What’s a speed run? A speed run is where you try to do something as fast as possible.
I made a few attempts recording a speed run in Monster Hunter, specifically the killing of the easiest boss monster, Great Jaggi. Here’s the video (on youtube) of my best attempt:
I didn’t embed because the video is in HD and you want the best resolution! Especially so you can laugh at my mistakes! (For those not playing the game, the quest has a maximum duration of 50 minutes).
I could (and have) beaten this time, but I didn’t (and won’t) record better 🙂
Right now it has 15788 views, and yesterday I received an email from Youtube that the video is now eligible for advertising and payment. If I chose to create a special type of Google account, they would randomly place adverts before this particular video. Each advert viewed would earn me $$$, with the catch being they only pay out in $100 increments.
I didn’t get far enough to see exactly how much money would be earned per view, but I’m guessing it is in the tenths or even hundreds of a cent 🙂
Here’s some stats on the video itself, just because I love that Google provides them:
– 58% of viewers are female
– The two most popular demographics are 13-17 (36%) and 45-54 (23%)
– 60% of viewers find the video via Youtube’s “related videos” sidebar
– The three top countries by viewer (in order): Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore
– The three top countries by commenter (in order): USA (36%), Australia (19%), Chile (11%)
– The video spiked in popularity in January 2009, just over a year after it was added, but (inexplicably) is at its most popular right now
– The most common google search that leads to this video: “ufo catcher sydney”
– The most famous non-google referral: facebook.com (the video has been embedded in two, unknown-to-me, profiles)
I’m not signing up for Google sense, since I suspect the sun will burn out before the video receives enough views to pay out. But it’s nice to know people are watching.
It’s worth noting that the second in my ‘UFO Catcher Trilogy’ is earning views much faster than UFO Failing:
Ok, ok Google Maps is old and we all know how cool it is but the iPad has given it a whole new lease on life! There’s just something extra-cool about manipulating the screen using your fingers, especially with regards to cruising around in streetview.
We’ve been checking out the places we’ll be visiting during our upcoming trip to England. Here’s a shot of our bed and breakfast in Blackpool (click to enlarge):
Yup, it’s that little red dot in the lower left. We booked it based on cost (cheap!) and reviews (great!) but, for me, the extra bonus is what happens to be located next door! You can bet I’ll be spending that Saturday night riding those rollercoasters.
Strangely (and please prove me wrong if you can), I can’t spot a Ferris Wheel in the park. As usual, I will be riding every Ferris Wheel I see in England. This may sound like a strange statement – after all is there likely to be many? The answer is yes! I have spotted likely targets in York (adjacent to the rail museum actually), Brighton and Blackpool (both on piers) and of course London (the London Eye).
My strange fascination with Ferris Wheels will, it seems, continue 🙂
I leave you with another google earth image (well, iPad ‘Maps’ App to be exact). In the comment, I welcome guesses as to where this may be:
