
Chinese: 
Hello Internet! Welcome to..
我的沙发
2014对我们是很棒的一年
刚开始的时候，我们的关注刚过一百万
当时我们不知道罗莎琳娜真正的父母是谁
我们仍然认为《我的世界》中的苦力怕是动物而不是放射性苔藓怪
我们那时候也不怕那些唱歌的机械玩偶
2014年我们的理论覆盖各个领域
从勾爪...
到自愈...
到黑客
但最重要的是，我们设法使这个小社区中忠诚理论家的人数增加了三倍
真令人震惊！
300万人都和我一样喜欢过度解读电子游戏
所以，我想给2014年结个好尾
我将说说你们常问的问题
也就是“游戏理论：幕后”
我如何选择理论主题？
我们使用什么视频剪辑和录音软件？

English: 
Hello Internet! Welcome to..
My couch
2014 was a great year for us,
When we started off we had just crossed a million subscribers
And at the time we had no idea who Rosalina's true parents where...
We still thought that minecraft creepers were animals, not radioactive moss monsters.
And weren't as scared as we probably should have been of singing animatronic robots.
-Marionette Jumpscare-
Since that time we've everything from hook shots,
to healing,
to hackers.
But best of all, we managed to triple the number of loyal theorists that are in our little community here.
Which is just mind blowing!
That three million people all love overthinking video games,
As much as I do!
So, that being said, I want to finish 2014 off right, by taking on a topic I here from you guys a lot,
Which is, 'Game Theory: Behind The Scenes'
How do I select certain topics?
What video editing and audio recording software do we use?

English: 
Why I haven't done the dating simulation episode yet?
Stuff like that.
So, without further ado, you've requested it, here is...
Game Theory: Behind the Scenes
-Matpat typing-
Or maybe we should make this a little bit more intresting
So, to produce an episode of Game Theory, we follow 6-ish steps
Step 1, coming up with the idea
The first and most important decision that goes to every episode of Game Theory is
"What game do I want to talk about?"
Since this decision can either make or break an episode, I've come up with a complex algorithm of factors
That weighs in everything from volume of fan requests,
To google search-ability data,
To game release calenders
To a special little number I like to call theorize-ability index
-Matpat throws a dart-

Chinese: 
我为什么还没做完约会模拟器理论？
就像这些问题
那么不用多说了，你已经要求了，这里是...
游戏理论：幕后
或者我们应该让它更有趣一点
为了制作一集游戏理论，我们要遵循6个步骤
第一步，想出主意
游戏理论每一集的第一步也是最重要的一步
“我要谈论什么游戏？”
因为这个决定可以决定一期理论，我提出了一个复杂的算法
从粉丝的请求量
到谷歌搜索量
到游戏发布时间
我把一个特殊的数字叫做“理论能力指数”

English: 
Nintendo! How do I keep getting this?
Weird..
Step 2
After going through such a careful process for selecting the game,
We go through an equally meticulous process for selecting the editor
-Matpat throws a dart-
Ronnie!
Ugh!
The worst!
So, with the perfect editor precisely selected for the project at hand
It's time to give them their new assignment
One of the things that a lot people don't know about us theorists,
Is that we live all across the country, I'm in California
There's Texas, Arkansaw, Idaho, North Carolina
We're all over the place
So we have to use Skype in order to communicate
Since it's the thing all gamers use, and besides who can resist this face?
And by this face I mean Ronnie's face, mine is... Awkwardly prepubescent
Anyway, that Skype conversation is typically a short one because everyone is super excited about tackling the episode at hand
Hey, Ronnie! Got a new theory for ya!
It's going to be great! People are going to talk about it for weeks

Chinese: 
“任天堂！怎么老是它？”
“真奇怪...”
第二步，剪辑师
在经过如此仔细的选择游戏的过程之后
我们在选择剪辑师的过程中也同样细致
Ronnie!
Ugh!
最差的一个剪辑师
所以，为手头的项目精确地选择完美的剪辑师
是时候给他们新的任务了
很多人都不知道我们理论家的一点就是我们来自美国各地
我在加利福尼亚州
我们有在德克萨斯州，阿肯色州，爱达荷州，北卡罗来纳州的
我们遍布美国
所以我们必须使用Skype来交流
这是所有玩家都在使用的软件
而且谁能抗拒这张脸呢？
我说的这张脸是Ronnie的脸
我的脸太糟糕了，就像乳臭未干的儿童
Skype的对话通常很短
因为每个人都对即将到来的一集非常兴奋
“Hey, Ronnie! 给你一期理论！”
“那会很棒的，人们会谈论几个星期”

