DanRoot

Patreon and its new fees

Hello Pates.

So Patreon has increased its fees, although it claims to be giving the creator more take-home each month, so 95% instead of 87%, with the caveat that they've increased the amount they charge Patrons.

So, instead of pledging $1, you'll actually have to pay $1.35, which is incredibly cheeky.

I hope this hasn't put any of you off for supporting me, it just means ...

When A Channel Stops Making Videos

I've put a link to an article by the guys behind the channel Every Frame a Painting, which has over a million subscribers.

The long and short of it is that they're stopping making videos, and what's on the channel is all there'll be.  There's only 28 videos, most of them with over 1M views each.

I think this is fascinating, because most channels treat their v...

I'm A Puppet Now

Here's the transition video. And most videos from today will have the puppet host for videos.

Thanks to all you Patrons for supporting me, you're all amazing!

YouTube Algorithm

Hello Pates,

So, I've noticed a massive dip in viewership of my latest few videos, and I've finally figured out why; I remembered that YouTube now filters it's recommended videos on watch time rather than view count, and because my latest ones have been under 4 minutes, they're not going to get recommended to anyone.

It's something a lot of channels have suffered from, and it's somet...

How Metroid 2 Creates Fear

Thanks to my Patrons for supporting me!

Creating Isolation, Fear & Foreboding

The first in a mini-series looking at how Metroid games build their atmosphere of isolation, fear and foreboding!

Thanks Patrons!

Hard Slog

So Studying Dustforce's Animation was a big undertaking, and I'm incredibly pleased with it.  It was tweeted by Game Maker's Tool Kit's Mark Brown, a big YouTuber who discusses game design, and it's got good feedback through comments etc.

The video was only 7 minutes, consisting of mostly game footage with a few sequences of my animated character and some animated overlays to enhan...

An Update

Just a video detailing things that have been happening and are about to happen.

I'll be away for a few weeks

Hello beautiful Patrons!

So, this week is a little stressful for me as I'm the bestman at a wedding this coming Saturday, the same day that my baby daughter is due to be born, but she's likely to be arriving sooner (hopefully), pepper that with some animation and illustration amendments for a job, catching up with E3 (there's some fantastic looking games for Xbox One X) and all the whil...

Patreon Spread

I've started sharing my Patreon on social media and will begin putting it at the end of my videos. I know I'm still a tiny creator and am just starting out, but I know with the time and effort I can create even better, more interesting videos for people (mainly gamers and geeks initially) to really enjoy!

What's Wrong With Mega Man?