I'm humbled to be included in your B-Roll, Zayne, thank you! Being placed alongside so many luminaries has made me uncharacteristically blush. I think your points are excellent - I too hunt for new devlogs; especially those gems with 20 subs - who are people often talking into the void. My added tips are: 1. Work on your audio - you don't need an expensive mic (but it does help), just just need to follow some audacity tutorials. I follow a BBC Radio 4 style, which dear Terry Wogan once described as pretending that you're talking to your loved one on a pillow next to you. 2. Don't focus on ugly bits of your game - I'm a fine one to talk because so much of what I'm doing right now is grey on grey with a dash of grey. YT is a visual medium and if you want to engage people, they want to see pretty for at least part of the video. Do a ThinMatrix and shoot some footage of plants or a cup of tea if that helps. 3. Build your channel by commenting on other devlogs, offering feedback. They'll often click on your face and see what you've got going on. Don't be afraid to change title and thumbnail if you think of a better way of describing it. 4. Make sure you add tags. I use TubeBuddy (free plugin) to suggest some for me. I hope those help your viewers, Zayne!
@@Rick-ng3lr I don't think he's talking about this video in particular but as a general bit of advice. People can excuse bad to ok visuals but audio has to be at least decent as it's usually a subconscious determinant of quality. If he was talking about this video then the only thing I can think of would be to either lower the microphone gain or talk at a further distance as he sounds close to peaking the microphone. General rule is to have a gap about a fist (with or without an added pinky - depending on microphone) distance between you and the microphone. Once that's done, set your gain so the audio levels in whatever software you're using is in the green - yellow range. Red means you've peaked the microphone and you need to lower the gain (or use some effects like limiters and gates).
All devlogs, by law, have to start with stock footage of somewhere scenic. Then we move to a closeup shot of watering a succulent bought from Ikea. We proceed to watch a kettle boil, before viewing that same hot water being poured into a cup. Now final shot of the new Ikea desk, that houses two comically big monitors. Anything that moves away from this style of video, should be reported to the devlog police.
if i made a devlog it would have to be a parody of one of those. it would show me waking up at 2pm broke and slightly hung-over, doing my healthy morning jog from my bed to the bathroom before making a nice homecooked meal consisting of instant noodles and Egg. i would pan the camera over the construction site outside my window as i water my (clearly plastic) plants, before finally sitting down to start working on my game
This is fantastic! And super timely for me. I got the Analysis Paralysis and have had some vague ideas of how I want to go about this, but your video is helping me break through. Thank you so much!
Awesome video, Zed! Lots of great points here shown in a really concise and chunky.. eat-able, way- chunk-sized ways of eaty chunk information 😎 very cool, and honoured to be featured! ^^
Still can’t believe you’re including me amongst those heavy hitting talented gems 🤯 ❤️ Some incredibly useful points on content!!! I think the “value” one is probably one of the hardest to nail down without going the tutorial route, yet it really is absolutely crucial! May it be informative or entertaining or heartwarming… always thinking about “why people should watch your devlog” is a good trick 👍 Side note: please please please don’t be lazy on audio quality! It’s easy to forget a lesser edit/visual quality than it is to ignore a crackling, hard to hear, distorted voice. 😫
This is almost unbelievable! I'm starting a development channel this week based mostly on the technical side of things, like how to structure a project, create generic reusable systems, and other things about development as I'm much more of a programmer than a designer. I'll be doing devlogs about the game I'm making (A competitive team tower defense game) and doing tutorials on how to implement the features I make. I was looking for information on how to make these types of videos since I do not know about creating content, and your video appears as if by some miracle, explaining how to make devlogs. Thank you so much for your video! It will help me a lot to create mine!
Some really good advice in here. Watching a variety of devlogs is also something worth doing. You get to see what you like, what you don’t like, and what does it doesn’t fit your personality and style.
Fantastic video, seriously. I'm not interested in making devlogs but you still managed to keep my attention nonetheless! Your advice regarding confidence and humour were especially insightful, and I think it's applicable regardless of if you're making TH-cam video or not. Love your channel, keep up the great work.
