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Can you tell me a little about your background? Are you studying or working right now? 

My name is Andreas but I go under the alias of PlaceRebuilder. Sorta like Neo, except instead of being a super cool Kung-Fu fighter, I do games on a kids website. At the moment I’m not ‘actively’ studying, I’m on a break. I do some exams here and there and might jump back in later full-time. 

I’m currently developing the game Reason 2 Die: Awakening. A Roblox zombie shooter game that’s been sort of a franchise ever since I was a kid. I created the first version over 10 years ago and today’s version ‘Awakening’ has been under development for about 4 years.

Which apps do you use every day / couldn't live without?  

Roblox. Literally would be flipping burgers at McDonalds unless I had discovered how to make games on that site. Gyazo I probably COULD live without but it would make the progress of sharing current development much more boring. I would only post pictures on my twitter, not fancy gifs.

Why do you think Robloxians use Gyazo to share so much?

It’s a super easy tool to fast record your screen without having to save 14GB of .avi footage on your computer like Fraps. Then easily getting a link to share with anyone is just perfect!

What do you like most about roblox? Is there something special about it compared to other games?

The simplicity and ease of use is the reason I got engaged in making Roblox games. I would be interested in making unity games as well, but there’s something about having your custom-made character available in almost any game that gives Roblox the charm that other game platforms don’t have. 

My PlaceRebuilder character is clean and iconic. Being able to play a completely different game and still keep my character appearance is one of the best parts of Roblox.

My roblox character, PlaceRebuilder:

What would you like to tell Gyazo users and game fans about the game you’re working on? Can you share any details about the future of the project?

Oh boi, my favorite part of this whole interview!

How would I best describe Reason 2 Die? It started off as a fan-made ‘Left 4 Dead’ game, hence the name Reason 2 Die. Besides just shooting zombies we’ve had several holiday events like Halloween and Christmas in which unique maps and Quests are added and one-time-available mounts and costumes can be obtained.

Reason 2 Die is primarily a blocky zombie shooter but occasionally I find some funny random item to add into the game that otherwise wouldn’t fit a conventional post-apocalyptic genre. One example of this is the Christmas toy plane that could be acquired during the Christmas Event 2019.

Or the Freedom flag for sale during Thanksgiving

These don’t necessarily help with completing the objectives but flying a toy plane far above zombie hoards is still such a joyful feeling! 

The future of Reason 2 Die is found in new players. Right now I’m reworking the gameplay, stats and contracts as well as adding a fancy tutorial headsup to teach everyone how to play with ease.

We have some events like ‘Summer Event 2020’ coming up, but primarily I want to focus on developing a fun campaign-driven gameplay. We’ve had like 13 events (according to our wiki) and I’ve really enjoyed them all but this year I’m going to focus on gameplay instead.

What are some challenges you have with your project?Anything Gyazo could help with?

It’s sometimes difficult to record with Gyazo because if something happens in-game then don’t have time to open Gyazo, select the area to record and then start recording. By the time you’ve done that the thing you wanted to record is already gone.

Be sure to check out Gyazo Replay for reliable in-game capturing.

If you could add one feature, what would you add to Gyazo and why?

I’d like Gyazo to have an option to pre-select the area you wish to record, then choose (with a key) when to start and stop recording. That way you could easily record highlights of your gameplay without getting headshot by a sniper for standing still trying to open the GIF program.

Nice idea! I'll pass that on to the team.

If you look back to when you started playing Roblox, where did you think you would end up? What would be a dream or perfect result for you?

Back when I started it was just for fun, there wasn’t even an option to make any money out of it. Then I became a broke student and heard that you could make some money from Roblox games and I came back and started creating games again.

I think the perfect result would be when I have over 100k players online and I’m top popular aswell as top earning game on Roblox. It’s not so likely to happen but a man can dream, ok?

Go for it. You can get there if you keep working and moving forward.

Is there anything you would like to say to the Gyazo Team, Gyazo users, or the gaming community in general?

I want to say thanks for the chair, it’s really flexible and my previous chair was super old and hurting my back. It’s always amazing to win a contest you didn’t know you signed up for!

And a special shoutout to my community, your support makes R2DA developing fun :)

That’s all for our interview. What gaming chair did he pick?

With $400 gaming gear to chose from he picked the Omega 2020 Stealth Gaming Chair from Secret Lab:

Congratulations to PlaceRebuilder and I hope it was interesting for you out there reading to see how one game developer is using Gyazo to engage fans and build his brand. 

 How can we create long-lasting .GIF Files that load with the best performance?

There has to be some trade off to reduce file size for smooth loading. So we detect the complexity and resolution of the GIF animation, then we encode it at the best possible quality that loads on most social networks, sharing apps, and tools like github and trello. 

Now with Gyazo GIF, you can get a long GIF with the highest possible frame rate and image quality.

This Gyazo GIF, also captured from YouTube is 34 seconds long. With almost no image quality loss and an automatically reduced frame rate it is a lightweight 3.3mb despite being more than 4x as long as the previous GIF. 

If you really need a long, high frame rate video you can always grap an mp4 of the same capture that will play smoothly on most desktop and mobile apps.

The mp4 version of the same 34 second capture is 9.8mb long, has a high frame rate, and great image quality

What makes GIFs heavy files to load in the first place?

GIFs are not actually compressed video files which are in a format to be buffered, they are simply a series of images that show for a certain length of time. Because of this there is generally a limit of about 5mb for GIFs after which it will take too long to load them. This problem becomes really extreme on mobile or devices with slower connections.

What is Imgur’s GIFV? What’s the difference with Gyazo’s approach?

GIFV is actually just a mp4 video in a wrapper. You can still download the original GIF but it’s impossible to embed directly because they are simply too big (such as 45MB or larger for a minute-long GIF). This size won’t load smoothly on most connections.

Compared to GIFV we provide actual .GIF files which are compressed as little as possible to maintain quality while still being compatible and loading quickly in a huge range of services that may not allow video embedding.

A few final thoughts We are happy to streamline your experience, save your time, and make your life on the web a little easier. Feel free to leave us feedback about the new GIF features or anything else and we will be happy to hear your thoughts. If you want to try Gyazo Pro, now is a great time to learn more.