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Have you ever considered taking your love of gaming to the internet? It’s the biggest genre of content on the internet for a reason. And that’s both good and bad. It means that it’s a formula of entertainment that works and that you can gain a lot of eyes on you, but it also means you’ll have to stand out in an oversaturated market. The good news is that it also means that there are lots of different avenues you can go with your gaming outlet. If you’re interested, we’ve got a guide that weighs up all the different ways you can present your gaming content and their pros and cons.
Livestream on a platform
The obvious answer when you are thinking of where to take your gaming content is to a streaming platform, and it’s a good option to take on. Live streaming is very simple, and if you have the personality, you can make a great show with minimum effort – for content creation anyway. Simply play and stream and chat.
The debate on Twitch versus YouTube rages on. Twitch has a bigger audience but YouTube has better community guidelines and monetization. Creators aren’t shy about their preference and why they have it so keep your ears open when you watch, and there is the unsung hero of Facebook live. You’d be surprised how big an audience you can get there.
Livestream on TV
Another unsung hero is the ability to stream on TV. If you can get the right permission, you can take your gaming to the public. Services like Red Bee Media have lots of tools to help you make a quality gaming session. Over the top streaming, for example, will allow you to stream one screen over another, much the same way your webcam will, but it will be much higher quality. Other tools will help you connect and reach audiences that you wouldn’t ordinarily get through to if you stick to online platforms.
Edited videos
But the problem with live streaming is that it is a lot less polished. The camera is a much lower quality, it’s stationary only showing you and your PC setup, and it’s simple. If you’re someone who likes to flex a creative hand, then you might want to think about edited videos. Long form video content will allow you to do a lot more than simply play a game while people watch. You can add commentary, deep dive into a topic, make a compilation, or highlights reel of a journey, and lots of other ideas.
Short form video content
Short form video content has taken over since the rise of TikTok. Since lockdown, YouTube quickly got shorts and Instagram got Reels. You can take advantage of all of these platforms by posting snippets of your gaming content. The best part about this is that it’s just enough to pique your audience’s interest. You can show them a highlight and they’ll go looking for your channel or stream to get even more content. And the useful part here is that it’s cut from the same content, so you don’t have to keep draining yourself trying to fill content. A lot less editing, a little bit of time, and you’ve got a clip that will go viral.
Conclusion
There are different audiences that consume their content in different ways, and often they consume it in a few ways. Your best course of action might be to capture your live content and put some time into repurposing it for either short or long form content. Play about with your different options to see what works for you.
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