose, I believe that we did a good job at covering the objectives of the assignment. At first glance, 10 minutes of length seemed quite daunting at first to tackle. Fortunately, time would reveal that 10 minutes of production, in actuality, was shorter than expected. We ended up having to edit out quite a significant portion of the uncut audio to fit the time limit.
Pokemon Go was a go-to option for our game choice because Jose had extensive experience with the game. I had personally not played the game itself but was familiar with the gameplay and the nuance of what it was about. I purposely waited until the actual recording to play the game so that we could capture a raw, first hand experience of Pokemon Go.
After we chose what game to play came the preparation phase. Jose and I did preliminary research on the effects of the game on society and the underlying histories that served as the foundation of the inception of Pokemon Go. We compiled the research and assignment parameters into an outline that we used as the guiding force of the podcast.
During the actual recording, we had a guest speaker, Sam Han, to assist us in the production of the game. He contributed as an extra member of the podcast. We chose to do this because I purposely waited to play the game. Having a firsthand experience may offer unique benefits in terms of analysis, but has several drawbacks concerning a detailed explanation of the game. In bringing a new speaker onto the podcast, we hoped to make up for the lack in gaming experience.
Editing the podcast went smoother than expected. Majority of the editing was spent on trimming down audio when necessary to increase the overall flow and transition of the production and to cut down the length of the audio to the specified 10 minutes. By far, the learning objective that served most valuable was collaboration: having a new member meant that we had to collaborate and communicate with an extra person. We all worked together, both during and outside of production, to bring forth a quality podcast for the world to enjoy!
