People still like watching other people play video games live, so that’s like totally awesome. And what did people watching other people play video games live watch the most? Well… Continue reading Top Games for May 2015
A generational shift powered Twitch’s transformation into cultural phenomenon
Twitch is a cultural phenomenon, a service that tapped into a generational shift in the way people interact with video games at a time when few realized that shift was happening.
The desire by so many to watch others play video games through live video streams was an untapped demand that propelled Twitch’s success and launched it onto mobile platforms and two gaming consoles.
Speaking with Twitch co-founder and COO Kevin Lin earlier this month, he told Polygon that while it was “latent demand” for live streaming that helped Twitch grow so rapidly early on, the continued growth is powered by the service’s community.
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Does Streaming Multiple Games Hurt My Channels Growth?
Have you ever wondered if streaming multiple games is hurting your channels growth?
Picture this, you have hundreds of people watching you play League of Legends for a few hours! So, you decide to take a quick break and play a match of Hearthstone and BOOM, everyone goes away! (Even though you have a solid deck and an above average rank)
What Gives?
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Pro Gaming – What It Takes To Be A Top Performer!
What does it take to be a pro gamer at the highest level?
Does it take a big bowl of Cheetos and a dark basement? This is the image most people conjure up when they hear that someone plays video games for a living. Even streaming and youtube can have a negative context to the average friend who doesn’t understand the grind! They don’t understand that streaming your gameplay for hours to small crowds when you get started is tough and isn’t about just playing games and wasting time.
To become the best, you must have an extreme amount of dedication to your craft. Here is a quick Q/A via Quora about what it took to become one of the top WOW players in the world!
So the next time your parents roll their eyes about your dream to become a pro gamer or even just make a little money on the side, remind them it isn’t easy.
What It Takes
But, for you… don’t take it easy. Don’t get complacent with your routine. There are many people out there that want to do this, are you ready to give up some weekends? Are you ready to find a mentor and stay up late when that new game drops and your fans want to see it in action?
These are often the best parts of streaming, but don’t forget about all the little things that turn an average stream into something extraordinary!
Originally posted on Reelgamer
YouTube vs Twitch Gets Real
Today, Twitch is the default service when it comes to streaming video games on the internet. Tomorrow? It might be Google. Maybe.
YouTube just announced a number of improvements to its streaming capabilities that are going to be of interest to anyone who plays games in front of other people.
Google’s video service now supports 60fps streaming in both 1080p and 720p, same as Twitch, but because it’s YouTube, it also supports HTML5 playback, which not only uses less resources than flash (which Twitch is stuck with), but lets you do this:
As of this week, YouTube live streams will use an HTML5 player in supported browsers. And because our HTML5 player supports variable speed playback, you can skip backward in a stream while it’s live and watch at 1.5x or 2x speed to catch back up.
Handy. Whether it convinces anyone currently using Twitch for its community (and established celebrities) and god-awful chat, though, is another matter.
Originally posted on Kotaku