{"id":4374,"date":"2021-01-26T19:22:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T02:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec523\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2021-08-31T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T23:51:40","slug":"twitch-live-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec523\/2021\/01\/26\/twitch-live-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch : Live Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Twitch started out as a site where gamers could live stream their play and has grown to a community that hosts music (I just watched a live Q&A with The Head and the Heart) and other live events. Successful streamers with elaborate green screen set ups have monetized their game play through subscriptions, tip jars and merchandise growing a multibillion dollar business of watching others play videogames. Through the Twitch app on a mobile device, content can be viewed anywhere, anytime and there is constantly something that is being live streamed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Culturally, it is a place where many gamers have found a sense of community and connection. In some of the streams I watched there were thousands of viewers and ongoing conversation between the host and participants.  The chats sometimes also go beyond the game itself to discussion of personal issues and struggles. It is far from a perfect community and many have reported issues due to a lack of moderators in chats where often there are racist and other inappropriate comments. With Twitter and Facebook starting to make improvements in regulating hateful or dangerous content, it will be interesting how Twitch responds to the problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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