If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device
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| Vid Collection | |
|---|---|
| Title: | If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device |
| Vidder(s): | Bruva Alfabusa |
| Date: | 2013-2021 |
| Format: | Digital Vid |
| Length: | 15 hours 5 minutes |
| Genre/Theme: | Gen |
| Fandom (s): | Warhammer 40,000 |
| URL: | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyiDf91_bTEgnBN0jAvzNbqzrlMGID5WA |
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If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device is a series of about 50 humorous short Warhammer 40,000 fan films on YouTube using character and scenery art of WH40k characters. In the vids, the Emperor gained the ability to speak and interact with the world via a Text-to-Speech device, setting off a series of changes that quickly brought the story into AU territory.
If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device vids initially had a duration of about 5 minutes each and were primarily comedic. As time passed, the videos become longer and more story-focused. By 2017 the vids were over 20 minutes in length and had a more substantial plot. At the height of its popularity in 2021, If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device episodes would typically get over 2 million views on YouTube.
Selected Vids
If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device Episode 1 - the first episode, with a runtime of under two minutes and focused on telling jokes.
If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device Episode 25 - an example of a later episode with a 30 minute runtime and substantial plot developments.
Change to Games Workshop Fanwork Policy in 2021
In July 2021, Games Workshop rolled out their animation streaming service, Warhammer+, and updated their Intellectual Property Guidelines to explicitly disallow the creation of fan animations:
Fan-films and animations – individuals must not create fan films or animations based on our settings and characters. These are only to be created under licence from Games Workshop.[1]
On July 29, 2021, Bruva Alfabusa annouunced that If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device was going on permanent hiatus as a result:
It is with great horrible pain that we must announce that If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device and all of its related projects on this channel are going on an indefinite hiatus....
With Games Workshop's new explicitly zero-tolerance policy against fan animations, we no longer feel it tenable to produce Warhammer fanworks at this time.[2]
Additional Links
If The Emperor Had a Text-To-Speech Device Wiki, Archived version