Content Creator Challenge Day 3: Funny Stream Clip

Being the content creator, it can sometimes be hard to determine what of your content is actually worthy of being clipped. Clips can be funny, they can be sad, they can be happy milestones of finishing a game, they can be awkward moments where you say something you shouldn't. 

Going back into your content and trying to highlight these moments is very important to your growth. Having those clips not only allows you to use them on other platforms such as TikTok or YouTube shorts, but it also allows other streamers to showcase your content when they shout you out and it allows new viewers who view your channel while you are offline to see quick snippets of what it would be like to hang out when you are live. 

Personally, I love watching my clips back and remembering what games I was playing and how much fun the community was having, but I hate having to sit and rewatch the four or five-hour-long streams back to have to clip the content to use. That is where the viewers come into play. That and some of the autoclip bots, I haven't found any of those that I quite like yet though. A good little tip, while Twitch and YouTube do already have a clip feature implemented for your users to use, it would also be a good idea to put a chat command into play that allows for a faster and more instantaneous process for your viewers. 

What are some interesting moments that you have experienced in videos you have seen? What are some moments you wish you could experience more often?

Content Creator Challenge Day 2: Your Setup

How you choose to game is completely up to you. You do not have to let others dictate what you do or do not play nor how you play it. Technology, however, will limit you in many ways.

You are always welcome to stick strictly to console gaming. Just know that you are often giving up good graphics as well as playability in order to have portable consoles versus stationary consoles. Similarly, playing on a console as a whole can sometimes restrict you compared to PC gaming because controllers are only allotted for so many key binds.

My setup is nowhere near where I wish it was but I am grateful for what I do have and the progress I have made.

Back before my time streaming, my time gaming was spent very strictly on consoles. I did not start PC gaming until I was in college and had a laptop that I could play Sims4 on. Now that I stream, I still largely play games on my Switch, but I also now have a better gaming laptop and play a number of games on there. The major downside to a laptop over a PC though is that I am often limited on space and have to pick and choose which games I have installed as well as my laptop can sometimes have problems staying cool because everything is so compact. This does not stop me from getting online and using OBS and twitch and discord and whatever game I may be playing though to hang out with my friends and stream to my community.

My setup as it is today includes; 

- Lenovo Legion 5 

    - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H w/ Radeon Graphics

    - 32 GB Ram

- Nintendo Switch

- Elgato HD60 S External Capture Card

- Kofire UG05 Wireless Gaming Headset

- KLIM Chroma Wireless Keyboard

- Onn Brand Wireless Gaming Mouse

- Bamboo Fun CTE450 Drawing Tablet (for designing emotes)

- GoWeb C90 Pro Camera (used for when I do crafts or mystery package opening)

- FIFINE Gaming USB Microphone (not currently used because I don't have enough USB ports)

Content Creator Challenge Day 1: Introduce Yourself

We, as humans, often change the manner in which we describe ourselves based on any new experiences had in life but also the group of individuals we are talking to at that moment.

I actually touched base on this not too long ago. If I am talking to my peers at my full-time job, I act a lot more formally, I mention my hobbies of reading and crafting, I discuss any new foods I tried or anything I caught in terms of new techniques for the field. If I am talking to family members of any relation, I am more withdrawn into myself and let them do all the talking and question-asking. If I am talking to new friends on stream, I act a bit more goofy and I mention the things in my life I may never mention to anyone in any other scenario.

Some of the common items across all; my name, my age, my favorite things like colors or foods or games.

Some things that get mentioned across all groups but in different depth; my family, my job, my trauma, my relationship.

What do you choose to say when you introduce yourself? What ice breakers do you prefer at events for newbies? What do you choose to withhold to yourself?