I’ve been working out what is the best livestreaming content for four years at this point and I’ve (once again) concluded that the following are mine main preferred formats for live content (arranged by how often they happen):
Stalk my screen No mic, no topic, music playlists, muted VODs, sometimes TTS
IRL POV outdoor adventure cycling IRL POV DJI Action 4, Pocket 3 with mic and Belabox, TTS usually
Studio audience Full studio mic and cam, recording for YouTube, usually tech videos, Beginner Boost, AMA, reactions
Yoga DJ Old man doing Ashtanga yoga with yoga music on, TTS, muted VODs
Interviews Two good mics, long-form, lots of questions
Old man on the street One handheld mic asking people stuff IRL, with camera on chest, a creepy favorite, oddly frequently helping homeless people
Gaming Traditional Twitch stream playing Dota 2, Overwatch, or Minecraft usually
The screen stalking from the laptop from wherever I am is really something new. I even shaved this morning on stream, lol. This could be very, very dangerous. My wife loves it though. She knows she is never on the stream but can “bomb” me any time by sticking her face in front of the screen. It also means I can work on a lot of coding projects I have been putting off at night in the wee early morning hours when I get my best coding done usually while laying next to her here. It also doesn’t have to be scheduled so I can just find someplace cozy and nice, grab my laptop and headphones and phone and turn on stream.
I don’t know why I’m writing this. I’ll change my mind tomorrow, just helps my OCD to capture it. These days I only stream to the following categories (ordered by amount of time):