The current BioViz Connect video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okbsr4XYgn4) walks us through the basic functionality.

This is great, but now we need a shorter video giving some background information explaining terms used in the BioViz Connect walk-through video.

Let's create a new video that focuses on introducing key topics, structured as a traditional slide show we would present at a conference where we introduce background information about a topic or new tool.

As a model, see the first 20 minutes of:

• Using containers in bioinformatics: getting Started with Containers (Webinar 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InvDom3dec8

This video starts off with slides explaining this very technical topic and then moves on to a hands-on demonstration of using containers in research.

For this new BioViz Connect introductory video, some questions we need to answer:

• What is CyVerse?
• What is Discovery Environment?
• What is BioViz Connect? (Can show some slides illustrating BioViz Connect functionality)
• What are Terrain APIs?

Let's assume that the audience is broad. For example, it may include grad students who are getting started with storing their data in CyVerse and who do not know anything about APIs. Alternatively, the audience may include bioinformatics experts who are familiar with programming and APIs and would be curious about how BioViz Connect is actually working behind the scenes.

To get a sense of how you can craft a talk/slide deck that aims to make both groups happy, take a look at this slide deck describing the larger IGB project:

• https://www.dropbox.com/s/c97hs0zlnz4yetd/IGB-SlideDeck.pptx?dl=0

Note how there are some very wordy slides that explain in formal technical terms how some of the features are actually working. You can do something similar, going as deep as you like. Since this talk will be on-line, people can skip past parts they are not interested in.

Once the slide deck / video is completed, let's deploy it in a new section in the YouTube channel together with the walk-through video.

Suggestions:

• Make the slide deck first
• Give the talk "live" via zoom and record it
• Watch the recording and improve the slides as you see fit
• Give the talk "live" via zoom again, and record it
• And repeat?