Video Capture Device

Apparently that's what we needed, and now we have one. Huzzah and whatnot, yes? Yes. 

Well, when I say have one I mean there's one en route. Lord knows when it'll show up, what condition it'll come in, how well it'll work or if a lion will jump out of the box when we open it, but it IS coming. Given it's our best chance at running reliable Let's Plays it's perhaps an understatement to say I'm eagerly anticipating it's arrival. 

I mentioned the various videos I'd like to see the others try and make and received the common response; a note of agreement and a vague commitment. We'd all like to be able to run these various videos, but we're starting to be more and more aware of our success rate at any large project we undertake. Thinking about this I was stuck by a bizarre idea; we need another Master of the IPod. A large communal project we all participate in that actually succeeds. It needn't be as big as designing a full game, nor as ambitious as starting up a whole series. No, I think we simply need a project that we stand a good chance of doing and will be proud of completing, then we must push to finish it. 

We need to undertake a project that comes near our limits but doesn't push them - not for the moment. Breaking this line of failures is the point here. 

But what? 

Making a short YouTube video isn't enough. It never drew us all in and seems to only be a small piece of a bigger production, it hasn't inspired the imagination. Completing a full Let's Play series might do the trick, but I'm worried that we'll lose enthusiasm somewhere down the road. 

I need ideas. I'm wracking my brain trying to find something appropriate, but it's failed me so far. We may have to just try the Let's Play and hope for the best. If we get it going within the first week of Silent Hill's release we may even get views. It's perhaps unfavorable to hope that some small number of views will invigorate us to greater achievements, but unless an epiphany comes knocking it's all I have at the moment.