My particular pet hate is when you're stuck on a computer game, and just want to be able to read, "the key's under the third statue on the left," and get on with it. Back in Yore you could usually find your answer within seconds by searching for the right keyword on a written walkthrough. Nowadays your answer is normally buried somewhere in the middle of a 20 minute video clip of someone playing the entire mission and telling us how awesome his gaming skills are.
I also dislike it when the BBC news website displays an interesting headline, but it only goes to a video clip. Fair enough if it's a video of tightrope-walking gerbils, but usually it's just a presenter talking to the camera and telling us stuff. I always click the "back" button straightaway.
Ugh, yeah. I think informational video is primarily for people who read slowly or are auditory learners. I do like it for some things (my favorite embroidery blog does great stitch tutorials), but they have to be things that really require video, and for goodness' sake, not rambly.
Agreed. I'm going through something similar slogging my way through a horrendous online training course atm where I'm forced to stay at the mind-putrefying, slow pace of the narrator. Even though it's all information I need to retain my non-auditory learning brain is dying a slow and painful death trying to pay attention. Print materials aren't even offered to follow along--or skip ahead like I'd prefer. Whatever happened to reading? *cries*
And eek, happy belated birthday! I hope you had a lovely one. :)
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I also dislike it when the BBC news website displays an interesting headline, but it only goes to a video clip. Fair enough if it's a video of tightrope-walking gerbils, but usually it's just a presenter talking to the camera and telling us stuff. I always click the "back" button straightaway.
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I wish more places would do transcripts.
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I suppose there must be people who actually learn better or appreciate more with video, but give me text every time.
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And eek, happy belated birthday! I hope you had a lovely one. :)
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