Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit co-creator Steve McNeill on videogame streaming…
Some people reach middle-age and cheat on their partner.
Others buy one of those big cars that make a loud vroom noise.
Ive decided to become a Twitch streamer.
Well, not quite.
Ive decided to dip my toe.
Im in the ridiculous position where an idiot that plays computer games is my actual job.
But it isnt, quite.
Not something worthwhile, obviously, Ive got no transferable skills.
So instead Ive decided to conduct a bit of an experiment between now and Christmas.
That is objectively insane, but who am I to argue?
So Im attempting to carve out a slice for little old me.
If you want, streaming can be as simple as hitting the share button on your PS4.
But theres a huge difference between a low-res Playstation Camera broadcast and a pro-stream.
I went with OBS for the sole reason that XSplit seemed to make my mic go all crackly.
Couldnt work out how to fix it.
So I learnt an entirely different software package instead, even though XSplit looked more intuitive.
Remember when you tried to teach Granddad how to use Powerpoint?
Thats what I look like using OBS.
Overlays allows you to place little graphical borders around key areas of the screen (i.e.
Ive got a kid, so evenings and weekends are out for me.
Instead, Ive gone for 2pm 4pm on Mondays, 2.30pm 4.30pm on Wednesdays, and 10am-noon on Fridays.
justMinecraft, or retro) might dilute it all, but who knows?!
All I do know is, if I dont just start doing it, I never will.
Consider this the hard sell.
No need to write nasty things at the bottom, no one made you read this… thanks!