Chinese: 
“是任天堂理论，而且没有Pewdie...”
不
“Ronnie，求你了，我很绝望，我真的需要你来做这一集”
“你可以拿酷栗宝打趣”
“好吧”
“太好了”
“很高兴有你相助，伙计”
第三步，写稿
这就是创造过程真正开始的地方
当我让灵感流过我的身体时，我将它写下来

English: 
It's Nintendo... No Pewdip-
No.
Ronnie please, I'm desperate here, I REALLY need you to do this episode
You can make fun of Gaijin Goomba!
Fine.
Great!
Glad to have you on board buddy!
Step 3,Writing
Now this is where the creative process truly begins.
As I let the inspiration flow through me, and onto the page

English: 
-Matpat writing and occasionally getting distracted-
The research process is grueling
To insure that I'm only working with the most accurate numbers possible,
I comb through hours worth of game-play footage
-Matpat throws a dart-
Wario's height!
10 feet, write it down
And we make sure that episodes of Game Theory are backed by only the most credible of sources.
Next up is audio recording
For those you who've asked, I use an Audio Techinica AT2020 USB Cardiod Microphone
And Sol Republic headphones
All sound recording takes place in our professional level sound booth, where we have precise control
Over every audio component that takes place in the show
Hey! I'm doing a recording!
(Oh geez)
And recently we've upgraded to a new space
Skeep, I'm going to do a recording! Shh!

Chinese: 
这个研究过程非常艰苦
为了确保我使用的数字完全精准
我会梳理了几个小时的游戏录像
瓦力欧的身高！
10英尺，写下来
我们要确保游戏理论的信息来源可信
下一步，录音
有些人问我，我用的是
 Audio Technica AT2020 USB Cardioid Microphone
和Sol Republic的耳机
所有的录音都是在我们的专业隔音室中进行的
在那里我们可以精确地控制每一个在节目中发生的音频组件
“嘿，我们要录音了”
“我的天”
最近我们用了更高级的录音室
“Skip，我要录音了，嘘”

Chinese: 
“嘿，我们要录音了”
用这种方式录音有时会很麻烦
但这是值得的，每一集里的每一个声音都是纯净的
“对，他在录音，他一出柜我就让他给你打电话”
“嘘，小声点，我在录音呢”
“安静点，谢谢”
“嘘，你也是，Skip”
第四步，剪辑视频
对于剪辑，我建议使用Adobe Premier Pro
相信我，我知道这个软件很贵
如果你刚刚起步，你可以随便用些剪辑软件
游戏理论的前二十几期都是随便拿电脑自备的剪辑软件剪辑的
这可是很艰难的
它只有两层，没有任何动画质量
所以我不得不使用PS，每次改动两个像素的图片来移动图片
一点一点地
我那时的7分钟理论是定格剪辑出的，这太疯狂了
所以你可以不用最好的设备而制造出好的产品

English: 
Hey! We're going to do a recording!
Audio recording in this way can sometimes be a hassle
But it's worth it to know that every piece of sound in an episode will be pristine
Yeah, he's recording. I'll have him call you as soon as he comes out of the closet.
Shh! Excuse me, recording!
Quiet please! Thank you
Shh! You too, Skip.
Step 4, Visual Editing
So for editing I recommend using Adobe Premier Pro
But trust me, I get that that program is expensive
So If you're just starting off, use whatever's on your computer
When I started Game Theory, my first 20 episodes or so,
Were all using whatever video editor I had on my computer at the time
This thing was rough!
It only had 2 layers, had no animation qualities whatsoever
So I had to go into Photoshop and edit the images that I was using two pixels at a time, moving 'em
Bit by bit by bit
I was stop motion and editing these whole 7 minute episodes, it was crazy!
So you can make a good product with not the best equipment