Nice video! I’d also say there’s a third devlog, the “entertainment” devlog. Where it’s all just memes and goofs and “I made Among Us but it’s a battle royale” type video.
Great video! I’m currently editing my fourth devlog, and took a break to watch some devlogs for inspiration. Found a few developers I’m not yet following, so thank you!
I started this vid thinking I would make a new video about my current main project and I just hear you say that you use the same recording software I use!!! It's great!!!
You're welcome! Don't tell anyone, but you're my favourite. Sure am glad I haven't written that in a public comment where people can see it and hold it against me.
I think there are two more "types" one is a hybrid of the two, technical and design, so you balance out your "why's" with the hows, and then the forth type would be the Dani-style be crazy, and don't worry about communicating anything to the viewer. I'm not going to be doing mine exclusively for gamedevs. I want to make this for people who like behind the scenes and making of material.
This is some great advice and now I feel like I need to make some more devlogs! Also seeing my name pop up in the b-roll has made my evening :) Keep up the great work :)
Nice video you Golden God! I have just been asking my community what type of videos I should be making to basically start growing my channel a little and one of the things they said, was to make devlogs. I find that mostly very daunting as it will take a ton of time to make even one video most likely. But let's see, maybe I actually will give it a go.
This is great stuff. It's funny that I've probably watched everyone on your list and I wouldn't have explicitly said I watch devlogs until it was laid out before me. I think the point about showcasing the process and approach versus the actual stuff you're typing into the editor being important, really stood out for me. It's probably my entire draw to these style of videos. I really just enjoy seeing people making things, whatever or however. I've actually been trying to puzzle out a way to apply that approach to some of my own projects that I enjoy and spend time on but eventually just end up in a folder on a drive and not much else. Maybe these ideas will get me a step closer, Thanks!
"I for example often go on TH-cam type in the word devlog and sort by newest upload" I found this video by doing exactly that minus the newest filtering
im going to be making a game with my sister and im taking inspo from your devlog vids for my devlogs! :) by that i mean im going to be including music, jokes, humor, silly moments etc but not so much its brainrot
Also yeah I have a very unique style of Devlog where I up front talk about the why. Then show me doing some work for most of the video or if I'm just talking about an milestone go back and show how to do it... And do it live or in 1 take with out editing as I am primarly a live comntary gaming youtuber. And if I could read scipts I would write them like my books... naturally... that means Um and ands included. Not like I can change my voice that some people can't stand. Another thing my TH-cam personallity is my personallity and that is what most veiwers want their TH-camr to be unless they are a Vtuber ofcourse. Great tips though for those new to TH-cam!
I've been trying to make videos on my game dev hourney and some small topics here and there but I always have a hard time getting media or recordings for it. Mostly because I forget to record my work ;-; Thanks for the video! Lotsa great tips :)
It's been 8 months since my last devlog, feeling inspired to make more after seeing this! I always found it difficult to know what to show when I'm waffling - I'm definitely going to try using sped up development recordings as B-Roll. Thanks!
I've been working on a game for a little over a year now (brick breaker, first project), and I really want to start doing a devlog series on it. I was just wondering what would be the best way of going about this? I just don't know where to start because I'm already a year in. Do I just make a recap video and then start treating it like a normal devlog series, or something else?
First episode could just be an overview of the projects development, future videos could cover things your currently working on. Recap could be brief or long, your choice at the end of the day. Best of luck with your project!
Nothing hurts more than an unfunny person trying to make devlogs with quirky, random, Danny-like editing with all the red zooming earrape, purposesly making bad jokes and being like "get it? No? Okay..:(", the overused "stealing code from Google" jokes, etc. etc. I just wanna learn the process of game making, not die of cringe. ;;
What bothers me the most about these is like, I know a couple of people who DO that, but when I talk to them they're just kinda funny and entertaining anyway? Just on their own, as they are, and I wish they'd put that into their videos instead.
