Streaming!, It's a new thing, I hear... Options

[Peter]

So I'm not sure how many of you are into the whole streaming fad, but I know I personally have started to dabble in it a little bit. As I slowly get myself more and more versed with the ins and outs, I plan on doing more and more games (right now, I'm limited to just PC games).

I recently saw a post on Twitter (which was also copied to Tumblr) that CeeCee is looking to watch people who are streaming Natsume related games. This could be a really good opportunity to get her to re-tweet and reblog any events we hold, and garner up some viewership and participation in the forums. :)

The trick would be figuring out how to make a Harvest Moon game an interesting stream. The only style I can think of would be a full on "Let's Play."

http://ceecee-natsume.tumblr.com/post/7267...r-other-harvest

[Peter]

I'm working on getting the materials up and ready for it. I recently just invested in a nice headset. I think the only thing that would help me out now is a secondary monitor, but it's not an absolute requirement yet. I've streamed a couple of things now (two of which I saved on my account), but I've far from gotten it perfected.

I posted about something a little while ago called Rollplay R&D, and I think doing something like that with either a legitimate ruleset or even a made up Harvest Moon scenario would be a ton of fun.

As I thought about my streaming options, I'm thinking I should focus on three types of streams:

1) Live Role Plays, similar to what Role Play R&D did.
2) Multiplayer sessions for pure amusement and joy (there's usually chaos with stuff like that).
3) Single player "Let's Plays" or game analyses.

If y'all want, follow me on Twitch and download the app (if you have a smartphone) and it will let you know anytime I go live. Once I get comfortable enough with the process, I'll pull in a game like Harvest Moon and give it a go to see how well it can be streamed.