Videos & Live stream

What is live stream?

I think we all know the answer to this question, but just in case you are completely new to online world, here’s a brief explanation: live streaming stands for simultaneously recorded and broadcasted media in real time. This means the actions seen in the video is happening almost immediately as you are watching.

What is Twitch?

Twitch.tv is probably one of the biggest names in online gaming world regarding live-streaming videos. They provide a service for streaming and watching video broadcasts. Twitch.tv was founded in 2011. At the beginning it focused exclusively on live game-play, but now it offers a lot more in different fields (shows, tv, music, art, etc.).

Twitch.tv has attracted solid number of users: in 2018 they had more that 2 million registered broadcasters and around 15 million active users per day. Why is it so popular? Twitch started out as a simple broadcasting service, bet it has developed into rich social media, providing user interaction via chatrooms or direct messages (DM), people can comment, like and share content created by others. Each stream has its separate chat room, providing the chance to interact with the streamer and other viewers.

Creating gaming community

Why Twitch.tv? The answer lies within people who enjoy the content – they visit the site to watch, play, and talk about games. This creates gigantic gaming community, where diversity of people exchange their knowledge and opinions about one specific topic. Visitors like to watch streamers show off their skills and compassionate throughout the game, starting discussions about games, bonuses, best providers and new features – all of this gives the opportunity to get involved and boost their own skills.