@@LTGD exactly! I like natural or unintentional comedy, not jokes made up just to expand the length of the video for ad revenue or to make up for the lack of game content. just don't like the tryhards. I really like DevDuck's devlog videos, for instance. I like his chill aesthetics. :D
The game I am working on is in the middle of development (but still in a kind of rough state). Does it still make sense to start a devlog series for it?
@@LTGD I think it could help me get more people on my Discord server, which I also made for the game (its got 1 person posting once in a while right now). I wanted to use the server as a place to coordinate playtesting but that got sidetracked. Currently I am thinking about creating a video where I showcase and talk about the games I made previously, kind of like a "gamedev" journey type of video. But idk about devlogs, maybe I don't really want to commit to making devlogs constantly. I am also studying for a master degree at university so I don't have as much time to spend on my game. So yeah, I'm still a bit on the fence about the whole devlog thing.
To be fair using the "How to make" is not click bait as you are taking about how to make a dev log not to how to make a TH-cam video.... And your not the first person to use clips of stuff you did not make for B-roll like most Yutubers just use stock fotage at least your shouting out other creators.
I don't like when people have video of themselves(human form) talking in their videos and they just stare straight in the camera, it's creepy. It doesn't add anything of value, I usually assume most videos are made by humans, no need to include one in them.
The sheer amount of time it took to compile that channel list for the description... Good lord.
Kudos to you for putting in the work to credit them :)
The most important thing. If you don't have anything to show in a devlog you can always show your coffee machine or food preparation.
I'm humbled to be included in your B-Roll, Zayne, thank you! Being placed alongside so many luminaries has made me uncharacteristically blush. I think your points are excellent - I too hunt for new devlogs; especially those gems with 20 subs - who are people often talking into the void.
My added tips are:
1. Work on your audio - you don't need an expensive mic (but it does help), just just need to follow some audacity tutorials. I follow a BBC Radio 4 style, which dear Terry Wogan once described as pretending that you're talking to your loved one on a pillow next to you.
2. Don't focus on ugly bits of your game - I'm a fine one to talk because so much of what I'm doing right now is grey on grey with a dash of grey. YT is a visual medium and if you want to engage people, they want to see pretty for at least part of the video. Do a ThinMatrix and shoot some footage of plants or a cup of tea if that helps.
3. Build your channel by commenting on other devlogs, offering feedback. They'll often click on your face and see what you've got going on. Don't be afraid to change title and thumbnail if you think of a better way of describing it.
4. Make sure you add tags. I use TubeBuddy (free plugin) to suggest some for me.
I hope those help your viewers, Zayne!
When it comes to you, Rob, the "B" in "B-roll" stands for "best."
Or "beard", I dunno.
What’s wrong with the audio? Asking to learn and identify it myself
@@Rick-ng3lr I don't think he's talking about this video in particular but as a general bit of advice.
People can excuse bad to ok visuals but audio has to be at least decent as it's usually a subconscious determinant of quality.
If he was talking about this video then the only thing I can think of would be to either lower the microphone gain or talk at a further distance as he sounds close to peaking the microphone.
General rule is to have a gap about a fist (with or without an added pinky - depending on microphone) distance between you and the microphone. Once that's done, set your gain so the audio levels in whatever software you're using is in the green - yellow range. Red means you've peaked the microphone and you need to lower the gain (or use some effects like limiters and gates).
Just be a golden god.Ez.
Well Shucks, no excuses now might as well get started. Great video!
I took a sip of coffee as you said we had to go back in time to the 80's and "sorry you're depressed now" And I just about died lol
Hahaha, sorry. But also not sorry, a bit. Glad I have that effect on people.
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I had just decided this week to make devlogs for my game. Get out of my head! Or rather, keep up your amazing work!
Hopefully this helps! I will inevitably watch them.
All devlogs, by law, have to start with stock footage of somewhere scenic. Then we move to a closeup shot of watering a succulent bought from Ikea. We proceed to watch a kettle boil, before viewing that same hot water being poured into a cup. Now final shot of the new Ikea desk, that houses two comically big monitors.
