Streaming that works for you

Video streaming is the world's way of experiencing current events, but how do we make daily streaming work for us? I wanted to bring the uninterrupted experience of streaming music to streaming video.

Problem

With YouTube you're given new content every time you refresh your page. Why isn't there a way to create a dynamic playlist that changes as you scroll, and disappears once you exit the app?

Solution

An interaction that allows you to add, delete, and reorganize a queued up playlist as you scroll.

Add to explore

You're able to minimize a video and continue exploring YouTube, but if you find another video you're interested in you have to wait for the entire video to end before picking the next video.

I added an interaction for queuing up videos. As you scroll through videos, double tap the video you want to watch next, and it will follow the video currently playing, without interrupting what you're watching.

Expand your playlist

Right now there is no way to create a daily playlist as you're scrolling through YouTube. You're limited to one content decision at a time. You could make a separate playlist, but you'd have to navigate to your custom playlists.

What I decided to do was add one in that you can view and modify on the go. At any point, you can swipe up on your queued playlist to expand and modify what's coming next.

Quick delete

To keep things efficient, I added a swipe to delete. Since it's a playlist for right now, you should be able to modify your daily playlist according to your needs.

Reorganize on the go

A customizable temporary playlist is a faster way to manage your steaming experience and be in the know.

If you have a long playlist but you want to watch the video you just added to your queue next, simply drag it to the top!

Creating an uninterrupted experience

Unlike music streaming, video streaming is restricted to one content decision at a time.

You wake up in the morning see your recommendations, scroll through pick a video to watch. You keep scrolling and see another video, now you have to wait for the whole video to end to switch videos or resort to creating an entirely new playlist every time you open the app.

Music platforms users can queue up what songs they want to hear next without interrupting their experience. I wanted to bring the familiarity of streaming music to streaming video.

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