Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Rise of DoubleDusk




Consider these guidelines

1. When you stream on either stream try to shoot for at least 1 hour, viewers don't like seeing a streamer pop on for 20 mins most of the time.

2. Streaming is about bringing a story to life from a 2d screen, remember while playing that you have an audience, keep them included in on the action.

3. Were all cool guys and we can all curse, just go easy on the hair gel and leather coats from time to time.

4. Streaming on the creative stream is like being a part time DJ, make sure to include a large range of music.

5. Other streamers want to stream too. After about 3 hours if you see another streamer in chat, ask them if they would like a turn to stream.

6. Like the Goddamn Batman prep-time goes a long way, nobody wants to sit around watching you download a game, messing with the mixer, or log into the studio to fix your ticker.

7. About that ticker. Fix it. To other streamers if a newbie has been caught with their proverbial ticker pants down, get it for them and remind them.

8. Pick a game with some substance. Playing flash based games for funsies is nice, but people like to get invested in a story so try to pace yourself.

9. Sometimes it can help to have someone with you in voice chat during a stream, but consider this. When chat is exploding with text, it's hard to read and likewise when there are too many people talking in stream it's hard to hear the streamer.

10. We love games... Love Games?