Dominion Videos

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Dominion videos are video recordings of Isotropic games using some form of video recording software. Typically, the videos give the viewer an inside look at gameplay that game logs simply can't provide. The video of the game play is usually supplemented with commentary by the player recording, offering insights into the player's strategy, thought processes, and decision making.
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Dominion videos are video recordings of Dominion games (typically online games) used for strategy and analysis. Videos give , the videos give the viewer an inside look at gameplay that game logs simply can't provide. The video of the game play is usually supplemented with commentary by the player recording, offering insights into the player's strategy, thought processes, and decision making.
  
Where can I find Dominion videos? 
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== Benefits ==
The best place to find videos is probably DS.com's [http://www.youtube.com/user/DominionStrategy YouTube] channel. This has a collection of many of the videos already made, and can link you to some of the other producers of videos.  Currently, [http://www.youtube.com/user/WanderingWinder/videos WanderingWinder] has produced the most videos, but [http://www.youtube.com/user/jonts26/videos jonts26], [http://www.youtube.com/user/jsh357/videos jsh357], michaeljb, olneyce, [http://www.youtube.com/user/davqvist Qvist], and theory have contributed videos as well. There are a number of threads discussing the videos, including [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=1499.25 discussion] on WW's youtube channel and [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3217.0 discussion] on whether video recordings should require permission from both players.
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Videos offer many benefits compared to traditional analysis of logs or general kingdom discussion:
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*The player in the video can offer commentary on their thought process at each decision.
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*The viewer can watch high level play and compare the decisions they would have made against the decisions made in the video.
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*The viewer is able to observe both the finer points of playing traditional strategies as well as the improvisation and adjustment of strategies on the fly.
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== Sources ==
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A number of different people in the Dominion community have organized their videos of Dominion play into Youtube channels. Some of those channels include:
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/DominionStrategy DominionStrategy.com]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/WanderingWinder/videos WanderingWinder WanderingWinder]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/jonts26/videos jonts26]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/jsh357/videos jsh357 jsh357]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/user/davqvist Qvist]
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== Discussion ==
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There are a number of threads discussing the videos, including [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=1499.25 discussion] on WW's youtube channel and [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3217.0 discussion] on whether video recordings should require permission from both players.

Revision as of 22:59, 2 November 2012

Dominion videos are video recordings of Dominion games (typically online games) used for strategy and analysis. Videos give , the videos give the viewer an inside look at gameplay that game logs simply can't provide. The video of the game play is usually supplemented with commentary by the player recording, offering insights into the player's strategy, thought processes, and decision making.

Benefits

Videos offer many benefits compared to traditional analysis of logs or general kingdom discussion:

  • The player in the video can offer commentary on their thought process at each decision.
  • The viewer can watch high level play and compare the decisions they would have made against the decisions made in the video.
  • The viewer is able to observe both the finer points of playing traditional strategies as well as the improvisation and adjustment of strategies on the fly.

Sources

A number of different people in the Dominion community have organized their videos of Dominion play into Youtube channels. Some of those channels include:

Discussion

There are a number of threads discussing the videos, including discussion on WW's youtube channel and discussion on whether video recordings should require permission from both players.

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