 ABOUT / PROFILE / ARCHIVE
Targetted towards all players, RevCast (RC) is designed to first entertain and second inform Civilization on the console platform in an audio format. The aim in so doing is to be energetic and interactive in equal measures. This series is marketed and distributed as a podcast. As defined on Wikipedia, podcasting is a method of distributing multimedia files over the Internet using syndication feeds (e.g. RSS for playback on mobile devices and computers). MC productions can be accessed with or without the use of RSS.
FORMAT
RevCast is a monthly, episodic production at ~30 minutes in length apiece. They are delivered in both MP3 and Flash formats though MP3 is the primary distribution means. MP3 copies can be downloaded or streamed; for streaming, an active Internet connection is required. For download listening, Winamp is recommended for use on computers. Assorted portable devices work as well in varying download and streaming combinations. Both 64kbps (high-speed) and 16kbps (dial-up) qualities are available. Flash copies, meanwhile, can only be streamed and are available at 64kbps quality only.
An episode is typically made up of two or more segments including an intro and a closing. Music and sound effects used throughout all three series come from Civilization: Revolution though snippets from other sources are occasionally incorporated. RC has standing permission from CivRev developer Firaxis Games to use this media in this capacity.
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SEGMENTS
Unlike older sibling shows PolyCast (PC) and ModCast (MC), RevCast (RC) has no defined segment categories.
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REGULAR CO-HOSTS
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Grayson
(09+ Eps.)
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Matt
(09+ Eps.)
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Rob
(02+ Eps.)
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Elements of a number of segments from PC in particular are blended seamlessly together that creates a topic-to-topic flow without defined labels.
PRODUCTION
Each episode follows a routine production regiment as outlined below.
PolyCast regular co-host Daniel "DanQ" Quick is this podcast's editor (as well as on PC). For every 30 minutes of produced audio, it spends an average of 4-6 hours in editing.
GUESTS
Having one or more guest co-hosts per episode is standard practice on RevCast as it is on PolyCast, a valued carryover from the latter's first season, and ModCast.
HISTORY
RevCast (RC) is the console-centric production that launched in February 2009 as the second spin-off of the strategy-centric PolyCast which itself had begun in October 2006. Past regular co-hosts are Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney (6 episodes), Alexander "Alexander" Strub (6 episodes) and Joe "joebreeves" Reeves (18 episodes).
With modding-centric ModCast having been launched in January 2008, RC is the newest program on the PolyCast network. Its first season order of 13 episodes during the 2009 calendar year was realized, and then some, with a total of 16 episodes being produced. Taking this into account, the show's second season began in January 2010 with a 13-episode order across the same number of months where the length of each episode was doubled from ~15 to ~30 minutes.
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