Watching people play live video games from anywhere in the world has become a surprisingly huge phenomenon in recent years. Is now a game-streaming juggernaut while has embraced gaming and live streaming in a big way, and seemingly everyday people have become well-paid Internet personalities because they play video games and chat. Are you the next streaming sensation? Don’t bet on it—but you can still get in on the social fun of live streaming, and you don’t even need a high-end gaming PC or console to do it. It’s surprisingly easy to live stream Android games right from your phone or tablet using apps like and, or to use an Android emulator on your computer. All you need is some decent bandwidth, an extroverted spirit, and hopefully decent skills in at least one Android game. Got all that covered?
May 12, 2014 3 Ways to Stream Live Gaming Action From Your PC. If you go to it now, you should see a YouTube streaming page with generic message displayed. Now it’s time to configure Wirecast. Click on the plus icon at the bottom, click on the monitor icon, and click ‘new local desktop presenter’. This will give you a few options on how and what.
Great: here’s what you need to know. What is streaming? In case you’re not one of the millions of gaming fans tuned into Twitch and YouTube on a regular basis, here’s a quick rundown of the live streaming phenomenon. In short, people share live footage of themselves playing video games, often competitive online games or those that have some kind of unique hook. Even on a weekday morning, 26,000+ people tune in to watch a game of League of Legends on PC. The peak totals get dramatically higher than that.
This might not sound very fun, especially when you could play a game yourself, but there are often compelling reasons to watch. For example, a streamer might be an amazing player, letting you see a level of competitive play that you aspire to. Or maybe he or she does speed runs to finish games as quickly as possible, or try to find all the collectibles or secrets. In that sense, a live stream might prove informative.
It could also just give you a look at real, unedited gameplay so you can decide whether or not to buy a game for yourself. The social element is also important, as viewers can not only chat with the streamer, but also other viewers.
That creates a sense of community around games, and it’s a good reminder that there are best practices to follow if you’re the one doing the streaming. Ideally, you should use the camera and microphone to show yourself playing, and be sure to react to and perhaps even describe what’s happening in the game.
Also, interact with your viewers: mention them as they come into the room, speak out responses to their questions and comments, and give them reasons to stick around. And if you plan on streaming regularly, set a schedule and advertise your streams via social media. YouTube Gaming With all that set, your best option for streaming footage directly from your Android device is, the games-specific app from the video giant. YouTube is the home to just about everything in video, and its streams cover PC and console games alongside mobile stuff, with everything neatly categorized in the app.
Note that you’ll need to have Android 5.0 or 5.1.1 or newer to use the streaming functionality. Streaming with YouTube Gaming is super simple, plus it’ll archive your videos for viewing later. Getting your stream up and running is a breeze: in the upper right corner, click the little upward-facing arrow with the Wi-Fi-like waves above it and choose whether you want to stream or record what’s on your screen. Assuming it’s the former, you’ll pick between 720P (HD) and 480P (SD) quality, choose the game you want to play, and give your channel a name. You can also share the stream link via social media before it starts running.
Once live, the feed will capture everything from your screen—so consider turning off notifications so your private messages remain that way. The front-facing camera can capture your mug, and tapping the image brings up the controls, letting you add visual filters to your camera feed, enter chat, see how many viewers you have and the stream quality, or pause/stop the stream. Tap your camera image to bring up the overlay, which has quick controls and stats on your broadcast. When you’re finished, the stream is saved as a YouTube video and published for posterity, although you can always delete it if you please. YouTube Gaming is straightforward and easy to use for direct-from-device streaming, plus YouTube has a huge audience, so you might have an opportunity to reach a wide audience with your streams and saved videos. Mobcrush Looking for something a bit more focused than YouTube?, which just recently hit Android with its public beta release, is a streaming community focused entirely around mobile games.
That means you won’t have to fight through endless Overwatch and League of Legends streams to find what you want assuming what you want are Android favorites like,. Mobcrush also makes direct-from-device streaming a pretty straightforward process, plus it’s all mobile games (and fans) here. Mobcrush has a different interface than YouTube Gaming, but isn’t difficult to figure out.
