WotC WotC invites Bob the World Builder and other creators to an in person Summit.

[darjr]

Invites might still be rolling out.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Plenty of people use the written word to cover the same things the video people do, and get more reads than the video people do (SlyFlourish, Alphastream, NewbieDM, ENWorld)

Yup. Big fan of the written word here.

 

[Micah Sweet]

"We still invite people who don't 100% agree with us," seems to be an excellent messae for WotC to send with this.



Yeah, well, these days video content seems to have the bigger sway, and probably reaches the desired audiences more effectively than written articles.

A sad state that we've come to, that.

 

[Bayushi_seikuro]

Yup. Big fan of the written word here.

Reminds me of Girl Least Likely To: "She lives for the written word/ and people come second, or possibly third..."

 

[Umbran]

A sad state that we've come to, that.

I don't accept that it is sad.

The written word is a great thing, but it is not somehow fundamentally superior to other media of expression. Modern video/audio has the distinct advantage of giving access to vocal tone and most of the nuance available from facial expression and body language as well, which tends to yield more effective communication.

 

[mamba]

Plenty of people use the written word to cover the same things the video people do, and get more reads than the video people do (SlyFlourish, Alphastream, NewbieDM, ENWorld)

I know the first two from their videos, the third one not at all.. but yes, if you are thinking about people writing articles then I agree

 

[Vaalingrade]

People lamenting the 'death of the written word' realize that videos are scripted right?

 

[Micah Sweet]

I don't accept that it is sad.

The written word is a great thing, but it is not somehow fundamentally superior to other media of expression. Modern video/audio has the distinct advantage of giving access to vocal tone and most of the nuance available from facial expression and body language as well, which tends to yield more effective communication.

We all have our preferences. I like to read. To me, video's supremacy as a method of communication now is a sad state of affairs.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

As a writer, I've come to accept that writers don't count as people in any industry. Even publishing. Especially publishing.

They outrank directors in television. (Look up the DGA complaining about getting bullied by writers in the current writers pre-strike discussion in Hollywood.)

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I prefer to get my D&D news through the medium of interpretive dance. Those folks never get invited to anything.