Anything that moves away from this style of video, should be reported to the devlog police.
Frick the devlog police. Let 'em come for me. I'll take 'em.
if i made a devlog it would have to be a parody of one of those. it would show me waking up at 2pm broke and slightly hung-over, doing my healthy morning jog from my bed to the bathroom before making a nice homecooked meal consisting of instant noodles and Egg. i would pan the camera over the construction site outside my window as i water my (clearly plastic) plants, before finally sitting down to start working on my game
@@albingrahn5576 You should do it.
This is fantastic! And super timely for me. I got the Analysis Paralysis and have had some vague ideas of how I want to go about this, but your video is helping me break through. Thank you so much!
You're welcome! Good luck!
You won't believe I was planning to make devlogs for my game and this video is going to be super useful
I hope so!
Awesome video, Zed! Lots of great points here shown in a really concise and chunky.. eat-able, way- chunk-sized ways of eaty chunk information 😎 very cool, and honoured to be featured! ^^
Still can’t believe you’re including me amongst those heavy hitting talented gems 🤯 ❤️
Some incredibly useful points on content!!! I think the “value” one is probably one of the hardest to nail down without going the tutorial route, yet it really is absolutely crucial! May it be informative or entertaining or heartwarming… always thinking about “why people should watch your devlog” is a good trick 👍
Side note: please please please don’t be lazy on audio quality! It’s easy to forget a lesser edit/visual quality than it is to ignore a crackling, hard to hear, distorted voice. 😫
Can't believe the algorithm hasn't recommended you to me yet
This is almost unbelievable! I'm starting a development channel this week based mostly on the technical side of things, like how to structure a project, create generic reusable systems, and other things about development as I'm much more of a programmer than a designer. I'll be doing devlogs about the game I'm making (A competitive team tower defense game) and doing tutorials on how to implement the features I make. I was looking for information on how to make these types of videos since I do not know about creating content, and your video appears as if by some miracle, explaining how to make devlogs.
Thank you so much for your video! It will help me a lot to create mine!
I look forward to watching them
Some really good advice in here. Watching a variety of devlogs is also something worth doing. You get to see what you like, what you don’t like, and what does it doesn’t fit your personality and style.
Thank you so much for helping me start my own devlog journey here on TH-cam!
cant believe sebastian lague ist on the list
Great video 😊 noted down various good points. Will try them in the next devlog ❤️
Fantastic video, seriously. I'm not interested in making devlogs but you still managed to keep my attention nonetheless! Your advice regarding confidence and humour were especially insightful, and I think it's applicable regardless of if you're making TH-cam video or not. Love your channel, keep up the great work.
Miziziziz actually is pretty funny, he just keeps the jokes out of his devlogs and tutorials and leaves em for a few one-off shorts.
Great video, really useful analysis here for anyone interested in or currently making devlogs. Honoured to be featured!
Thank you! And thank you for all the awesome videos you've made, too.
Nice video! I’d also say there’s a third devlog, the “entertainment” devlog. Where it’s all just memes and goofs and “I made Among Us but it’s a battle royale” type video.
Oh yeah! Those too. Like CodyCantEatThis etc.
@@LTGD Dani
I can't believe you don't actually view yourself as a golden god, we've all been treating you like one for all this time
Great video! I’m currently editing my fourth devlog, and took a break to watch some devlogs for inspiration. Found a few developers I’m not yet following, so thank you!
I started this vid thinking I would make a new video about my current main project and I just hear you say that you use the same recording software I use!!! It's great!!!
Thanks for including my lil' game vids here 🌾
You're welcome! Don't tell anyone, but you're my favourite.
Sure am glad I haven't written that in a public comment where people can see it and hold it against me.
Some great tips here, and thanks for including Bun! I wish this video existed when I started making devlogs :P
Good to see I'm not the only one that sorts devlogs by upload date
Thanks for the shoutout! I only now found this video. It it very well put together, keep up the good work!
