After some half-assed attempts and many instances of being on the fence about the whole thing, I decided to do a full-on, hour-long Twitch stream of me live building some Lego sets. Unfortunately, the VOD didn't save, so if you missed it, I apologize. Regardless, I wanted to share my thoughts on the experience. Before we proceed, though, here I am on Twitch: twitch.tv/16N1K4 Firstly, I'm no stranger to live streaming. I've done Periscopes before where I build Lego sets or create my own Lego shit live, but the main thing is: I don't speak. I found it strange to talk to myself at home (especially when my family can probably hear my bullshit), so I resigned myself to silence for these early streams. This naturally made watching a replay utterly boring, so for my latest attempt, I decided to try my hand at some commentary. It certainly felt awkward to initiate a conversation with nobody, but after a while, commenting on the build started coming a little more naturally. I stumbled on my words an embarrassing amount of times, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it with more practice. If I can manage to write somewhat coherent blog entries, I'm sure I can figure out commentary, right? With that said, it would really help to have someone in the chat to talk with, because there's only so much I can say. In terms of my stream setup, it straight up sucks. I'm using the Twitch app's "Go Live" feature, so I'm stuck filming with my phone camera. I had to jury-rig a phone cradle (out of Lego, no less) to hold it in place, and I had to place it on top of a stack of objects to get the right view of my workspace. Not elegant at all, and definitely at risk of me knocking it over. It was also positioned in such a way that I had to lean over to the right, so not only can I not see the chat, I won't know if what I'm building is even in the shot. My workspace also left a lot to be desired. I did all my work on the bed, with me sitting on the floor, which was not the most comfortable position to be in. I'll make sure to work on a proper table next time, and have a more organized layout that isn't just me scattering pieces all over the place. As for the content of my stream, I'm satisfied with building Lego sets/custom creations as my niche. Sure, it's not the most popular thing in the world, but I love doing it. I'm definitely not against streaming me playing games, but unfortunately, you need a capture card to record gameplay of the Switch, and that shit costs like $200. Overall, that first stream wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible, either. There were missteps, sure, but it's nothing I can't find a solution for. Hopefully you, dear reader, will see me off in a future stream. If not, well, you can always watch the replays, which I'll upload on my YouTube channel (pls subscribe).
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