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  • Suz Hinton - noopkat - streaming setup

  • Recording software if difficult

    • OBS
    • StreamLabs OBS
    • Quadlibet?
    • Text source plugins that OBS reads
    • StreamLabs has plugins for useful stuff
    • Background music - YouTube playlist
    • Use microphone audio filters
    • Cheap dynamic mics on Amazon (better directional?)

  • Other gear:

    • Camera

  • UI setup:

    • How do you set up? use macros for switching

  • Schedules:

    • Regular schedule to build community
    • Tweet when the schedule is known to raise awareness

  • Building community

    • Use Discord to continue community when offline
    • Multiple stream topics can be consolidated into a single stream
      • Let people know what topic you're focused on at a time
    • Add to awesome streamer list at https://github.com/bnb/awesome-developer-streams
    • Upload recordings to YouTube after a stream for watchers in other timezones

  • Collaboration

    • cs50 - take turns programming individual lines during the same stream
    • weirdlings - different streamers share a single channel
    • chat interaction is satisfying and makes a better experience
    • chat just happens
    • be prepared to talk to yourself because the chat may not be active
    • talking to yourself is a skill
    • UX designer getting feedback
    • Google Hangouts to pair programm
    • Coderpad, Google doc to share typing
    • Multi-Twitch for doing collabs with other streamers

  • Getting started

    • How do you deal with the fear? It's ok to make mistakes.
    • Offline research, explain to the stream
    • Set expectations to chat
    • How do you deal with trolls? Kick them out.
    • Open links off screen. Don't make that mistake of open on screen.
    • Check out what other streamers are doing and find something you like.
    • Keep positive tone to help win over chatters.

  • Increase social growth

    • Raiding other streamers
    • Socialize with other Twitch streamers
    • Twitter
    • Discord
    • shipstreams.com

Contacts

  • Anthony @anthonywritescode (Twitch)
  • Nick @NapsterInBlue - data science
  • Martin @GoudaGames (Twitch) / @GoudaTheSwede - game dev, gaming
  • Anurag @_asaxena (Twitter)
  • Logan @braindeaddev (Twitch)
  • Kyle kylemulka.com
  • Matt @mblayman (Twitch/Twitter)
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