heyimheroic

Credits

Website

This website was created by myself, Alice (aka HEYimHeroic). I use Microsoft Expression Web 4 to code my website (yes, really) but as a beginner web designer, I very much use the Internet to help me when I run into a wall. So, there may be a few lines of code that came from a Stack Overflow answer as opposed to me spontaniously creating that information. But importantly, I take it as an opportunity to learn what it's doing and think about how I might be able to apply this knowledge in the future. This is how self-taught web design works!

But some things are a little more than just "a few lines". Like, sometimes, I need to use an entire library of JavaScript code for my website... Which I don't typically like to do. I try to minimize JavaScript usage on my websites as much as possible, but this website in particular makes it a bit difficult due to it serving videos and having many more interactive features. As a result, I currently use two JavaScript libraries on certain pages:
• An early version of csi.min.js, pulled from this link. Click here to view the license. I use this code to render the clickable video previews that take you to their respective video pages. It's very useful!
• videojs-ie8.min.js. I use the legacy version of Video.js to display the actual videos on my website, which seems pretty important. It's very flexible, and open source, which makes it perfect for the kind of site I'm using. (And I don't really like the look of the modern versions of Video.js)
• And jquery-3.6.0.min.js. I use jQuery to... ... ...Uh... I don't remember. But something will probably break if I remove it.

Additionally, the comment section is written by [insert stuff here later]. The icons on the "verified" comment badges were drawn by SillyPau.

Fonts

The following fonts are used in various contexts across this website:

Atkinson Hyperlegible Next is used as the site's primary font. As it makes easy legibility a priority, it seems like a pretty good choice for a general use font, if I want people to read the stuff on the screen that I typed. Which I do.
Additionally, as this font is the site's primary or "default" font, users who need to rely on clicking the "disable unique themes" button that appears on many pages on this website to disable things like alternative fonts (see below) or color schemes would likely benefit from a font that prioritizes legibility as an accessibility feature.
The entire Atkinson Hyperlegible font family can be found on the Braille Institute's website at this link. Thank you to the Braille Institute for creating such an incredibly useful font!

8BitOperatorPlus-Regular, and 8BitOperatorPlus-Bold are both used on this site (though primarily the latter) for pages with a primary focus on the games Undertale and Deltarune.
You can visit the Deltarune website, which features these fonts created by Toby Fox, by visiting this link.

MinecraftSeven-v2 is used on this site for pages with a primary focus on Minecraft.
You can visit the Minecraft website, which features this font owned by Microsoft and Mojang AB, by visiting this link.

Literata (variations 18pt, which you see here, and 36pt, which is not featured on this web page) is used on this site for pages where I just generally need a specific-looking serif font. An example would be for pages featuring the Ace Attorney games, which often use serif fonts in many modern entries, so I want to use a similar-looking serif font to match.
Literata was created by Google, and is licensed under the Open Font License (OFL). Click here to view the license.

Comic Sans MS hardly needs an introduction. It is used on this website to enhance this really cool effect and is used nowhere else. Aside from right here in this paragraph, obviously.
Comic Sans was created by Microsoft. Click here to view its Wikipedia page.

Videos, Images, Music, and other "Content"

Typically, it is generally understood that the videos featured across this website are created by me, HEYimHeroic. These videos are, for the most part, in line with the sort of terms and allowed things that something like YouTube might operate under for hosting videos on. Which makes sense, as all of the videos on this website are also available on YouTube, with typically zero to minor differences in editing choices between the two versions. (For now; this can change!) So, typically, if a video claims to use video footage, images, music, or other sorts of copyrighted content from someone else, it's going to be in the same generally allowed "fair use" type of cases that a regular YouTube video would have. Just, not on YouTube, obviously.

As for what that copyrighted content actually is, and who it belongs to, depends on the specific video. I do my best to list appropriate copyright information in the description of the videos here on this website. It will be in a small table, listing what usage the content has in the video (like for example: gameplay, with footage captured by myself on my own copy of the game; images or screenshots pertaining to the game or material; music originating from the game or material, etc.), what the best title for that copyrighted content is, and some names of who, to the best of my ability, I believe is the current copyright holders of the material. Sometimes, I may get that wrong! Feel free to contact me if so, and I will happily update it. The goal is to inform viewers about which parts of the video are my own original work, which parts are showcasing copyrighted material, and to lightly encourage them to support the original material discussed or showcased in the video. My videos are a labor of love, after all!

To help with this, ~99% of the time, I also include a clickable link to a page for the copyrighted material. The link will either be one of the following:
• An external link to the material's main "home page". However, it's not always easy to find appropriate websites to link to for many of these games. Sometimes, a game has an official website, with a landing page and details about the game (this is highly preferred). Sometimes, a game has no official website, in which case, I then try to link to an official digital storefront page where the viewer can be directed to purchase the game while supporting the original creators of the work. And sometimes, a game simply has nothing for me to go off of. I may try to find a Wikipedia page for the game, but a lot of the time, I simply have to leave the title unlinked. This is undesirable, but occassionally happens if the game has no official online presence. Additionally, clickable links on my website that take the user to an external link or webpage (and it's not already obvious that it's going to do that in the link text) will be marked with a "" icon.
• Or, a link to the game's page on my own website. This happens when a game is repeatedly featured throughout multiple public videos that I've created, or a game holds special importance to my videos. This page, in turn, then links to as many official websites and prominent links as I deem fit (usually consisting of: a landing page to the game's official website, and the Wikipedia page for that game should one exist; if no links of any sort exist, then I try to link to the publisher or copyright holder's website, and failing that, simply do not have any links). Additionally featured on pages for games is an image of the game pulled as a screenshot from one of my videos where it appears, and in big, bold text, all the material's copyright information that I could find, pertaining to the rights holders to my knowledge. This part can sometimes be tricky, as companies sometimes "develop" a game, but do not actually own any rights to the game, and all rights go to the company who "published" the game. But then sometimes they do. And then sometimes a company's public-facing name, or name they most commonly go by (to my knowledge), is different from the company name they use to hold the rights to a material. And sometimes the rights holders to a game might differ to the rights holders of that game's music, etc. etc.... It's messy, and I am certainly not an expert. I do basic research to find the answers to my questions within a reasonable extent, but sometimes, that's not enough and I'll get something wrong still. This is unintentional, and I'd happily comply with any information updates you'd like to submit to me if you have the authority.

Additionally, the game's page on my own website can also serve as a way for viewers to engage with finding more videos. Every public video that material is attributed under is featured on the same page as the official links and copyright information, encouraging users who may want to see more videos featuring the game to visit these pages, and increasing the chance they may want to visit a material's official website. So, in this way, these pages are another way for users to browse the videos on my website. Once again, I'd like to reiterate that all the videos on this website are also on YouTube, and since I usually make my stuff for a general audience, you can assume the videos will not promote anything highly offensive in nature or are blatant copyright theft. I grow to be more and more attentive to copyright over time with my videos.

On top of unique pages being made for games and copyrighted material, such pages also exist for people, too! People who have repeatedly assisted with or appeared in my public videos will eventually get a page dedicated just to them, featuring all their social media links they wish to share, an image of their most prominent visible appearance (as a screenshot pulled from one of my videos), and links to every video they've helped with, allowing the user to sort by credit type as well. Very similar to the game pages, but this time, for people! People and games are very similar. On my website.

Hopefully, that should cover all the questions or concerns relating to credit on the HEYimHeroic Website! If you still have unanswered questions or anything else you'd like cleared up, please feel free to contact me. If there's any sorts of disputes you'd like to manage involving me, I promise I'm pretty reasonable to talk to first!