English: 
That being said, this part of the process is truly where two minds come together, as one
Okay, so I want Mario to appear on screen in a cloud of smoke, Then I want to us to animate a
Lyrical jazz routine that he can perform to the tune 'Still Alive' from Portal
And um... Let's have Donkey Kong swing back and forth across the screen every uh... 2.8 seconds or so
Okay?
I got this.
Ronnie...
This
Is...
BRILLIANT!
You TOTALLY got what I was going for!
Step 5
Once Ronnie has slaved away for a couple of days, putting the episode together,
He sends me the first draft and I send him back notes to polish the whole thing up
When we first started working together we did everything via email
This is how long the scripts are,
And this how long the notes were
It was would literally take me a whole day to draft these things up.
And there would still be confusion over what I meant by a certain note
Needless to say, it wasn't a good system

Chinese: 
这个过程是二人的想法合一的地方
“我想让马力欧出现在屏幕上的烟雾中”
“然后我想让他表演一下抒情舞”
“背景音乐是《传送门》中的《Still Alive》”
“呃，我们让森喜刚在屏幕中摆荡...大概2.8秒”
“行吗？”
“我懂了”
“Ronnie...”
“这...”
“太棒了！”
“你完全明白我想要什么”
第五步
一旦Ronnie辛苦几天完成了一集
他把初稿发给我，我给他？？让他润色
当我们第一次开始合作时，我们通过电子邮件完成了所有的工作
这是文稿的长度
这是笔记的长度
我花了一整天的时间来编写这些东西
而且对于某些笔记，Ronnie可能还会有疑问
不用说，这不是一个好的系统

Chinese: 
所以，最近我们转向使用Qik应用
这是一款由Skype开发的应用程序，用于来回发送短视频信息
这样的话，我就可以随时随地给Ronnie发信了
“Ronnie，我想让你在下一集做一个超惊人的小马梗”
“准备好了吗？”
云宝黛西和索尼克走进一家酒吧
“有一个老头在里面说「嘿伙计们，你们来干什么」”
“舞动的数字？”
“它们跳得要像探戈一样，背景音是美瑞格音乐”
“顺便说句题外话Ronnie”
“你该试试这个泡泡浴的”
“我的皮肤真的感觉像黄油，就像黄油，Ronnie”
“Ronnie，我看你还没把小马梗加进去”
“那真的会很好笑的，笑好几天呢！”
“顺便说一句，我一定要试试这种厕纸，这太棒了！”

English: 
So, recently we switched over to using the Qik app
It's an app made by Skype but it's used for sending short video messages back and forth
That way I can send Ronnie notes anytime, anywhere inspiration may hit
Ronnie, AMAZING brony joke I want you to work on for the next episode
Ready?
Rainbow Dash and Sonic walk into a bar where an old man is like "Hey guys, what are you doing?"
The dancing numbers? Right now they're more tango, think merengue
By the way Ronnie, separate note, this toasted sugar body rub you have got to try!
My skin LITERALLY feels like butter, like butter Ronnie! BUTTER!
Hey Ronnie! Noticed that you didn't put that brony joke in there yet, thing's gonna be hilarious! Bronies for days!
By the way, totally gotta try this toilet paper, AMAZING!
*Toilet flushes*

English: 
And what's awesome is that he can watch these notes as many times as he needs to while he's editing
Over the next couple days, Ronnie and I trade notes and drafts back and forth until finally
Step 6!
It's done! And uploaded
And you guys are the final judges of how it all went
I still try to read as many notes as possible on new uploads, so I can keep learning and growing from your
Constructive feedback
"Your face is stupid, and I hate you"
At the end of the day, although we make fun of it here, making Game Theory does take a lot of work
And so to see you guys respond as enthusiastically as you do it's just- it's unbelievable
Knowing that we get to create something cool and share it with millions of people week after week,
That's-That's incredible!
And sometimes kind of scary
We have a lot of really exciting things coming up in 2015
Things that I think you're going to really like

Chinese: 
更棒的是，他可以在剪辑的时候尽可能多地看这些笔记
在接下来几天中，Ronnie和我交换笔记和草稿件，最终完成
第六步
理论完成了，它上传上去
观众是最后的评委
我尽可能地查看更多的消息
这样我就能从你的建设性反馈中不断学习和成长
“你的脸太蠢了，我恨你”
尽管过程中很欢乐，但游戏理论的制作需要大量工作
看到你们这么热情的回应真是难以置信
知道我们可以创造一些很酷的东西，并每周与数百万人分享
这太不可思议了！
有时还有点吓人
2015年我们会有很多令人兴奋的事情发生
我想你会喜欢的

