WEEK 1
 

MY CHOSEN TOPIC 

Introduction to the topic
 
Video gamers and the strong society they form in the last decades are a growing part of the overall culture for a long time. Streaming platforms are evolving and gaining more new users that are using them to create content and build strong group of followers and most of the time to prove that their hobby can be a real side job and enjoyment. 
 
One of the largest streaming platforms is Twitch. It is strongly focusing on video streaming, broadcasting and topics including the game content. The streaming platform is playing a key role in the gaming industry and the spread of popularity of its products. 
 
Part of the psychological process of the game streaming and internet, in general, are the media violence and other crimes in the influence of games and game society that are reflecting on the content.

Game streaming  and its variety of content
 
The game streaming takes a lot of hard work even if it looks unvaluable as a real job. It requires a full set of skills. There are two types of game streamers – single game streamers and variety streaming. In both ways, a strategy including the most important thing, the content, is needed. 
 
Positive and negative side of Single Game streaming 
 
It is easier to build strong audience because of the focusing in one area. 
It is faster as a strategy itself for growing. 
You can promote your image and self by using the game. 
Playing only one game can help you become a professional player or a commentator. 
 
The negative side is, it can cause boredom and the gamer can lose enthusiasm.
The streamer can become too dependent to a game and its content and if there are new trends and games coming, it can lose part of its audience. 
It is difficult to grow a community and audience if you strategically chose to play a popular game. 
 
 
The variety of streamers are focusing on creating fresh content that can gain them more popularity, other streamers rely on their real persona or artistically created one to gain popularity. The power the streamers relying on their persona or created character are influencing the society (their audience) using themselves, but the streamer relying on the game itself are influencing through the game. 

With what the streaming and its content are important for the game society

The groups of different audiences that are forming the gaming society are really important to the streamers and if the streamers are relying on themselves to create entertainment for their group of followers, they are listening and giving the opportunity to the audience to decide what type of content to be showed. 
 
The streaming can create powerful connections and gives opportunities for revenue generation. With live streaming, people can charge its audience for accessing content, including paid product reviews, selling the entire live streams etc. 
 
The game society is curious, people love learning new information and accessing it earlier, that is why streaming is very important tool and can be used for learning, entertainment, informing etc. 

 


WHY SOCIETY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE STREAMERS AND THE CONTENT 
 

The society plays a key role in the life of the streamers because it influences the content, gives popularity and credit, but also it is the responsible for destroying popularity or ‘name’ in internet. 

 

Internet is full of cyber bullying that cannot be stropped and if you are a streamer this can have a personal impact on you that does not involve your content but you. Once the audience start giving negative energy and opinion, the streamer can lose its popularity or gain even more popularity on the negative side.

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CONCLUSION

I have chosen the topic ‘The influence of the society in Game Streaming’ because I think streaming is important for the gaming industry and society, and the audience is having a big impact on the content of the live game streaming. In my opinion, the society is the one that drives the streamers, and the streamers are driving the streaming platforms for creating this cycle.