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Game Stream for charity this weekend
8 years ago
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Hey everyone! I've made it through a rather crazy (though fun) weekend, and now it's time to look to the future: specifically, the stream I'm going to be doing this weekend. You may have heard of it: I've posted a footer in all my pictures last month talking about it. But just in case, and since it's so close, I'd like to go back over what it is I'm doing, why, and what to expect.
I am participating this weekend in Extra Life, a charity event where gamers do a 24-hour game stream to raise money for Children's Miracle Network. 100% of the donations for the event go to the charity. This is a cause that's very near and dear to me, as I have family members with Muscular Dystrophy who have been helped by Children's Miracle Network. They do a lot of good, and I'd like to help give back.
I'll be doing my stream this weekend. For various reasons, I'm not going to attempt to stream for 24 consecutive hours, and will be breaking up the stream across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. My intended schedule, barring something happening to change it, is to start the stream around 6am Friday morning and go for most of the day, with the occasional break for food or rest if needed (health comes first!) I'll be stopping some time in the evening -- I'm not yet sure exactly when. I will then stream again from 6am to 6pm on Saturday. Any hours that I was short from Friday, I will make up on Sunday afternoon, starting around 1pm. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.
You can donate by visiting my Extra Life page and clicking the green "donate" button. In the past, generous people could pledge money for each hour of the stream, but nowadays they just take flat donations. The donations are already open, and I'll be mentioning the donations throughout the stream. I personally will not be benefitting at all from any money donated.
With regards to what to expect from this stream: I'd like to make it clear that I've never done anything like this before. I am not a professional streamer, nor am I particularly adept at being entertaining. I'm just a guy who's trying to do something good and have a fun time while doing so. I will be streaming through Twitch and will be monitoring the chat throughout (I believe you will have to make a free Twitch account if you want to join the chat.) I will have a mic and possibly a FaceRig avatar set up, though either of those might be taken down if necessary, and I probably won't turn the mic on until/unless people start showing up in the chat. You are welcome to join in even if you cannot donate.
When I was a kid, I used to love having friends over to play games. A lot of these games wouldn't be multiplayer; it would just be one of us playing, with the other sitting on the couch and talking with them. Games, even single-player ones, have always been a social thing for me. So that's how I'm going to be approaching this stream: as a digital extension of "come sit on the couch and chat with me while I play a game." I don't know if the games I play will be particularly interesting or not, but I'll be watching the chat, answering questions, and just hanging out with my friends. Since I'm just advertising this on my vore accounts, vorish chat will be okay (though nothing NSFW, please.) If the stream goes well and people enjoy it, I may do more of this in the future (though not for such a long time at once.)
So, to summarize:
Streaming Schedule (all times in MST):
Friday, November 10th: 6am-some time in the afternoon/evening
Saturday, November 11th: 6am-6pm
Sunday, November 12th: 1pm-however many hours I missed on Friday
Chat: yes
Mic: yes
Webcam: FaceRig avatar (maybe)
As a final note, I've included below a list of games that I may or may not play. I'm not defining a set schedule for games, and I'm more than willing to take suggestions. If you'd like, you can have a look at my Backloggery page; any PC/Steam/GOG game with a "U" next to it is a possibility. Here are some of the ones I'm considering (I will probably not play all of these):
World of Warcraft (I'm just restarting this after a long time of not playing, so I'd probably start a new character just for the stream. Perhaps based off one of my characters?)
Downwell
Overwatch (This one's a maybe; I've been struggling with this game recently)
Fallout series (I've got a bunch of the old ones, and have never played any of them)
Gigantic (Again a maybe, for similar reasons to Overwatch)
Crono Trigger (This would have to be on an emulator. Does Twitch allow that? I do own the actual game.)
Final Fantasy XII (Similar situation to Crono Trigger)
Skyrim (Maybe with that vore mod I've heard about?)
20XX
Batman Arkham series
Bioshock series (I've never played any of these. Can you believe that? What kind of a gamer am I?)
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Dust: An Elysian Tail (I've been meaning to replay this one on a harder difficulty)
Dustforce
Elder Scrolls Online (another MMO I've been interested in and haven't really tried)
The Floor is Jelly
Freedom Planet (Can never go wrong with a replay of Freedom Planet)
FTL
Jotun
Papers, Please
Portal series (I have played them, but it was a long time ago)
Rocket League (Haven't played this yet)
Rogue Legacy
Stardew Valley (I've barely scratched the surface on this one; I definitely want to play it at some point during the stream)
Stories: The Path of Destinies
Enter the Gungeon (Maybe; I played a little bit of this game and wasn't super impressed, but it might be worth taking another look)
Guild Wars 2
Sonic Generations
Again, these are just a start; feel free to suggest others, especially those on my Backloggery list. I hope to see you all at the stream!
