Twitch players try to get viral videos going. There are a lot of “gamer girls” who play ion bikinis and such. Do a search for “twitch gamer girl”. Many of barely safe for work.
Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net --- http://www.mtin.net Owner/CEO xISP Solutions- Consulting – Data Centers - Bandwidth http://www.midwest-ix.com COO/Chairman Internet Exchange - Peering - Distributed Fabric > On Dec 5, 2016, at 12:50 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > > The ones I watch are a Mario Maker player and some other guy with good music. > I love watching people play the crazy Kaizo levels and since I can't sit > down long enough to practice the stuff, it's the only option I have. > > Other people I really have no idea. I don't know why you'd pay $5/mo for the > chat icons. > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com > <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com>> wrote: > What does the player do to make someone else want to watch them play? > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com > <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>> > To: "af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>" <af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>> > Sent: 12/5/2016 12:42:20 PM > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] explain Twitch > >> I don't know the appeal or logic behind it, but a Twitch user will get >> subscribers. A viewer spends $5/mo to sponsor them. I believe the Twitch >> broadcaster gets 3 of that. >> >> Decently popular ones get 500-1000 subs which is $1500 to $3000 a month >> (18-36k/year). >> >> Their only cost is a good computer, some gaming stuff, and some sort of >> appeal. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:(937)%20552-2340> >> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:(937)%20552-2343> >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 8:36 AM, Paul Stewart <p...@paulstewart.org >> <mailto:p...@paulstewart.org>> wrote: >> hehe.. oh I like that idea! ;) >> >> >>> On Dec 5, 2016, at 8:22 AM, Stefan Englhardt <s...@genias.net >>> <mailto:s...@genias.net>> wrote: >>> >>> This is why your customers ask for big pipes. You have to understand your >>> customers. So this time is dedicated to „customer relationship“ ;-). <> >>> >>> >>> Von: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] Im >>> Auftrag von Paul Stewart >>> Gesendet: Montag, 5. Dezember 2016 13:47 >>> An: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >>> Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] explain Twitch >>> >>> I’ve asked Mrs. Clause to get me one for Christmas.. I love new tech… >>> >>> My problem, and of course i’m not alone, is I don’t really have much time >>> to sit down and play games …. I enjoy them though …. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 5, 2016, at 7:42 AM, Stefan Englhardt <s...@genias.net >>> <mailto:s...@genias.net>> wrote: >>> >>> As a technic enthusiast I am very impressed what Sony does with their PS >>> VR. It is not like 3d movie in theater it is a whole new experience. Just >>> dive into Rush of Blood and you are flashed. Like Apple they bring a new >>> technic in a way people like it. The headset is very well built and the >>> cabling is explained in a way everyone is able to do it. This is something >>> like the iPad1 you should have. >>> >>> >>> Von: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] Im >>> Auftrag von Mike Hammett >>> Gesendet: Montag, 5. Dezember 2016 13:26 >>> An: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >>> Betreff: Re: [AFMUG] explain Twitch >>> >>> I enjoy them and used to enjoy spending lots of time at it (40+ hours per >>> week), I simply haven't had the time for it in years. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>> >>> >>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>> From: "Jason McKemie" <j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com >>> <mailto:j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com>> >>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 6:40:57 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] explain Twitch >>> >>> I enjoy video games, but I prohibit my self from playing them since they're >>> an absolutely terrific waste of time. >>> >>> On Sunday, December 4, 2016, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> My life will not be diminished whether I get it or not. I feel fulfilled >>> without any video games in my life (either me or someone else playing them). >>> >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> On 12/4/2016 10:24 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>> Think about it this way: it's the first "sport" that has international >>> reach outside of soccer. It already has more exposure than baseball, >>> football, etc. The only thing it doesn't come close to is FIFA World >>> Cup viewership (3.2 Billion in 2014). The barrier to viewership is >>> that it only requires internet access to YouTube/Twitch - it's >>> viewership growth does not require some expensive/exclusive sports >>> Cable package. Baseball, football, boxing, car racing (largely) etc >>> are all slowly and painfully dying off. The growth is in MMA and >>> eSports. >>> >>> Although you "don't get it" (I don't either, largely), the rest of the >>> world does. Ignore that at your peril :P >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 12:04 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> Despite the amazing popularity, it still does not draw me. >>> >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> On 12/4/2016 9:47 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>> >>> Just to put things into perspective, League of Legends is currently the >>> largest competitive scene. The 2015 championships, which was a multi-day >>> multi-city bracketed event held in several countries, had over 334 million >>> viewers (not counting multiple people watching the same stream). The final >>> numbers on the 2016 event aren't in yet. Colleges are giving out >>> scholarships for this (no joke). >>> >>> These events sell out places like the Staples center, and world cup >>> stadiums. Madison Square Garden may be next year. >>> >>> On Dec 4, 2016 11:40 AM, "Josh Reynolds" <j...@kyneticwifi.com >>> <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: >>> Fun, fame, and profit. >>> >>> Some of these YouTube streamers bring in over 150k a year in advertising >>> revenue. Most of these are young kids (preteen), some actually teenagers. >>> >>> Twitch streamers can bring in several hundreds of thousands a year in >>> stream donations. >>> >>> My oldest (17/m) doesn't watch traditional TV. He's unfamiliar, largely, >>> with commercials. Sports on TV? No way. He watches Hulu, Netflix, but mainly >>> YouTube/twitch. >>> >>> There's a new eSports bar going up here in KC. I bet they end up with more >>> net profit in the first year than the local Buffalo Wild Wings. Mix of bar >>> w/ pub food, TVs streaming games/championships, and actual PCs/gaming >>> (half-hourly charges). >>> >>> On Dec 4, 2016 10:39 AM, "Ken Hohhof" <af...@kwisp.com >>> <mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> wrote: >>> I was born without the gaming gene, so can someone explain Twitch to me? >>> >>> >>> >>> I have a customer spending a lot of money (now that harvest is over) for >>> a speed tier with 5 Mbps of upstream so he can broadcast. Which I see he >>> does for 12 hours straight. >>> >>> >>> >>> What is the appeal? Fun? Fame? Or profit? Does this bring in >>> advertising money? Enough to make it worthwhile? >>> >>> >>> >>> And how does someone stream their game play for 12 hours straight? >>> Astronaut diapers? Lots of Mountain Dew and Doritos? Or do they get >>> breaks? >> >> >