I think there are two more "types" one is a hybrid of the two, technical and design, so you balance out your "why's" with the hows, and then the forth type would be the Dani-style be crazy, and don't worry about communicating anything to the viewer. I'm not going to be doing mine exclusively for gamedevs. I want to make this for people who like behind the scenes and making of material.
Happy to be a part of the B-Roll, but you could have used a better clip other than me spinning around a door 😂 great video!
This is some great advice and now I feel like I need to make some more devlogs! Also seeing my name pop up in the b-roll has made my evening :) Keep up the great work :)
What an amazing, thoughtful video! Thank you!
Nice video you Golden God! I have just been asking my community what type of videos I should be making to basically start growing my channel a little and one of the things they said, was to make devlogs. I find that mostly very daunting as it will take a ton of time to make even one video most likely. But let's see, maybe I actually will give it a go.
This is great stuff. It's funny that I've probably watched everyone on your list and I wouldn't have explicitly said I watch devlogs until it was laid out before me. I think the point about showcasing the process and approach versus the actual stuff you're typing into the editor being important, really stood out for me. It's probably my entire draw to these style of videos. I really just enjoy seeing people making things, whatever or however. I've actually been trying to puzzle out a way to apply that approach to some of my own projects that I enjoy and spend time on but eventually just end up in a folder on a drive and not much else. Maybe these ideas will get me a step closer, Thanks!
This is more "How to design your devlogs" than "How to make you devlogs"
The "I make videos" caught me off guard and it was hilarious
Great advise. I like how you enjoy peoples journeys with discovering themselves as well. It's been cool seeing you grow since your 2nd video.
I was actually wondering how to do this! The game I’m working on is coming along. Still very early stages but I want to start a devlog series on it!
I'll inevitably end up watching it!
@@LTGD that would be so cool! Hope I can impress!!
Top 3 underrated things ever.
- Celeste (ofc.)
- Birds singin so beautifulll
- Let's Talk Game Design
(one of these may or may not be a lie)
The golden god speaks and I'm once again inspired. Brilliant video and much thanks for doing something like this.
ooo I love devlogging my devlogs for devlogs
So many great creators in this video! 🤯 Keep up the great work
Damn, wish I was cool enough to be in the B-Roll! Great advice. Kudos for linking everyone, couple projects I haven’t seen yet 👀
Great video! Taking notes... Applying these insights in my next devlog. ☺️🙏 Thanks
Wow. Never thought of devlogs this way before. Thanks. And keep up the work
Basically, Technical devlogs are the science of game development, and Design is the religion of game development.
cool.
I'd probably put design more as the "art" of game development, but otherwise, yeah. Basically.
Great video! I've watched lots of devlogs and these feel like the common themes between the good ones.
I love that you. Included fairliii
Of course! He's amazing
This is great, I love how meta this video got. Thanks for the advise, I’ll check back in if I ever use it. 😅
We are inventing our own hell.
Very inspiring and informative video! Thanks due!
"I for example often go on TH-cam type in the word devlog and sort by newest upload"
I found this video by doing exactly that minus the newest filtering
great video! and you have a pretty cool hoodie, hope Jonas Tyroller sees this video :D
Thanks for this video. So far my devlogs suck and this has helped me identify some reasons as to why. Cheers!
I hope you get your boat
hey, I use cyberlink too!
Notes taken.
im going to be making a game with my sister and im taking inspo from your devlog vids for my devlogs! :)
by that i mean im going to be including music, jokes, humor, silly moments etc but not so much its brainrot
Loved this video.
thank you, i'm doing my game and start publish devlog regularly, the video is very helpful
Also yeah I have a very unique style of Devlog where I up front talk about the why. Then show me doing some work for most of the video or if I'm just talking about an milestone go back and show how to do it... And do it live or in 1 take with out editing as I am primarly a live comntary gaming youtuber. And if I could read scipts I would write them like my books... naturally... that means Um and ands included. Not like I can change my voice that some people can't stand. Another thing my TH-cam personallity is my personallity and that is what most veiwers want their TH-camr to be unless they are a Vtuber ofcourse. Great tips though for those new to TH-cam!
