15個超讚的YouTube隱藏密技：英語精讀講義

Vsauce,

Vsauce，

today we're going to be covering a topic that is very close to my heart, 慣用語

今天要來聊一個我非常喜愛的主題：

clever uses of YouTube's technology.

YouTube 技術的聰明妙用。

Now, I've always had a lot of fun messing around with stuff like the loading circle and annotations. 片語動詞

一直以來，我都很喜歡拿載入圓圈、註解之類的功能來玩。

But, let's take a safari today through things other YouTubers have done,

不過，今天就讓我們來場探索之旅，看看其他 YouTuber 都做過些什麼，

other creative ways they've come up with using what YouTube offers. 片語動詞

看看他們還想出了哪些有創意的方式，來運用 YouTube 提供的功能。

Now, obviously, in this one video we can't cover everything.

當然，光靠這支影片不可能全部講完。

So, please leave in the comments below other cool things you've found other YouTubers doing.

所以，如果你發現其他 YouTuber 做過什麼很酷的東西，請在下方留言告訴我們。

We're going to start things off with Skittles Touch. 片語動詞

先從 Skittles Touch 開始吧。

These videos are pretty new,

這些影片都還滿新的，

but they let you physically get involved or at least with your finger. 講解

卻能讓你親自參與其中——至少能讓你的手指參與。

I won't ruin the ending to that one,

我就不爆雷那支影片的結局了，

but I also like the Cage Cop version.

不過我也很喜歡 Cage Cop 版本。

Your finger helps fight crime.

你的手指會協助打擊犯罪。

By the way, 表達脈絡

順帶一提，

there are links to all of these videos for your own enjoyment in the description.

資訊欄裡有所有這些影片的連結，大家可以自己去欣賞。

Back when YouTube first supported widescreen, 文法

當年 YouTube 剛開始支援寬螢幕時，

Freddie Wong celebrated by interacting with the site itself.

Freddie Wong 用與網站頁面本身互動的方式慶祝了一番。

He fought and murdered the very letterboxing surrounding him. 講解

他和包圍自己的黑邊大打出手，最後把它們全都幹掉了。

Joe Sabia has built a lot of really awesome clever things.

Joe Sabia 做過許多既厲害又巧妙的作品。

He's the guy who made the Oscars spot the difference video 文化背景

奧斯卡「找碴」影片就是他做的，

where you have to have a sharp eye 慣用語

你得有一雙銳利的眼睛，

and find the differences

找出不同之處，

and click the answer to keep moving on and on and on.

再點選答案，才能一關又一關地繼續下去。

Joe also made this brilliant slot machine

Joe 還做了這台超棒的拉霸機，

where you have to click each wheel at just the right time 片語搭配

你必須在恰到好處的時機點選每個轉輪，

to complete a character.

才能拼出一個角色。

MysteryGuitarMan was behind this super creative interactive piano

MysteryGuitarMan 製作了這架創意十足的互動鋼琴，

where you could make him play a song, 文法

你可以讓他彈奏一首歌，

but I think the first person who explored this fun idea

不過我覺得，最早探索這個有趣點子的人

was Kokokaka and play the piano.

是 Kokokaka，作品叫做《Play the Piano》。

In videos like these,

在這類影片裡，

you have to let the whole thing load

你得先等整支影片載入完畢，

and then you click on the actual piano keys

接著點選真正的鋼琴琴鍵，

and they move you to the time code where that note is played. 文化背景

它們就會把你帶到演奏那個音符的時間點。

I'm also a huge fan of this interactive bass guitar 片語搭配

我也超喜歡這把互動貝斯，

because you can play the notes

因為你可以演奏音符，

by just typing the numbers on your keyboard. 文法

只要在鍵盤上輸入數字就行了。

For instance, 表達脈絡

比方說，

here I am using this sequence to play a little song.

我現在就用這串數字彈一小段曲子。

But let's stop playing around and get narrative. 講解

不過，先別玩了，我們來講故事吧。

There are a lot of great choose-your-own-adventure stories on YouTube, 文化背景

YouTube 上有很多精彩的「自選冒險」故事，

but one of my favorites is LEGO Spider

但我最喜歡的作品之一是 LEGO Spider，

where you help get a spider off of your friend's head.

在裡面，你要幫忙把一隻蜘蛛從朋友頭上弄下來。

The music, by the way,

順帶一提，它的音樂

is just incredible.

簡直棒透了。

But if music and dancing is all you want, 文法

但如果你想要的只有音樂和舞蹈，

go with the Mixable Dancer. 片語動詞

那就選 Mixable Dancer。

It's simple,

它很簡單，

but something about the costume and the dark background makes it just crazy enough. 文法

但不知為什麼，那套服裝配上昏暗的背景，瘋狂程度就是剛剛好。

If you prefer magic,

如果你比較喜歡魔術，

be sure to check out the old classic YouTube magic card trick if you haven't already. 片語搭配

而且還沒看過經典老影片 YouTube Magic Card Trick，務必去看看。

It was made back when YouTube first implemented annotations.

它是在 YouTube 剛推出註解功能時製作的。

The famous Street Fighter stop-motion game

那款知名的《Street Fighter》定格動畫遊戲

from Patrick Boivin was actually the inspiration 片語搭配

是 Patrick Boivin 的作品，其實也是

behind my Chris Brown Punch-Out game.

我的 Chris Brown Punch-Out 遊戲的靈感來源。

You have to give it a try. 片語搭配

你一定得試玩看看。

All of those ideas used a lot of annotations,

前面這些創意都大量使用了註解，

but MysteryGuitarMan took it in a different direction 慣用語

但 MysteryGuitarMan 改用另一種玩法：

by including hidden annotations in his videos

他在影片裡加入隱藏註解，

that viewers had to scavenger hunt to find 用詞

觀眾必須像尋寶一樣把它們找出來，

to get secret words.

才能取得秘密單字。

BooneOakley took it one step even further. 慣用語

BooneOakley 又把這個點子推進了一步。

They're an ad agency

他們是一家廣告公司，

whose actual website is a YouTube video. 文法

而他們真正的網站就是一支 YouTube 影片。

The links on the side here navigate you around

旁邊的連結能帶你到處瀏覽，

and they even have arrows hardwired into the video 用詞

他們甚至把箭頭直接嵌進影片裡，

that show you where to drag the playhead 文化背景

告訴你該把時間軸上的播放游標拖到哪裡，

to see specific things.

才能看到特定內容。

Now,

現在，

it's your turn. 語氣意圖

輪到你了。

Remember any fun tricks or cool ideas that some other YouTuber did that wasn't covered here? 語氣意圖

還記得其他 YouTuber 玩過哪些這裡沒提到的有趣花招或酷點子嗎？

Well,

那麼，

let us know in the comments below 語氣意圖

請在下方留言告訴我們，

or post those videos to facebook.com/vsaucegaming.

或把那些影片貼到 facebook.com/vsaucegaming。

I'm talking cool contests, 表達脈絡

我指的是各種很酷的比賽、

nifty ways to get you guys involved 文法

讓大家參與其中的巧妙方式，

or just other surprising uses of the technology.

或其他出人意料的技術用法。

I want to see more of these things,

我想看到更多這類創意，

so let us know.

所以請告訴我們吧。

And as always,

一如往常，

thanks for watching.

謝謝收看。