I am participating this weekend in Extra Life, a charity event where gamers do a 24-hour game stream to raise money for Children's Miracle Network. 100% of the donations for the event go to the charity. This is a cause that's very near and dear to me, as I have family members with Muscular Dystrophy who have been helped by Children's Miracle Network. They do a lot of good, and I'd like to help give back.
I'll be doing my stream this weekend. For various reasons, I'm not going to attempt to stream for 24 consecutive hours, and will be breaking up the stream across Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. My intended schedule, barring something happening to change it, is to start the stream around 6am Friday morning and go for most of the day, with the occasional break for food or rest if needed (health comes first!) I'll be stopping some time in the evening -- I'm not yet sure exactly when. I will then stream again from 6am to 6pm on Saturday. Any hours that I was short from Friday, I will make up on Sunday afternoon, starting around 1pm. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.
You can donate by visiting my Extra Life page and clicking the green "donate" button. In the past, generous people could pledge money for each hour of the stream, but nowadays they just take flat donations. The donations are already open, and I'll be mentioning the donations throughout the stream. I personally will not be benefitting at all from any money donated.
With regards to what to expect from this stream: I'd like to make it clear that I've never done anything like this before. I am not a professional streamer, nor am I particularly adept at being entertaining. I'm just a guy who's trying to do something good and have a fun time while doing so. I will be streaming through Twitch and will be monitoring the chat throughout (I believe you will have to make a free Twitch account if you want to join the chat.) I will have a mic and possibly a FaceRig avatar set up, though either of those might be taken down if necessary, and I probably won't turn the mic on until/unless people start showing up in the chat. You are welcome to join in even if you cannot donate.
When I was a kid, I used to love having friends over to play games. A lot of these games wouldn't be multiplayer; it would just be one of us playing, with the other sitting on the couch and talking with them. Games, even single-player ones, have always been a social thing for me. So that's how I'm going to be approaching this stream: as a digital extension of "come sit on the couch and chat with me while I play a game." I don't know if the games I play will be particularly interesting or not, but I'll be watching the chat, answering questions, and just hanging out with my friends. Since I'm just advertising this on my vore accounts, vorish chat will be okay (though nothing NSFW, please.) If the stream goes well and people enjoy it, I may do more of this in the future (though not for such a long time at once.)
So, to summarize:
Streaming Schedule (all times in MST):
Friday, November 10th: 6am-some time in the afternoon/evening
Saturday, November 11th: 6am-6pm
Sunday, November 12th: 1pm-however many hours I missed on Friday
Chat: yes
Mic: yes
Webcam: FaceRig avatar (maybe)
As a final note, I've included below a list of games that I may or may not play. I'm not defining a set schedule for games, and I'm more than willing to take suggestions. If you'd like, you can have a look at my Backloggery page; any PC/Steam/GOG game with a "U" next to it is a possibility. Here are some of the ones I'm considering (I will probably not play all of these):
World of Warcraft (I'm just restarting this after a long time of not playing, so I'd probably start a new character just for the stream. Perhaps based off one of my characters?)
Downwell
Overwatch (This one's a maybe; I've been struggling with this game recently)
Fallout series (I've got a bunch of the old ones, and have never played any of them)
Gigantic (Again a maybe, for similar reasons to Overwatch)
Crono Trigger (This would have to be on an emulator. Does Twitch allow that? I do own the actual game.)
Final Fantasy XII (Similar situation to Crono Trigger)
Skyrim (Maybe with that vore mod I've heard about?)
20XX
Batman Arkham series
Bioshock series (I've never played any of these. Can you believe that? What kind of a gamer am I?)
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Dust: An Elysian Tail (I've been meaning to replay this one on a harder difficulty)
Dustforce
Elder Scrolls Online (another MMO I've been interested in and haven't really tried)
The Floor is Jelly
Freedom Planet (Can never go wrong with a replay of Freedom Planet)
FTL
Jotun
Papers, Please
Portal series (I have played them, but it was a long time ago)
Rocket League (Haven't played this yet)
Rogue Legacy
Stardew Valley (I've barely scratched the surface on this one; I definitely want to play it at some point during the stream)
Stories: The Path of Destinies
Enter the Gungeon (Maybe; I played a little bit of this game and wasn't super impressed, but it might be worth taking another look)
Guild Wars 2
Sonic Generations
Again, these are just a start; feel free to suggest others, especially those on my Backloggery list. I hope to see you all at the stream!
