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-BCNPalomino-
Profile Joined May 2012
United States45 Posts
July 22 2013 23:14 GMT
#21
I don't think this effects viewers in any significant way. One things I do notice as a stream viewer includes, when the space showing the clock is a bit miss-placed. Its a little weird because as time goes by it automatically centers itself and this can go under the radar when someone is making an overlay. Also when the webcam box is smaller than it has to be such as Idra's new overlay and Clarity's, that's a big one in my opinion. (Other than that I absolutely love Clarity's overlay I think its the best overlay out there at the moment)

I agree with face cam over hand cam myself, I think the players emotions make for a better stream than to see fingers shuffling around.
Oliveoil Nutmeg
Account252508
Profile Joined February 2012
3454 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-25 22:03:00
July 25 2013 22:02 GMT
#22
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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 25 2013 22:19 GMT
#23
On July 26 2013 07:02 monkybone wrote:
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On July 23 2013 06:50 Existor wrote:
On July 22 2013 01:22 Incognoto wrote:
On July 22 2013 00:48 Honeybadger wrote:
I've never, ever cared about seeing the player's FACE.

Hands? sure. Face? WHY.


Facial expressions. It matters much more than you think it does, having a webcam and a mic.


I think, watching hand position and/or keyboard with flashing buttons (which were clicked at the moment) is more usefull, than facial expressions


more useful? i think the guy who got banned was right

Say me please, how face expressions can be more usefull, than viewing how player doing his apm, how he positioning his hand, how that player uses different (from your hotkey scheme) hotkeys?
jormal1ty
Profile Joined November 2011
Finland72 Posts
July 25 2013 22:20 GMT
#24
In my opinion those protech buttons look better as they are now.
stream warrior
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 25 2013 22:26 GMT
#25
On July 26 2013 07:20 jormal1ty wrote:
In my opinion those protech buttons look better as they are now.

It's not personally against Protech overlay. It's "against" all the overlays with small windows and cuts for these buttons
Account252508
Profile Joined February 2012
3454 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-25 22:34:51
July 25 2013 22:32 GMT
#26
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D4V3Z02
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany693 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-25 23:00:49
July 25 2013 22:59 GMT
#27
On July 26 2013 07:32 monkybone wrote:
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On July 26 2013 07:19 Existor wrote:
On July 26 2013 07:02 monkybone wrote:
On July 23 2013 06:50 Existor wrote:
On July 22 2013 01:22 Incognoto wrote:
On July 22 2013 00:48 Honeybadger wrote:
I've never, ever cared about seeing the player's FACE.

Hands? sure. Face? WHY.


Facial expressions. It matters much more than you think it does, having a webcam and a mic.


I think, watching hand position and/or keyboard with flashing buttons (which were clicked at the moment) is more usefull, than facial expressions


more useful? i think the guy who got banned was right

Say me please, how face expressions can be more usefull, than viewing how player doing his apm, how he positioning his hand, how that player uses different (from your hotkey scheme) hotkeys?


you're right its not very useful


The hand would be more useful, but still useless and the facial expression is more entertaining. Also you remember a players face as a brand and not a hand. Progamers are no handmodels.
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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 25 2013 23:03 GMT
#28
Well, thats the question is around stream entertaining, not usefullness. Usefullness and entertainment - these are two different questions
Incognoto
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
France10239 Posts
July 25 2013 23:36 GMT
#29
Watching the keyboard is mostly useless, unless you want to see fingers move around. The real usefulness of a stream is found on the player's screen as well as his commentary. Seeing a face is adds much more to the commentary than fingers do.

my 2 cents
maru lover forever
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
July 26 2013 05:21 GMT
#30
On July 26 2013 08:36 Incognoto wrote:
Watching the keyboard is mostly useless, unless you want to see fingers move around. The real usefulness of a stream is found on the player's screen as well as his commentary. Seeing a face is adds much more to the commentary than fingers do.

my 2 cents

It all depends on what you need from streamer and stream itself.

But really thi thread is not about webcam/keyboard visibility. It's about cuts for sc2 buttons near minimap and social buttons. Just small reminder. This small aesthetic thing sometimes looks out of design (as I said, orange buttons on green UI, blue buttons on black UI etc)
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