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I'm not sure it's that easy to teach someone to be a "good" MOCist. I think it largely takes practice. And being a good builder partly means being innovative and creative, doing something new instead of following someone else's style (though that isn't always a bad thing).

 

But it would be cool if there was an online video series that had people such as DV and Roa explain their thought processes when designing something. Now that I think about it, I would love to watch and analyze them build some of their masterpieces. 

Like a lot of artistic things, you can teach technique and theory, but there has to be some sort of internal talent and "eye" for a lot of things. You can teach someone a technique, even why it is a technique that works and when it works, but that doesn't mean you can teach an understanding.

 

THAT said, Kakaru and I have been throwing around a MOCing podcast idea for awhile, and have been trying to conceptualizer a format and get the equipment together to make it a thing. So a thing talking about our views and techniques and theory is definitely something we would like to do.

Yeah, I think I understand what you all are saying...

 

DeeVee, that podcast idea sounds like it'd be cool. Would it just be you and Kakaru, or would you be open to other people joining? Or maybe you could have a special guest every episode or something like that. I'd imagine a lot of BZPers would like to see into the minds of some of the celebrity builders of BZPower.

Yeah, I think I understand what you all are saying...

 

DeeVee, that podcast idea sounds like it'd be cool. Would it just be you and Kakaru, or would you be open to other people joining? Or maybe you could have a special guest every episode or something like that. I'd imagine a lot of BZPers would like to see into the minds of some of the celebrity builders of BZPower.

I'm certain there would probably be other people at some point, but it would mainly just be Micah and I. Most people here haven't experienced it, but for a year Micah and I lived a mile apart in Portland, and it was awesome. We would talk MOCs all the time, and it's really hard to get a word in edgewise when him and I get going. Any guests would have to have the ability to jump in at any moment and figure out how to get us to shut up.

 

Also, full disclosure: we would probably swear a lot, just so we're all aware. We weren't planning on it being a BZP feature, but more like something cross-posted to various places but hosted probably on Youtube with some sort of visual component.

I'm certain there would probably be other people at some point, but it would mainly just be Micah and I. Most people here haven't experienced it, but for a year Micah and I lived a mile apart in Portland, and it was awesome. We would talk MOCs all the time, and it's really hard to get a word in edgewise when him and I get going. Any guests would have to have the ability to jump in at any moment and figure out how to get us to shut up.

 

Also, full disclosure: we would probably swear a lot, just so we're all aware. We weren't planning on it being a BZP feature, but more like something cross-posted to various places but hosted probably on Youtube with some sort of visual component.

 

 

Ah, well, uh, in that case, um, nobody go looking for DeeVee's possible upcoming podcast! Ha ha...