Early Access: The Power of the Face Reveal
Added 2024-05-16 03:37:12 +0000 UTCEarly access for the next video!
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This would be a cool one to read. You want to share it?
JR G
2024-06-09 03:32:37 +0000 UTCI've watched your content for years because my niece helped me find WoW when she was just a young'un, and your guides were always so calm and easy to follow. I got addicted to your voice and you are so witty you always get a laugh out of me. I think a face reveal would remove the "mystery" aspect, and that is important too. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Also your "overthinking" is part of what makes you amazing! Thanks for all your work, we all appreciate it very much. /hugs
Colleen
2024-05-20 00:53:07 +0000 UTCIf you ever need any good insight on well-being and MMORPGS I specifically wrote a master's thesis on the topic lmfao, don't be afraid to shoot a message! Combined my two passions for the sake of a degree.
Amber
2024-05-18 15:06:13 +0000 UTCI think you'll like a lot of the upcoming stuff. I'm really interested in mental health and social media's effect on it, and just how people interact with each other on social media in general. As for myself I don't really have a preference I guess since I also usually have videos/streams playing in the background lol - it's rarely a focus. Thanks for watching the video, I appreciate it!
MadSeasonShow
2024-05-18 06:33:59 +0000 UTCThanks Mara! yeah those react faces are....interesting lmao. glad you like the reacts though, I really like doing them actually
MadSeasonShow
2024-05-18 06:31:57 +0000 UTCI have a lot of thoughts about facecams when it comes to parasocial relationships. As someone with a couple of Master's in mental health related fields, I feel personally as if individuals with facecams can become too dangerously either relatable to a viewer or someone the viewer dreams to be so much to the point where their own mental health declines. I work with children and have had parents ask me what type of videos are safe, and often if the child is into gaming, I'll recommend a non-facecam video that has funny Minecraft content or something of the sort. Facecams can be too personable to specific populations; it's typically never purposeful, but there are certainly content creators that have tried to benefit from this. (As you stated, it's not a large percentage) You specifically mentioned Dream and I strongly believe that is a perfect example of the danger of face reveals with an individual who has unfortunately been strongly fetishized by the SMP community, typically younger girls sadly. If he did not look PERFECTLY as they had pictured, drawn, and intended, it was going to end badly no matter what. He wasn't the "dream" (haha) boy that every girl pictured and there was heavy retaliation for this reason. Along with that, face reveals do change the overall view of the channel imo. The combination of twitter and youtube hateful comments was definitely enough to drive him into a severely depressed state to the point where he wanted to undo it all. I feel for him in this regard; it'll never not be heartbreaking. I personally prefer faceless youtubers and streamers, apart from maybe Asmongold, but honestly I'll just turn on one of his 4 hour videos and play Diablo or WoW as it plays in the background, so the face was never the main focus for me. I strongly believe your personality shines in your videos through editing style and content. I relate to you without ever seeing your face and that's perfect for me. Sorry for the rant, great content as always. :D <3
Amber
2024-05-17 23:56:18 +0000 UTCI don't like the face cams. I also don't like react videos, although apparently I just don't like watching people react, because I have genuinely enjoyed your recent ones. But I just find the faces distracting. I want to watch the content of the video and listen to the commentary if there is any. I feel much more immersed not being distracted by constant movement in the corner. And on that note, I purposely avoid all the videos with the stupid react face as the thumbnail. It makes me irrationally angry! But anyway. Keep doing your thing, we enjoy it for a reason. :)
MaraJadeSharpie
2024-05-16 04:15:15 +0000 UTC