English: 
we're going to keep trying to top ourselves as long as you guys
are willing to keep watching
so hopefully you'll like what we do
I think you're going to like it
I'm fairly co-I'm almost completely positive that you're going to like what we're going to do
But then again that's just a theory
A GAME...
Hey! To thank you for all your support in 2014, I want to kick of 2015 with a bang
By doing a theory that you suggest that stars you
So here's how it's going to work, between now and my next episode I'm going to be collecting qik videos that
You submit to me with your theory ideas, pieces of evidence, whatever you feel like sending me
Then I'll take the most suggested topic and figure out creative and fun ways to work all the videos that you
Have submitted to me into the actual episode
So, if you have a theory you want to submit this is what you're going to want to do,
First, get the Qik app, the reason I selected it is because it's free, there are no passwords, it's easy to use,

Chinese: 
我们会一直努力超越我们自己，就像你们想看到的一样
所以，希望你们会喜欢我们的工作
我想你会喜欢的
我几乎完全肯定你会喜欢我们将要做的事情
But then again that's just a theory
A GAME...
为了感谢你们在2014年的支持，我想在2015的开头做个惊喜
让你们做一期理论
到下一期之前，我会手机一切Qik视频
你可以将一些理论的想法和证据之类的发给我
然后我会选最受欢迎的话题，找出创造性的和有趣的方法来做所有的视频
把你提交给我的所有视频放到实际的一集里
你想发给我理论？以下是你需要做的
首先，使用Qik程序
我选择它是因为它是免费的，无需激活码，很容易使用

English: 
And it helps me keep track of everything that comes in from you guys
Secondly, you're going to want to submit your video to the number 323-609-8353
That's the number I'm going to be using to accumulate all the videos that you guys submit
And then, that really about it, honestly
And remember I'm going to try to use as many of your videos as possible in the episode
So, creativity counts
Do you want to sing your theory and evidence from the rooftops?
Be safe
But go for it!
As a musical theater guy, I appreciate that
Do you want to write your theory in seashells on the beach?
That's creative, that's pretty cool
Take a lot of time but hey, bonus points to you sir
Just so you know the theory will probably have to take place in February
Because of the time to collect the submissions, and do the research and everything
But I don't want you guys rioting me like you did with Watch Dogs Part 2
So I guess that's it
I'll see you in 2015
Now If you'll excuse me I've got some recording to do for a new episode
So uh...bye, bye get out!
Go!
I don't want you to hear what I'm talking about
It's top secret, top secret!
I came up with  a complex algorithm that weighs in everything from volume of fan data

Chinese: 
它能帮助我了解你们所有的信息
其次，你要把你的视频发送给帐号323-609-8353
这个帐号将用来收集你们你们提交的所有视频
然后...就这样了
记住，我会尽量多地在这一集里使用你们的视频
创意会加分的
你想唱出你的理论和证据吗？
稳重点
去做吧！
作为一个音乐剧演员，我很欣赏这种想法
你想把你的理论写在海滩的贝壳上吗？
这很有创意，很酷
这会花很多时间，不过会给你的视频加分
如你所知，这期理论将在二月份发布
因为收集电子、研究等等都需要时间
但我不希望你们像《看门狗》第二期的时候一样闹
我猜就这样了
2015年见
失陪了，我要为新的一集录音了
好了，再见，走吧走吧
我不想让你听到我在说什么
这超秘密的
我想出了一个复杂的算法，从粉丝量数据...

Chinese: 
高谷歌搜索量...的数据
到处都是数据
这么多数据
脑洞大开
该算法考虑了从粉丝请求量到谷歌搜索量数据的所有因素
还有游戏发布时间
这个特别的数字最我真是特别的特别
一个词别说这么多遍啊Matthew！
“这集很棒，人们将会谈论...”
“Skip”
“你真不擅长这个，Skip”
“你真是...”
Stephanie: 猫要有猫样
“是啊，猫应该是优雅的”

English: 
To google search-ability
Data as well
Data all over the place
Just SO much data
Blow your mind!
-Odd gestures-
This algorithm factors in everything from volume of fan requests, to google search-ability data
To game release schedules
To a special little number I especially
Special!
Stop saying things multiple times Matthew!
It's going to be great, people are going to talk about this fo- Skip
Stephanie: Oh god
You are so bad at this, Skip
You are such a- Stephanie: Learn to be a cat!
Yeah, right?
Cats are supposed to be like graceful and stuff