I love this guy
I've been trying to make videos on my game dev hourney and some small topics here and there but I always have a hard time getting media or recordings for it. Mostly because I forget to record my work ;-;
Thanks for the video! Lotsa great tips :)
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
It's been 8 months since my last devlog, feeling inspired to make more after seeing this!
I always found it difficult to know what to show when I'm waffling - I'm definitely going to try using sped up development recordings as B-Roll. Thanks!
Omg he just admitted to being a bit goofy 😱
You are right "and you are going to click like and subscribe...". Are you clairvoyant?
you... have arrogance?
I refuse to believe this.
It's not arrogance if you really ARE this good. 😎
@@LTGD I KNEW IT!!!
THE GOLDEN GOD HAS SPOKEN!!!
Interesting video. I uploaded my first devlog just today
If you put "devlog" in the title, I'll probably end up watching it.
This is a good video
Thank you!
Laughed out loud at the bit that blasts Dani 7:57. No hate to that guy I just agree he’s just incredibly difficult to watch.
I've been working on a game for a little over a year now (brick breaker, first project), and I really want to start doing a devlog series on it. I was just wondering what would be the best way of going about this? I just don't know where to start because I'm already a year in. Do I just make a recap video and then start treating it like a normal devlog series, or something else?
First episode could just be an overview of the projects development, future videos could cover things your currently working on. Recap could be brief or long, your choice at the end of the day. Best of luck with your project!
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Nothing hurts more than an unfunny person trying to make devlogs with quirky, random, Danny-like editing with all the red zooming earrape, purposesly making bad jokes and being like "get it? No? Okay..:(", the overused "stealing code from Google" jokes, etc. etc. I just wanna learn the process of game making, not die of cringe. ;;
What bothers me the most about these is like, I know a couple of people who DO that, but when I talk to them they're just kinda funny and entertaining anyway? Just on their own, as they are, and I wish they'd put that into their videos instead.
@@LTGD exactly! I like natural or unintentional comedy, not jokes made up just to expand the length of the video for ad revenue or to make up for the lack of game content. just don't like the tryhards. I really like DevDuck's devlog videos, for instance. I like his chill aesthetics. :D
How do people best deal with the file size of screen recording the entire process of making a game?
yoooooooooooooooooooooo this video was insightful! I learned that dev vlogs are way too much work!! defs not for me.
You can't spell confidence without con - noted 🤔
ty
What if I decide to create a new type of a devlog?
This is great and all, but...
Can you Sing Game Design?
Don't tempt me.
If you watch my first devlog, you'll cringe, probably. I cringe at it.
I almost forgot, it's currently my only devlog I released 7 months ago. lol.
The game I am working on is in the middle of development (but still in a kind of rough state). Does it still make sense to start a devlog series for it?
Do you want to?
@@LTGD I think it could help me get more people on my Discord server, which I also made for the game (its got 1 person posting once in a while right now). I wanted to use the server as a place to coordinate playtesting but that got sidetracked. Currently I am thinking about creating a video where I showcase and talk about the games I made previously, kind of like a "gamedev" journey type of video. But idk about devlogs, maybe I don't really want to commit to making devlogs constantly. I am also studying for a master degree at university so I don't have as much time to spend on my game.
So yeah, I'm still a bit on the fence about the whole devlog thing.
Shoosh
To be fair using the "How to make" is not click bait as you are taking about how to make a dev log not to how to make a TH-cam video....
And your not the first person to use clips of stuff you did not make for B-roll like most Yutubers just use stock fotage at least your shouting out other creators.
I don't like when people have video of themselves(human form) talking in their videos and they just stare straight in the camera, it's creepy.
It doesn't add anything of value, I usually assume most videos are made by humans, no need to include one in them.
1987 🥲
Great video - thank you!