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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 2568942" data-attributes="member: 99">I think that as a recruiting tool, a videotaped session would be a poor tool.&nbsp; And if you're looking to hone your GMing skills, playing in a regular campaign run by a good GM is far superior to watching such a thing on tape.HOWEVER, I've long said that I think that people would jump at the chance to watch a session or two with a great GM.&nbsp; My example has always been Piratecat.&nbsp; And now that I've gotten to play with him, I STILL think this would be a valuable tool.&nbsp; I know I picked up a thing or two from him in terms of how adaptable his style is to keep the flow of the game moving.&nbsp; Even having already played in that session, I'd enjoy the chance to watch it again because you don't always catch the subtle things on the first pass.&nbsp; And sometimes you're just too focused on playing your character and having fun to turn it into a learning experience in the moment.That said, I agree with others who say that it would be difficult to get past the &quot;we're being taped!&quot; issue.&nbsp; Rather than a &quot;hidden camera&quot;, I'd probably go with a &quot;desensitivity&quot; approach where you set up the camera and turned it on session after session.&nbsp; And maybe it had tape in it and maybe it didn't.I may try this one day myself, just for the fun of it and see how it turns out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rel, post: 2568942, member: 99"] I think that as a recruiting tool, a videotaped session would be a poor tool. And if you're looking to hone your GMing skills, playing in a regular campaign run by a good GM is far superior to watching such a thing on tape. HOWEVER, I've long said that I think that people would jump at the chance to watch a session or two with a great GM. My example has always been Piratecat. And now that I've gotten to play with him, I STILL think this would be a valuable tool. I know I picked up a thing or two from him in terms of how adaptable his style is to keep the flow of the game moving. Even having already played in that session, I'd enjoy the chance to watch it again because you don't always catch the subtle things on the first pass. And sometimes you're just too focused on playing your character and having fun to turn it into a learning experience in the moment. That said, I agree with others who say that it would be difficult to get past the "we're being taped!" issue. Rather than a "hidden camera", I'd probably go with a "desensitivity" approach where you set up the camera and turned it on session after session. And maybe it had tape in it and maybe it didn't. I may try this one day myself, just for the fun of it and see how it turns out. [/QUOTE]

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