In the morning hours of this Thursday, March 23, the first Twitch Mastery took place, different Venezuelan streamers gathered at the online event.
An experience sponsored by Nuevo Día Corporación de Comunicación Digital, Naranja Plus, Universidad de Falcón (Udefa) and Morocotacoin with more than 400 people registered. so was the primer Twitch Mastery which was held virtually on March 23.
In this event, the speakers interacted with each other, and thus develop a complete training content on how to use the new platform of streaming Twitch.
The first speaker was the streamer Daniel Zambrano (“D4n1loZ”) who exposed What is Twitch and why is it important? Zambrano explained how to set up an account on the platform.
In the first interventions of the first Twitch Mastery, Juan Capaddona (Kappaelsamurai), said that the page is segmented to have categories. This in the face of user preferences and is linked to Amazon services. According to Capaddonna: “It’s hard to grow on Twitch if you’re dedicated to multiple categories and not one segment of content.”
«As a means of communication, Twitch is one of the most consumed, even surpassing television itself, being a more artistic medium. Many sports journalists do direct instead of going on television, “said Juan Capaddona (Kappaelsamurai)
The OBS and the connection
The importance of a good OBS configuration was one of the keys highlighted by the Venezuelan streamer Alfonso Merheb. “It’s important to have a good OBS setup so you know how to locate the servers that optimize your streams,” he remarks.
“It is not to give up, there will be many difficulties such as the problem of the Internet connection, but you can always go further and overcome adversities,” said Feirlygab; regarding the difficulties that can be experienced while in Venezuela. The streamer also pointed out that: “The problem of the internet is also suffered in other parts of the world.”
Doggy Killahm, one of the streamers with one of the largest communities, turned a difficulty into a hallmark of his brand. The streamer broadcasts in 140px quality due to the low quality of his camera and has decided not to improve the quality of his broadcasts because it has become a brand of his channel.
In addition, the streamers reflected on the relationship between education, professionalization and Twitch. The creators assured that no matter how successful you are on the platform, you cannot abandon the path of college education and professional work. It can go hand in hand with both.
Among the unwritten rules, they highlighted that the inclusion of strangers in the live shows is complicated. “As a woman, it is very difficult to establish relationships with followers via chat,” Feirlygab clarifies..
This is because there are possibilities of harassment. Streamers are not required to include chat members in streams to play any video game.
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In the same way, they pointed out that some words are prohibited on the platform because they are considered offensive. Therefore, by including a stranger you may run the risk of the person using inappropriate vocabulary and being removed from the platform.
Regarding monetization, the streamers specified that: “They are not always good rewards, but sometimes you can increase the fee and pay for the moderator service.” In the same way they made it clear that unlike Netflixto subscribe to a channel as a user you can do it for free.
donations by Paypall and other monetization tools are very popular among streamers.
How to certify yourself?
Through a quick test you can validate the level of learning achieved during the workshop and obtain the type of certificate that will be generated for each participant.
The certificate of attendance is given in case of having obtained less than 50% of correct answers and the certificate of approval in case of having obtained more than 50% of correct answers.
To have access to the test, the participant must deposit 5 dollars, as administrative expenses, in the accounts for that purpose.