Ideal YouTube video length?

[DonLorenzo]

Hey Guys,

No videos in this thread, just a fairly simple question which I'd like to poll everyone that likes to watch KSP videos on. How long do you like your videos to be? Do you prefer short videos which focus on one or two things, or do you like drawn out 'story type' episodes that can last up to an hour but will cover a whole sequence of things (say, a full mission involving several ships).

On a related note, do you prefer more frequent short videos, or longer but less frequent ones. Is there a length-limit that will put you off from watching it in the first place? Or will you give a 90 minute video a shot and tune out if it isn't interesting enough?

I'll append a poll for your 'ideal length', but i'd welcome some feedback on the other questions also. Thanks for your input!

Cheers,

Lorenzo

[Thesonicgalaxy]

Hey Guys,

No videos in this thread, just a fairly simple question which I'd like to poll everyone that likes to watch KSP videos on. How long do you like your videos to be? Do you prefer short videos which focus on one or two things, or do you like drawn out 'story type' episodes that can last up to an hour but will cover a whole sequence of things (say, a full mission involving several ships).

On a related note, do you prefer more frequent short videos, or longer but less frequent ones. Is there a length-limit that will put you off from watching it in the first place? Or will you give a 90 minute video a shot and tune out if it isn't interesting enough?

I'll append a poll for your 'ideal length', but i'd welcome some feedback on the other questions also. Thanks for your input!

Cheers,

Lorenzo

Being on youtube since 06 there really isn't one. Everyone is different. Some people like short videos that they can fit into lunch breaks at work. Others long ones, for their own reasons. It's honestly the content that matters. Not the length.

[KvickFlygarn87]

According to Game Theory, it's around 10 minutes.

[CakeEngine]

imho the concept of basing your video length on the potentially "attention-span" of the "average" user is the wrong approach.

i think the length should depend on which style you prefer, what you want to present in your videos and above all, what you want to achieve with your videos.

For example:

Danny2462 makes a lot of speedup-silly-comedy-fun-thingies and therefore does very well with "less than 10 minutes"

Scott Manley on the other hand does a lot of Tutorials where he actually shows how to build something that is working as intended. And this, ofcourse, can't be done in a few minutes.

Zisteau is somewhere in between by the style meaning he is balancing on the sillines/seriousness-ratio. He cuts out the whole buildingprocess but then pulls you through large missions with a smirk on his face for up to one hour.

long story short. Just find out what you want to show, how you want to express it and then go with whatever time it needs and you will be fine.

[DonLorenzo]

Reason I'm asking is that I've always sort of strived to stick to 20-30 minutes, but recently some missions and their videos have taken upwards of an hour and they're being watched all the same. I always sort of thought that people wouldn't go for that. Apparently it really doesn't matter too much, and I suppose people can segment their own time just as they please, chopping things up into smaller bits as their schedules demand.