Explore the dynamic world of game live streaming with 'Watch Me Play.' This insightful trade paperback dives deep into the revolution of esports broadcasting and the remarkable growth of platforms like Twitch, which captivates over 100 million viewers monthly. From home studios to major esports events, this groundbreaking book candidly examines how game live streaming has transformed interactive entertainment, allowing audiences to engage with their favorite broadcasters in real time. Authored by T. L. Taylor, this essential read provides extensive interviews and firsthand experiences from the heart of the gaming scene, revealing the intricate dynamics of branding, business practices, and community management that shape the industry. Discover how these changes redefine ownership and intellectual property in the digital age and unlock new forms of creativity. Perfect for gamers, esports enthusiasts, and media studies scholars alike, 'Watch Me Play' is a vital contribution to understanding the future of media and user-generated content. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780691183558. Year: 2019. Publisher: Princeton University Press. Format: Trade paperback (US).

Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691183558
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press


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A look at the revolution in game live streaming and esports broadcasting

Every day thousands of people broadcast their gaming live to audiences over the internet using popular sites such as Twitch, which reaches more than one hundred million viewers a month. In these new platforms for interactive entertainment, big esports events featuring digital game competitors live stream globally, and audiences can interact with broadcasters-and each other-through chat in real time. What are the ramifications of this exploding online industry? Taking readers inside home studios and backstage at large esports events, Watch Me Play investigates the rise of game live streaming and how it is poised to alter how we understand media and audiences.

Through extensive interviews and immersion in this gaming scene, T. L. Taylor delves into the inner workings of the live streaming platform Twitch. From branding to business practices, she shows the pleasures and work involved in this broadcasting activity, as well as the management and governance of game live streaming and its hosting communities. At a time when gaming is being reinvented through social media, the potential of an ever-growing audience is transforming user-generated content and alternative distribution methods. These changes will challenge the meaning of ownership and intellectual property and open the way to new forms of creativity.

The first book to explore the online phenomenon Twitch and live streaming games, Watch Me Play offers a vibrant look at the melding of private play and public entertainment.