It’s true that most of them [EAG talks] are recorded and you could watch them later but I’m guessing most people don’t actually do that.[2] It also takes a while for them to be uploaded.
This reminds me of a post—one I broadly agree with—by Ozzie Gooen, in which is written:
EAs sometimes spend a lot of time on presentations at EAG. These get posted online, but I don’t think these videos get much attention. I basically don’t ever remember hearing someone discuss an EAG video they watched in conversation, or referencing it in a blog post.
If the online audience were the main target, I think presenters could just make videos directly and upload those. That way they’d have much more flexibility (can do multiple takes, add effects, and polish).
This reminds me of a post—one I broadly agree with—by Ozzie Gooen, in which is written: