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Started by roadwaywiz95, August 15, 2019, 06:33:53 PM

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How would you grade the broadcast of the inaugural Online Road Meet from 8/24/19?

A - Excellent, loved every minute of it!
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B - Pretty good, enjoyed a lot of it but it could be better at times
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C - It was ok, some of the material covered was interesting but it was so-so overall
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D - Not very good, not many good qualities about it and not interesting to watch
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F - It sucked!
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Total Members Voted: 0

Voting closed: September 25, 2019, 06:24:01 PM

roadwaywiz95

Hey everyone,

I am pleased to announce the launch of a brand-new feature to the road enthusiast hobby. I've been experimenting over the past couple years (on my YouTube channel) with a variety of types of *live* road video content, including simulcasts of my drives and Road Meet tours. The next experimental step is the "Online Road Meet", a Meet-style event where I'm joined by one or two guest hosts as we take viewers on a driving tour of a planned itinerary and act as tour guides along the way. The idea is that road enthusiasts and other interested parties can tune in remotely from wherever they may be and follow along with the tour and interact with the hosts via the live chat. While I do not expect this to become a frequent item on the annual Road Meet calendar, it does provide folks the opportunity to take part in a formal event and to see parts of our country that they may otherwise not be able to see with a structured/in-person formula. I strongly believe that we are all better off if more of us are able to "see" more of the scenes we know and adore, and this new  feature may be seen as a means of connecting more people and introducing more of us to the Road Meet concept.

The first "Online Meet" has tentatively been scheduled and I will be providing more information about that event shortly. I will also be posting announcements, links, and other useful information regarding these Meets in this topic. Keep it here if you'd like to stay informed regarding future live content, including Live Drives, Online Meets, and Road Meet simulcasts.
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

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Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/


roadwaywiz95

The first-ever "Online Road Meet" is now upon us and will take place on Saturday, August 24 starting at 1 PM ET. The Meet Tour will include notable points of interest and landmarks in the area of Chester, PA and Bridgeport, NJ, with highlights including (but not limited to):
US 322/Conchester Hwy construction update
Commodore Barry Bridge
New Raccoon Creek Bridge (US 130)
NJ Route 324

The Meet will be streamed *live* at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBZAg45nx8I

I will be your host alongside forum moderator Ian as we bring you along for this comprehensive itinerary, a copy of which will be uploaded/provided for all interested in following along in a forthcoming update. Hope to see some of you in "attendance"!
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

hbelkins

I need to find three hours to sit down and watch the PGH meet.

This is a great concept, but only works in areas with good cell reception. I'd like to do a virtual tour of the progress made on US 460 since I hosted a meet in Pikeville, Ky., several years ago, but the cell service is awful.

What equipment are you using? What type of phone and mount?


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

bandit957

It would be cool if I could expand this concept to the 2020 Cincinnati meet. I'm not sure I can get the right equipment.
Might as well face it, pooing is cool

AsphaltPlanet

Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2019, 11:30:30 AM
I need to find three hours to sit down and watch the PGH meet.

This is a great concept, but only works in areas with good cell reception. I'd like to do a virtual tour of the progress made on US 460 since I hosted a meet in Pikeville, Ky., several years ago, but the cell service is awful.

What equipment are you using? What type of phone and mount?

... or just record it and upload it to youtube when you get back.  it's not like something like a road tour really needs to be experienced live.
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bandit957

Quote from: AsphaltPlanet on August 16, 2019, 01:40:15 PM
... or just record it and upload it to youtube when you get back.  it's not like something like a road tour really needs to be experienced live.

A roadmeet needs live excitement!
Might as well face it, pooing is cool

AsphaltPlanet

if you're looking for live excitement from a roadmeet, I think you need to look somewhere else.
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roadwaywiz95

Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2019, 11:30:30 AM
What equipment are you using? What type of phone and mount?

I have been using my Samsung Note 8 fitted with the Streamlabs app, which allows me to stream directly to YouTube without the glitchiness of the YT app. It also allows me to fool around with framerates, resolution, and other display features in a more comprehensive manner than the straight-up YT app. I use a very primitive dashboard mounting system that looks horrible but has done wonders for me for almost a decade now.