To start streaming, simply swipe from the left and tap “Broadcast.” Hit “Start Now” and input the game title and a channel description, as well as your preferred bitrate, and you’ll start streaming immediately. As with YouTube, it’ll capture anything that appears on your phone screen, so keep that in mind while browsing your device—and you’ll need Android 5.0 or newer to stream. Rather than show your own image on your screen during play, Mobcrush puts a small “M” icon in view that you can drag and drop anywhere. From there, you can dig into the same kinds of settings, including video controls and chat.
That little “M” logo on the bottom left can be moved anywhere so it doesn’t block essential UI elements. Tap it to bring up stream controls. It’s all pretty easy to get a hang of, and getting your stream online takes minimal effort.
Mobcrush doesn’t have quite the reach of YouTube, certainly, but the mobile-centric approach and focused feeds might be useful for finding like-minded Android fans. What about Twitch? Curiously, as of this writing, the doesn’t let you stream gameplay directly from your Android device.
That’s a surprising oversight, seeing as Twitch is seemingly everywhere else (including game consoles), although I imagine that will change soon. In the meantime, how are you supposed to broadcast your amazing Android antics onto the preeminent game streaming network? One option is to use ($5), an all-in-one app for streaming your Android phone’s screen to Twitch or YouTube, or mirror it to a PC or another device. The app has a lot of options and settings, which might seem overwhelming at first, but getting online with Twitch isn’t too difficult. Simply log in and find your stream key in Twitch’s settings, pick your nearest Twitch server, and then your feed should be live.
Screen Stream Mirroring isn’t quite as streamlined as those other apps, but it’ll get your Android games onto Twitch. It’s worth looking through all of those options, however, as you can change the quality of your stream, enable camera and chat overlays and customize those elements, and do a lot more fine-tuning of the experience. As with the other streaming apps, you’ll need at least Android 5.0 for streaming to web services. And if your device is rooted, you can also tap into internal audio for your stream, rather than just what the microphone captures. Ditch your phone? Alternatively, consider using, an Android emulator for PC that has built-in and officially supported Twitch streaming functionality. BlueStacks is an interesting beast: it doesn’t rely on your Android device at all, and in fact, you don’t even need to own Android hardware.
BlueStacks runs purely on your Windows PC (the Mac version doesn’t have Twitch support), and it offers a streamlined version of Android right on your desktop. Once logged in with a Google account, you can download anything from your local Play Store—including anything you’ve purchased on your Android phone or tablet—and start playing using your mouse and/or keyboard commands. Android emulation is another way to stream games onto Twitch, although you won’t use your touch device at all. Using BlueStacks is a bit off-putting, to be honest: initially you’re only shown Asian versions of apps until you log in, and it’s an older, trimmed-down version of Android with a custom launcher. Furthermore, Google recognized my logins on Mac and PC to be from a Samsung Galaxy S5 and Note 3, respectively, rather than mentioning BlueStacks by name. All told, the early moments are a bit confusing. But once you’re up and running, it works and pretty well, too.
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I played on my first-gen Surface Pro running Windows 10, and streamed the gameplay to Twitch along with my face from the PC’s front-facing camera. Performance suffered just a little bit once I had the stream live, but the game was plenty playable, and my Android phone never came into play. It’s an easy way to get Android gameplay onto Twitch, even if it doesn’t really feel like the real thing.
Advertisement Game streaming is a weird genre of entertainment. If you went back to the early days of Doom and Quake and told people that one day they would flock to the Internet to watch other people play video games, not only wouldn’t they believe you, you’d also secure your place as the least useful time traveler in history. That said, the appeal is undeniable. A lot of people are having a lot of success on game streaming sites like Twitch, and the results are often genuinely entertaining. So let’s say that you want to get in on that sweet live-streaming fame and fortune. Do you need expensive software? A degree in computer science?
A jury-rigged second monitor with a webcam glued to it? Thankfully, no. All you need is a decently fast computer, a reasonable uplink connection, some free software, and a little patience. Obviously, Twitch.tv is the king of streaming right now, with hits like Google acquires SlickLogin, Dropbox unblocked in China, Rock Band creator's shooter, Spotify prepares IPO, Back To The Future Power Laces possible, Twitch Plays Pokemon is pure madness, and return your VHS video rentals. Driving hundreds of thousands of people to the site.
