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Youtuber for one day

Description

Students develop a YouTube video in which they teach other players how to play a particular videogame well (one in which they are especially skilled). The style of the video should be inspired by popular youtubers of the same age as the student.

 

Tag
  • Social Media
  • Video
  • Videogames
  • Youtube
Skills

PRODUCTION SKILLS

  • Create and modify audiovisual productions
  • Use tools to shoot and edit

PERFORMANCE SKILLS

  • Play videogames
  • Act

SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Participate in social networks
  • Teach

INDIVIDUAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Manage your own identity

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Search, select and download
  • Manage the dissemination of content and share it

 

Learning areas
  • Language
  • Technologies
Card language
  • Spanish
  • English

Structure

Sessions
2 sessions of 2 hours for pre-production; 2 sessions for production material; 2 sessions for post-production material (Variable - the number of sessions can vary according to the time available)
Duration
2 sessions of 2 hours for pre-production; 2 sessions of 2 hours for post-production; (The gameplay recording can be done at home) (Variable duration)
Number of participants
10-30
Age
  • 14-16
  • 17-18
Materials
  • Support material for comparisons: YouTube videos as models or examples, etc.
  • Support material for scripts: model or example, etc.
  • Support material for the filming the gameplay: software (e.g.: Camtasia, Twitch, Mirilis Action, OBS Studio, Quicktime, resources to shoot internal gameplays on consoles, etc.)

Process

Key questions
  • What is a gameplay?
  • What is pre-production / production / post-production?
  • What is a YouTuber?
Development

NOTE: Individual work (each student produces their own video). Alternatively, students can work in groups of 3 people.

Preproduction

  • Exploration of youtubers
  • Script (plan the gameplay, features to be commented, etc.)
  • Optional: collect complementary audiovisual materials to add to the video of the game (other videos of the game, photos ...)
  • Evaluation of filming the game (software, practical recommendations ...)

(Duration: variable)

Production

  • Film the gamplay

(Duration: variable)

Post-production

  • Optional: Edit video
  • Review and discuss with other students (and teachers).

(Duration: variable)

Evaluation

The teacher needs to take into account the structure of the information presented in the video, the language used and the adaptation to the target audience.

References for professors
Author

Carlos A. Scolari. Universitat Pompeu Fabra – Barcelona (Spain), carlosalberto.scolari@upf.edu

Ruth Contreras. Universitat de Vic (Spain), ruth.contreras@uvic.cat

  • Social Media
  • Video
  • Videogames
  • Youtube