Quote from: hbelkins on August 16, 2019, 11:30:30 AM
This is a great concept, but only works in areas with good cell reception.

This is true; cell reception is probably the Number 1 wild card when it comes to streaming and its impossible to tell ahead of time where exactly you'll hit a dead zone. The reception for the Pittsburgh meet was generally good (to my surprise), until the part with dirt roads in the middle of nowhere. With that in mind, the itinerary for this Online event is being considered with optimal reception in mind; there's just one area I'm a little concerned with, but the reward would be worth the risk.
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

bandit957

Today, I tried using Streamlabs as a test. I tried doing 2 short live videos at my desk. In the first one, the video was limited to just a tiny H-shaped window. The second clip didn't show up at all.
Might as well face it, pooing is cool

Hot Rod Hootenanny

#9
Quote from: roadwaywiz95 on August 15, 2019, 07:07:28 PM
The first-ever "Online Road Meet" is now upon us and will take place on Saturday, August 24 starting at 1 PM ET. The Meet Tour will include notable points of interest and landmarks in the area of Chester, PA and Bridgeport, NJ, with highlights including (but not limited to):
US 322/Conchester Hwy construction update
Commodore Barry Bridge
New Raccoon Creek Bridge (US 130)
NJ Route 324

I will be your host alongside forum moderator Ian as we bring you along for this comprehensive itinerary, a copy of which will be uploaded/provided for all interested in following along in a forthcoming update. Hope to see some of you in "attendance"!

If you and Ian are going to cover Conchester, you two should also check out the antiquated cloverleaf between US 1 & PA 352, west of Media, as well as an abandoned section of (Old) Baltimore Pike, found at the SE corner of US 1 & PA 352.
Please, don't sue Alex & Andy over what I wrote above

roadwaywiz95

Yeah, we could probably stop by there without much difficulty - it's likely along our path anyway.
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

The final itinerary for Saturday's Online Meet is complete and can be found here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lbU1Su2OdUN6I-vSxRuqokCnycj15UAXjtCnnfBhIkI/edit?usp=sharing

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact Ian or myself. Start time for the live stream will be 1 PM ET on Saturday.
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

Hot Rod Hootenanny

Found a photo of the cloverleaf between US 1 & PA 352 from when it just opened...in 1939.


(to get your bearings straight, Media would be at the top of the photo (with US 1 heading to the upper left corner, and *Old* Baltimore Pike heading to the upper right corner), while PA 352 would be going left (north) to right (south) across this photo)


(in this one, US 1 is heading lower left (out of Media) to upper right (out to Maryland), while PA 352 is going left (south) to right (north) again.
Please, don't sue Alex & Andy over what I wrote above

roadwaywiz95

So the first of these Online Meets has successfully taken place and I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the live stream, either in  person or in the live chat during the course of our tour. Over the next few days, I'd like to hear from you folks regarding your thoughts on how the stream concept was executed in this example. (What are some things you liked? What could be improved?) The hope is that *eventually* this can become a feature that makes an appearance upwards of quarterly through the course of a year and provides a sufficient alternative to in-person events for folks interested in learning more about our country's roads who are unable to make the trip to see them in person.

Your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated as I work to improve this feature.
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

This evening, the next installment of the Summer 2019 Webinar series will be broadcast live on YouTube; I will be joined by Global  Moderator "Alps" as we discuss the expressway/tollway network of greater Chicagoland. Coverage will begin at 7 PM ET; The format will enable viewers to discuss the roads of Chicago with us in the live chat as we present the individual highways that make up the greater system, including ample video footage from my Midwestern trip of late June/early July of this year.

