Twitch

A live broadcast platform

What is Twitch?

Twitch is a popular social media platform where gamers stream their game while playing. It has become very popular since it was created. It is a great web site for game addicts to watch other gamers while they are playing. Twitch is popular especially among new generation. Young people prefer to spend their time on Twitch instead of TV shows. They spend at least 3-4 hour in a day. Gamers stream on web site around 6 hours in a day and when they do it they get money. Watchers can give away gamers sometimes as they desire and sometimes it even becomes a heck of a lot of money.

The highest price that was given away on Twitch is $1.000.000. According to the research there are more than 20 billion people using Twitch all around the world and it is known as the best web site for live performance.

How to Use Twitch?

You have to go  http://twitch.tv web site and create an account and by signing up you will reach the main page. You can connect with your Facebook or if you want you can sign up and then log in to reach the main page. For streaming there are some necessaries, your computer settings should be available for it. You also need to have some programs to connect with Twitch for live broadcast. Some of them are XSplit, FFSplit, Wirecast etc.

How to Live Streaming by Using XSplit?

You need to go www.xsplit.com web page and download the program by clicking ‘’Download Latest Version’’ button. After downloading you have to have an account from the www.xsplit.com/#registerBox address. As a reminder you have to pay a price for having the program. You need to log in after the installing part is over. Then from the ‘’Broadcast’’ tab you will reach ‘’Add Channel’’ to add a Twitch channel.

After clicking ‘’Add Channel’’ you need to choose ‘’Twitch/Justin.tv’’ option. You will reach a new page and you need to log in again. You can check your connection by clicking ‘’Test bandwidth’’ button and by clicking ‘’Show Details’’ you can control how good your connection is. If you get a message which is called ‘’your bandwidth to server is probably not sufficient’’ it means your connection won’t be enough for live streaming. You have to make some changes on setting to solve that problem. You have to see a green light on the test screen to understand if your connection is fast enough or not.

When you reach Broadcast tab, you will see the channel you have just added on the ‘’Local Streaming’’. To start a live streaming after start a game, you have to minimize the screen by clicking alt + tab and choose the channel (you added before) by clicking the ‘’Broadcast’’ on the Xsplit. As soon as you choose a live streaming will start. As you see it is a simple process.

The popularity of Twitch has been increasing day by day all around the world and gamers both having fun and winning some prices thanks to it. If you are a game lover too, it might be a good and useful web site for you.