Nathan Grayson, author of Stream Big: The Triumphs And Turmoils Of Twitch And The Stars Behind The Screen, is joined by Aftermath's Gita Jackson and Chris Person and Polygon's Simone de Rochefort for a discussion of the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform's place in modern gaming culture and beyond.
How did a website dedicated to watching people play video games grow into a force that has attracted attention from mainstream stars and politicians? What kind of work actually goes into being a popular Twitch streamer? Is it really as simple as sitting down in front of a camera and playing your favorite game? (No, absolutely not.) And how does one even begin to cover that as a journalist and write a book that encapsulates it all, especially when the world of livestreaming never stops, not even for a moment?
Come for answers to all of these questions and stay for never-before-told stories about your favorite/least favorite streamers.