The stream can be found at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9jQ6e3-DgM

We hope to see you there!
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

hbelkins

Quote from: roadwaywiz95 on September 07, 2019, 09:54:48 AM
This evening, the next installment of the Summer 2019 Webinar series will be broadcast live on YouTube; I will be joined by Global  Moderator "Alps" as we discuss the expressway/tollway network of greater Chicagoland. Coverage will begin at 7 PM ET; The format will enable viewers to discuss the roads of Chicago with us in the live chat as we present the individual highways that make up the greater system, including ample video footage from my Midwestern trip of late June/early July of this year.

The stream can be found at this location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9jQ6e3-DgM

We hope to see you there!

Are you doing this one live and on location, or from a fixed location (home or elsewhere) with previously shot footage? Interesting in how this concept is going to play out.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

roadwaywiz95

Quote from: hbelkins on September 07, 2019, 02:12:30 PM
Are you doing this one live and on location, or from a fixed location (home or elsewhere) with previously shot footage? Interesting in how this concept is going to play out.

We are doing this from a fixed location featuring footage already produced. It's like a power point presentation with video files mixed in. We've done a few of these this year and as long as there hasn't been a power outage, it's gone very well.
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

The Live Stream of the Newburyport, MA Road Meet is available here. The stream will begin promptly at 1 PM ET:

Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

hbelkins

QuoteIt's the Mario Cuomo Bridge, capisce?

You left out the M.  :-D

I'm guessing this is in response to the popular "There is no such thing as..." meme that pops up on various Facebook posts?


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

roadwaywiz95

I am pleased to announce the "Wildwood, NJ Online Road Meet", set to take place on Saturday November 16 @ 12:00 PM. I am in the process of securing the final roster for this event with the final itinerary will be posted by November 3, so be on the lookout for that in subsequent posts.

The live stream of this event can be found below. Looking forward to this and to seeing some of you in the audience!


Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

This Saturday evening (11/9) at 6 PM ET, I will be hosting a special live event on my channel along with *several* members of the AARoads forum. We will be taking a 'virtual' tour of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey and will discuss (in real time as the video rolls) the highlights and history of this, New Jersey's longest highway. We hope you can join us!

A link to the stream can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz0vUI99yjo
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

The location of tomorrow night's stream has been moved to a different URL, presented below. Apologies for the inconvenience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC6lZ9qV5Yg
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

I have gone back and revised the itinerary for this Saturday's Wildwood, NJ Online Road Meet event taking a couple suggestions into account. The roster for this event has also been updated as we have confirmed the hosts of this weekend's tour. A link to the revised (and final) itinerary can be found below:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ty0a8l8ccwyxfjv/Wildwood%20Road%20Meet%20Itinerary%2011-16-19%20FINAL.docx?dl=0

The YouTube link for this live stream can be found above in the thread - this URL has not changed. The forecast for Saturday at this point calls for Fair skies but with high winds; our aim is to keep the audio disruptions to as close to zero as possible. (The cold weather of the day may also truncate the length of our stops should conditions be worse than expected.) That said, we have a great roster and an intriguing tour route to bring you folks and I hope you all enjoy!
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

Thank you to all who tuned in yesterday, and special thanks to our Global Moderators (Alps, Ian) for serving as my co-hosts. If you would like to be considered for a roster spot in a future Online Meet, or have suggestions about potential future locations or ways that the feature can be improved, please feel free to contact either myself or our Global Moderators and we'll see what we can do. Looking forward to bringing the AARoads community more of this feature in 2020!
Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/

roadwaywiz95

Coming up on Saturday, December 14 (start time is 5 PM ET), my YouTube channel & I will be co-hosting a special *live* 'webinar' event (alongside a few members of this forum) a general discussion and video tour of the three-digit (auxiliary) interstates of northern/western New York State. As is typical with my *live* work, attendees will be able to chime in and interact with us throughout the course of the afternoon.

We look forward to your company; links to the presentation can be found below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7EbK9XNfZI

Clinched Counties: http://www.mob-rule.com/user-gifs/USA/roadwaywiz.gif
Clinched Interstates & Other Highways: https://travelmapping.net/shields/clinched.php?units=miles&u=roadwaywiz

@roadwaywiz on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Spreadshirt, and Discord

Also at http://www.gribblenation.org/



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