Saturday, November 27, 2010

10,000,000 Viewer Minutes!

Today we've met the 10,000,000 viewer minute landmark! Thanks to all the streamers, mods, and viewers for supporting the stream and helping Vidya Shorts get to where it is today, and thank you for your continued support as we continue to grow and move forward.

-loldbz

Fall Vote 4

Vote Brekdown
Total Votes: 96
Viewtiful Joe 2: 35
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: 32
Megaman Marathon: 29
Vote closed at 8:00pm Eastern on Thursday 12/2/2010

I look forward to streaming Viewtiful Joe 2 starting this Saturday. Henshin-A-Go-Go, baby! 

-loldbz

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Preliminary Fall Vote 4

*This vote has closed. Megaman Marathon, Viewtiful Joe 2, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R have moved on to the final vote*

-loldbz

Monday, November 22, 2010

Vidya Shorts, New and Improved

Welcome to the new website design! Features found in the old site design have been made better and more visible, with many new features added as well:
  • We now have our own ticker for updates. This means we don't have to use the Livestream ticker anymore!
  • We now have our own custom player, which has several features of its own:
        • A "lights on/off" feature, which dims out the surrounding area of the player and chat
        • A link to VS Radio, powered by Synchtube
        • A larger "LIVE" indicator, which also indicates when the stream is offline. In addition, the current streamer is now indicated clearly at the top of the stream.
  • The Chat Rules button is now directly above chat
  • Other menu buttons have been moved to the top of the page.
    • Chat has been made even in height to the player, but has also been made thinner. This allows for the player to be made larger by using space that was not often utilized in chat, as the average post length is quite short.
    • Coming Soon:
      • Stream and chat pop-out buttons
      • A clock set to Eastern Daylight Time (the time zone of scheduled streams)
      • Easy access to current viewer minutes (hover over the viewer count)
      • A Bump button above chat which will become active when a new thread is made for scheduled streams. Clicking this button will link directly to the active thread.
      • ShortStop section and associated functionalities
    To hit off the new website, I will be streaming several new games throughout Thanksgiving break. We'll be playing Kirby's Epic Yarn, Sonic Colo(u)rs, and Donkey Kong Country Returns. Check the schedule for more information on dates and times.

    Of course, with the increased activity of the site from my own streaming and, eventually, from Shortstop streamers, we can expect more traffic, so new mods have been appointed to keep everything in order. Please welcome CnRm, Ragga, and RedmageFoxx to the Vidya Shorts mod staff! 

    More site sections and features will be added as time goes on. In addition to general updates on the site and stream, I will post here any opportunities for you to get involved in the coming site changes, so check back here soon.

    Finally, please send an email to iliketorofl.vs@gmail.com to thank him for his work on the site. He is our sole site programmer and has achieved amazing feats of modern coding in a short amount of time amidst an already busy schedule. If anyone deserves your thank yous, Steam games and/or money, it's him.

    If you have any comments or feedback on the site, post them here in the comments section. You can also contact me as always at loldbz@gmail.com.

    -loldbz