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Nico King (Rainbow Reef) & Facebook pivots to game streaming
Nico King (Rainbow Reef) & Facebook pivots to game streaming
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Nico King is the Creative Director at Chaos Theory Games in Sydney and one of the creators behind Rainbow Reef. The game combines Nico's passion for coral reefs and aquarium building by putting players in charge of a small section of reef and cultivating the coral to attract and foster different sea creatures.We learn all about why Chaos Theory Games does what it does and what it's trying to achieve with the games it makes.
Facebook has made a strong push to re-tool its platform to capture some of the every expanding market of gaming streamers, and has recently announced that it is providing tools and incentives to attract content creators back to the website. But a recent deal between ESL and Facebook to stream majore DOTA 2 tournaments has resulted in massive decline in viewership, and actively shutting down any alternatives.
SPONSORS:
Murdoch University School of Arts: Combine your love of making media, whether it's let's plays or your own games with a world class education with a degree from Murdoch University School of Arts. Click here to learn what is on offer.
You can find us on social media, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift"Support the show: https://sifter.storeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Facebook has made a strong push to re-tool its platform to capture some of the every expanding market of gaming streamers, and has recently announced that it is providing tools and incentives to attract content creators back to the website. But a recent deal between ESL and Facebook to stream majore DOTA 2 tournaments has resulted in massive decline in viewership, and actively shutting down any alternatives.
SPONSORS:
Murdoch University School of Arts: Combine your love of making media, whether it's let's plays or your own games with a world class education with a degree from Murdoch University School of Arts. Click here to learn what is on offer.
You can find us on social media, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, YouTube and Steam. Just search for "pixelsift"Support the show: https://sifter.storeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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