But you can "see and watch" things in a text-based tutorial. Short video clips and images are a key part of it. Like I've said elsewhere - it's the "person talking" bit and the linear format that I struggle with. I can skim text+images whereas video+speech forces me to consume it in large chunks at a predetermined speed (1.5x not withstanding. That's only a minor improvement)
I used to not like videos, but then I started leaving them on in the background. I don't think it's too different from having a teacher draw on a board in front of a class.
For me, these videos are about problem solving. It's nice to watch other people solve problems, and explain difficult topics as they solve the problems in that domain...
The low bandwidth of audio means that you can jump around with more aplomb and still get a smart foot where you are and if you missed anything, than if it were more information dense. You can also listen to it at 1.2 or 1.5 speed to up the density.
See - that doesn't make sense to me. It's also the difficulty with random access that really annoys me about video tutorials. I can jump down a page of text+images and quickly figure out where to start. If I lose my place in a video I inevitably have to roughly find the spot and listen to some stuff I've already heard.
Yeah - I've got no problem with video as medium - it's the "listen to someone talking instead of reading words" thing that I've never understood. But as others have said - it's the effort needed to produce that might be the key factor here.
