VOG: The Game Wrapup for August, 2012
Delayed a few days due to a very successful Dragon*Con, we now have the stats that the entire Internet has been waiting for - the results of August's iteration of VOG: The Game. A third month of the game yielded our third straight unique winner, although a former champion made a very compelling run up until the end.
August was a slow month in comparison to our Summer explosion. We had less visits, and therefore less Participants. So, these numbers are a little bit lower than usual:
If you recall last month, I teased a new feature on the site that has not happened yet. We're hoping to unleash it "When It's Done" on Valve Time. Some of our content creators have been briefed on it, and they're all very excited for it, and the groundwork it is laying for other new interactive site features.
The reason that the new feature has been shelved is because we have been busy promoting VOG to various entities out there on the Internet, and forging partnerships that we hope will grow our community for years to come. We have pretty much established our presence at Dragon*Con 2013 with an official event in the Podcasting Track, so you can go ahead and make your plans now. We also have been approved as a Media Partner for the upcoming Southeastern International Entertainment & Game Expo in October - more information about that later.
This is it...What you've been waiting for - the results for August. As we stated before, we have a new #1, and that is Horde House superfan Flaco_Jones, who surged ahead of our first ever winner TigerClaw and ran away with the top spot by 16 Points!
And now, for the separate leaderboard for the content creators of VOG, which, like the normal leaderboard, also boasts a BRAND NEW #1:
September has already started, and we have some exciting content coming up for you to Participate with...Let's see a NEW #1 this month!
Some Stats
August was a slow month in comparison to our Summer explosion. We had less visits, and therefore less Participants. So, these numbers are a little bit lower than usual:
- Comments: 24 Participants left 166 Comments, with Flaco_Jones leaving the most at 59. The Horde House superfan left TigerClaw in the dust back in second place, with 27.
- Likes: 19 Participants received 104 likes, with TigerClaw and Flaco_Jones both receiving 17 likes each. PodCulture came in second with 13 of his comments liked.
- Liking Others: 16 Participants liked other people's comments, with Flaco_Jones being the most generous on the thumbs up with 34 liked comments. Misty came in second with 15 likes given.
- Checkins: Ramaditya checked into the most shows - 18, to be exact. Flaco_Jones checked into 17 shows. TravisDonovan, TigerClaw, ObiWanJabronE, and immortal_king checked into all live events (including the Mars Curiosity Landing) while DarkTetsuya, Misty, and skie checked into 11. Ramaditya checked into 16 podcasts, Misty checked into 15, and PodCulture and Flaco_Jones checked into 14. An honorable mention goes to Misty, who checked into the podcast episodes of ALL 11 live shows she attended! That's passphrase dedication!
- Loot: 18 Participants received 74 pieces of Loot, not counting the First Time Visitor and Mars Curiosity Landing loot. Flaco_Jones lead the charge (thanks to his generosity) with 9 pieces of Loot, while Bobby Blackwolf, act_deft, TigerClaw, and criticalmyth each stashed 7.
What's Next?
If you recall last month, I teased a new feature on the site that has not happened yet. We're hoping to unleash it "When It's Done" on Valve Time. Some of our content creators have been briefed on it, and they're all very excited for it, and the groundwork it is laying for other new interactive site features.
The reason that the new feature has been shelved is because we have been busy promoting VOG to various entities out there on the Internet, and forging partnerships that we hope will grow our community for years to come. We have pretty much established our presence at Dragon*Con 2013 with an official event in the Podcasting Track, so you can go ahead and make your plans now. We also have been approved as a Media Partner for the upcoming Southeastern International Entertainment & Game Expo in October - more information about that later.
The Leaderboards
This is it...What you've been waiting for - the results for August. As we stated before, we have a new #1, and that is Horde House superfan Flaco_Jones, who surged ahead of our first ever winner TigerClaw and ran away with the top spot by 16 Points!
Rank | Participant | Points |
1 | Flaco_Jones | 141 |
2 | TigerClaw | 125 |
3 | Ramaditya | 88 |
4 | Misty | 85 |
5 | ObiWanJabronE | 84 |
6 | immortal_king | 73 |
7 | Bochikawa | 68 |
8 | Bahska | 66 |
9 | DarkTetsuya | 63 |
10 | Jinnai702 | 58 |
11 | Rageinator | 51 |
12 | Burr | 50 |
13 | FifthDream | 49 |
14 | mattcube | 45 |
15 | William_murderface | 43 |
16 | OrangeRight | 43 |
17 | Degenerate Johnny | 40 |
18 | naminlights | 40 |
19 | Auspher | 40 |
20 | masteroftheclaw | 38 |
21 | ssj100matt | 38 |
22 | PkerUNO | 38 |
23 | VxJasonxV | 35 |
24 | davfalcon | 35 |
25 | 13xforever | 35 |
26 | Kenmoe | 28 |
27 | JimSally | 28 |
28 | ajTwist | 25 |
29 | CloverNikon | 25 |
30 | Havok978 | 23 |
And now, for the separate leaderboard for the content creators of VOG, which, like the normal leaderboard, also boasts a BRAND NEW #1:
Rank | Participant | Points |
1 | PodCulture | 113 |
2 | skie | 111 |
3 | TravisDonovan | 106 |
4 | act_deft | 101 |
5 | criticalmyth | 87 |
6 | Bobby Blackwolf | 84 |
7 | ShaneAlenko | 36 |
8 | LOKI | 23 |
9 | JessicaHarper | 18 |
10 | DJ Ranma S | 10 |
September has already started, and we have some exciting content coming up for you to Participate with...Let's see a NEW #1 this month!
Bobby Blackwolf is the host of The Bobby Blackwolf Show on the VOG Network, lead developer of the website, and lead GM for VOG: The Game. Follow him on Twitter at @BobbyBlackwolf
Misty
9/5/2012 8:27 PM
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But yeah. Dragon*Con '13? Count me in. :3