Chapter 15

Game Over: Twitch Outside of Gaming

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Gaming from the sidelines

Bullet Expanding your knowledge online with Twitch

Bullet Creating art on Twitch

Bullet Taking viewers to new places

Bullet Holding charity streams

Gaming is what the majority of Twitch streamers use the platform for. This should come as no surprise. Twitch was founded on video games and is well-known for being the platform that brings star players to your laptops, desktops, and portable devices.

I drop in this chapter the hard truthiness on you: Twitch isn’t just video games.

Twitch offers hours on hours of content from creative minds who look beyond its video game roots. The platform presents opportunities for many different types of streams, including podcast recordings, music, and scores of creative projects and interactive events.

Set the controllers aside, Gamer, and explore the possibilities.

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