Many pro players stream Magic Online regularly while attracting large audiences of eager viewers. Even Youtube is getting in on the action with Youtube Gaming. It’s growing and rapidly becoming one of the major sources of entertainment on the internet. The WhyĪs I pointed out above, and streaming aren’t going anywhere. Once all the pieces are in place your creativity is the limit to what kinds of content you can create and stream. A deck tech, a daily Magic update, a soap box to speak from? Sure. Sessions of an exciting, new board game you got in this week? No problem. Your stream can easily be customized to showcase whatever content you want. I’m writing it with the focus that your setup will be used to stream Magic tournaments but you don’t have to stop there. This post will show you how to set up a Twitch stream in your store that will allow you to broadcast all kinds of content. In this tech guide I’m going to talk about why you should be streaming, how it works and then go over the basic equipment you’ll need to get started. Setting up a stream can be a little tricky when you’re just getting started so I’m going to break it all down to simplify the process. Wizards of the Coast itself uses Twitch to broadcast their Grand Prix and Pro Tour events as well. See, the way I look at it if one of the best LGS’s in North America is doing something we should pay attention. I have to give Chris Cornejo credit for walking me through the technical details of the setup they use at Card Kingdom. Seriously, go do that.Ĭard Kingdom uses to live stream their weekly Legacy tournaments, and they inspired me to write this guide to setting up your own stream. So obviously Twitch and live streaming is a big deal, but what does that matter to you? Well, if you’ve listened to episode 030 of the Manaverse Podcast you would know. Twitch makes up 1.8% of total US Internet traffic during peak periods.” “As of mid-2013, there were over 43 million viewers on Twitch monthly, with the average viewer watching an hour and a half a day. As of February 2014, Twitch is the fourth largest source of Internet traffic during peak times in the United States, behind Netflix, Google, and Apple. It originally focused on PC games like Minecraft and League of Legends but quickly expanded to console games and live streaming. essentially allows millions of viewers to watch other people play games live over the internet. If you’ve never heard of before, you will soon.
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