Twitch is an app created by Twitch Interactive as a mobile extension to their website.
This program allows you to log into the twitch.tv service under your account, become a viewer of the broadcast of other streamers, write messages in the chat and send a small donation (donate) to the owner of the channel for its development.
Basic Functions
For more convenient use of the application, the developers have implemented gesture control, a kind of “Theater”. Broadcasts are switched using swipes to the right and left, and the catalog of active channels is opened by swiping down.
In addition to cool controls, the Twitch app pleases us with features that were previously only available on the official website:
- View live and recorded video games of major games, major events in the arts, food, music and more
- Exclusive game events
- Access to online chat and the world’s largest gaming community
- Dark UI Theme
- Start streaming through the Twitch app
Types of broadcasts
There are several categories of live streaming on Twitch.
- IRL – “live” broadcasts of the streamer itself
- Creative – live streams where people showcase their unusual creativity
- Mok-bang – conversational broadcasts for those who love to eat
- Talk shows – live broadcasts on general topics with group discussion, game reviews
- Music – music broadcasts
How is the broadcast going?
Users can view pre-recorded broadcasts and live games. Popular streamers project on the screens not only the gameplay, but also themselves, their emotions and thoughts about the passage of the game.
In the right corner of the main channel page, you can find a chat in which users from all over the world share their opinions, impressions and tips. In the left corner are channels recommended for supervision based on your views.
What is donation?
Monetary donations are one of the streamers’ earnings.
Its essence lies in the fact that channel subscribers send small donations to their idols during the broadcast. This is not a mandatory procedure – the donation is donated only at will.
Esports
Twitch.tv supports tournaments between the best gamers, and allows you to broadcast the battle on its website.
Users can also donate, morally support their favorite streamer.
Limits
The recommended age for users is from 12 years old. This is due to the variety of games in which there may be a scene of violence and other unpleasant things.
Streamers are also subject to certain restrictions. Nobody canceled the rules of conduct during the broadcast: even if checkmate is your thing, few people will like it. So all beginners are advised to stick to cultural speech, interesting (not provocative) topics for conversation.
