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Reading Time: 3 minuteshttps://engineering.giphy.com/ Whether you were finding the perfect response on Twitter or just goofing around on Slack, you’ve probably used GIPHY for your urgent GIF needs. The app has long been a staple of online interactions, and now it’s made the move to Twitch. Nick Santaniello is a senior product engineer at GIPHY and retro gaming […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Developer Rig concept is a cornerstone of Twitch’s developer outreach. Our vision for building Extensions on Twitch requires that we provide the tools that developers need to build and test Extensions quickly and intuitively. Since we launched the Developer Rig, we have made consistent improvements to start times, online and local capabilities and product […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne thing is for certain, the Twitch community loves games. Nothing speaks to that magnetic appeal more than our Games in Extensions category. It showcases dozens of Extensions that creators can choose to provide their viewers with a playable experience while they watch — or more importantly while creators are AFK. This month, we’re highlighting some games […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe hope you’re getting excited for our second-annual TwitchCon Developer Day; where developers can learn how to create the best interactive experiences on Twitch! Whether you’re looking to get started building with Twitch or grow the technology you have already, we’ll have two tracks and a workshop for you to explore. Build Track If you’re […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesFew entertainment franchises have achieved global success in the same way Pokémon has. Last week, Twitch and The Pokémon Company International kicked off Pokémon: The Series extravaganza featuring 16 movies and 900+ episodes to be live-streamed in several different marathons spanning into 2019. This will be the single longest programmatic viewing event to stream on […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Post When you think of interacting with your favorite streamers on Twitch, you probably think of the energy in Twitch Chat. This is where all the action happens. It is where streamers and viewers interact with each other; where you cheer your favorite streamers with Bits and where memories are created. Beyond Twitch Chat, […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesNot every Twitch Extension is made by a whole team of people. Sometimes, like in the case of Sounds Alerts, all it takes is one person looking to improve the Twitch experience. James (aka Altoar) is a video producer, hobbyist programmer, and longtime esports fan from Germany. With the announcement of Extensions, he decided to […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesTwitch has an incredible, thriving community. In 2017, we had over 355 billion minutes watched, 2+ million unique monthly broadcasters, and 15+ million unique daily visitors. As a game developer, you might be wondering about the streamers, viewers, and players that make up your game’s Twitch community. Listing your game on Twitch is the first […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe TwitchDev team is heading to Cologne this weekend! We are going to DevCom! Will we see you there? DevCom is a game developer conference hosted prior to the massive GamesCom conference later in the week. Be sure to attend the DevCom keynote given by Ethan Evans — EVP Commerce, Developers and Twitch Prime — on Monday, August 20 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesLooking for something interesting to attend on August 30 — between PAX Dev and PAX West? Join TwitchDev, GameSparks, and Amazon Web Services to learn how to grow your game community and use analytics to expand even faster. Here are a few reasons to join us: 1. Grow your community You want people to learn about your […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve refreshed the developer documentation and API reference experience to help you find the guides and materials needed to rapidly deliver apps to your users and the Twitch community. This release is an early step toward delivering a developer experience that inspires and delights you to create with our products. Rather than myself talking about […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a game developer, we know it’s crucial for you to understand how your game is performing on Twitch in order to create the most engaging experiences for your community. We’ve heard you ask for insights on how to better integrate with Twitch, make your game more streamable, and encourage more creators to share your […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re pleased to announce the nominees for the second annual Viveport Developer Awards! These 10 nominations represent some of the best and most innovative VR experiences. With a record number of entries from developers, it was incredibly difficult to shorten the list. In no particular order, here’s the 10 nominees, 2 for each category. All […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSince the launch of Extensions last September, we’ve been blown away by the community’s response and contributions. The Twitch developer community has created over 150 Extensions for streamers to use, and over 2000 of you have expressed interest in building more! Today, we’re excited to announce that we’re bringing Extensions to our Twitch mobile apps […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are getting closer to our favorite week in San Francisco, when the city transforms into a game developer mecca thanks to GDC! Our Twitch Developer team couldn’t be more excited to join many of you and geek out at the world’s largest developer game industry event. We’ve had an exciting year launching Extensions, and […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesFun fact: Mobalytics formed at the very first TwitchCon in 2015 when our founders met and started talking non-stop about analytics in competitive gaming. Since then, we’ve formed a team of scientists and former pro gamers to create an analytics platform for League of Legends players who want to up their game. The core of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a guest blog post by Lukasz Biernacki, Communications Associate at Immersion. If you’re one of the many that spent the Christmas break binging on Netflix then you may be familiar with Manhunt: Unabomber, the eight-part docudrama outlining the FBI investigation that led to the arrest of Ted Kaczynski. For those of you not […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThinking about building a Twitch Extension? Check out a few of these helpful design and implementation tips the Twitch community has shared with us, and let us know if you have any of your own in the forums! When building an Extension, you need to think about two customers: both the creator who will leverage […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy not gRPC? This code generation approach is not a novel idea at all. Google provides a framework, gRPC, which does a very similar thing, and gRPC has grown to be pretty prominent. In fact, we started out at Twitch using gRPC. It didn’t gain a lot of traction, though — we had some problems with it, and […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesNew Hardware Raises the Bar for High-End VR Market, While All-New Viveport VR and Vive Video Dramatically Improves the way You Browse, Discover and Acquire VR Content. Today in Las Vegas, HTC VIVE™, the leader in room-scale Virtual Reality (VR) announced new hardware upgrades that deliver premium VR experiences to consumers and enterprises with the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesLate last year we committed to publishing and updating a public roadmap for our developer platform and now we’ll be adding on to that effort with an RFC (Request for Comments) process for our major roadmap items. We truly believe that the best products are made hand in hand with customers and RFCs are how […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesHello! I’m John from Digital Tree Media and I’m here to share some thoughts and ideas around a Twitch Extension I made for controlling our Christmas lights. Yes, I know. Great idea, let Twitch control your lights. At Digital Tree Media we have a history of taking technologies and combining them to create an experience […]