However, a number of other companies are getting into the action. So, along with Twitch, I’ll also be showing you how to use two of Twitch’s top competitors: Ustream and YouTube.
Let’s get started! Twitch, as market leader, has a lot of advantages – it’s got a broad user base, and most of your potential audience already has an account there. Unfortunately, while anyone can stream on it, making money (and ensuring that ads don’t play at inconvenient times) is reserved for partners – and partnership requires you to consistently draw hundreds of viewers and broadcast regularly. See for more information about the requirements. In order to stream to Twitch, start by creating a Twitch account at. After that, you’ll need to download an encoder, which is a piece of software that captures your screen or game window and sends the feed to Twitch’s servers.
There are As we enter our month of gaming giveaways, it seems only appropriate that we look at the delicate art of live streaming PC and console games. Although it's difficult to understand why anyone would want., but we’ll be using the open source client, namely Open Broadcast Software, which you can download. You can see it in operation below. We’ve covered this in-depth before, so make sure to check out our Live streams have become all the rage these days in the world of gaming, and with Open Broadcaster Software you can join in with your own streaming sessions for the world to watch. For a detailed breakdown. YouTube has supported live streaming for a while, but only recently have they opened the functionality to the public. Live streaming over YouTube has a lot of advantages.
Almost everyone has a Google account, and YouTube doesn’t require you to be a partner to control the monetization options of your stream. You can disable ads at will, and if you choose to show them, you get a cut.
To begin streaming with YouTube, first go to the, and make a new channel for your stream. You’ll need to download, a dedicated client that speeds up some of the configuration. When it finishes downloading, open and run it. Next, we’re going to create a stream. Go to your live events on YouTube and enable live streaming, then add a new event.
You’ll want to set the type to ‘custom’ and then pick the encoder you’re using (‘Wirecast’). The UI here is fairly user-friendly. Start the stream by clicking ‘Go live’.
If you go to it now, you should see a YouTube streaming page with generic message displayed. Now it’s time to configure Wirecast. Click on the plus icon at the bottom, click on the monitor icon, and click ‘new local desktop presenter’. This will give you a few options on how and what you want to capture: choose the monitor or window you want, then click okay. Right click again and select ‘add desktop presenter shot.’ This will create a new icon on which you should see a tiny copy of your desktop or game window. Click on it to make it active, and a yellow border should appear to indicate this. To connect Wirecast to your YouTube stream, you’ll need to go to Output-Output Settings.
Click ‘authenticate.’ This will open a web browser window asking you to confirm that Wirecast is allowed to use your account. Click yes, and return to Wirecast. Now, you should be able to select from a list of ongoing live events. Pick the one you want, apply the settings, and return to the main screen.
By now, you should see a copy of your desktop being displayed in the preview window. Click the ‘stream’ button at the top of Wirecast, and within a moment, your YouTube stream should be displaying your desktop or game window (you may have to refresh). You’re now a bonafide YouTube personality. While UStream isn’t primarily a dedicated gaming site, you can run gaming streams through it, and it offers better performance and lower latency than most of its competitors – which can be useful when streaming some games. Like Twitch, it works well on mobile devices.
Ustream is also one of the streaming services used by the PS4. To stream to Ustream, we’re first going to create an account, create a new stream, and take it live. With this done, we’ll download an encoder, namely UStream Producer. Don’t let the name deceive you: UStream Producer is secretly just Wirecast, customized for the service.
You can add your video source and connect your stream exactly like Wirecast for YouTube. The only difference is that you’ll be asked to log in with your UStream account immediately, instead of doing it through the Output Settings menu. When it’s all configured, click ‘Stream’ at the top of the window. That’s it! You’re now streaming to your UStream channel! You’re now one of those fancy game streamers you’ve heard so much about.
All that’s left now is to build a following and establish yourself in the community, and you’ll be well on your way to world domination (or at least moderate success as an Internet personality). Some tips for success?
Play funny games, or do funny things with serious games. Keep abreast of new games in the news that people might be looking for. Be creative: TwitchPlaysPokemon wasn’t a great game or a great personality, it was a great idea, and it paid off. Stream regularly, and try to maintain a high standard of quality. When you’ve built a small following, talk to more established streamers about doing joint events.
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