Digital and Gaming Culture Midterm 1

Omeed Dariani

A Twitch promoter who founded the Online Performers Group (OPG)

Towelliee

A Twitch streamer named Robert Garcia who streams for up to 18 hours per day. At one point his weight shot up to over 400 pounds, and his brand consists of him talking entertainingly about his delinquent upbringing in Newark, New Jersey while playing World of Warcraft. He has been a Twitch partner since 2011 and is now one of the 25,000 most elite streamers of 2.2 million Twitch broadcasters.

Virtual Reality

A computer-simulated environment that can be a simulation of the real world or an imaginary world. (Replaces Reality)

Cancer Andy

A fan of Ice Poseidon that was scheduled to have dinner with him. However, Denino had to back out after he was swatted that night. He said that Denino's stream was the only thing that kept him from committing suicide.

The Climb

A first-person virtual reality game developed for the PC by Crytek in partnership with Oculus VR. In the game, the player's objective is to climb stone walls to the top of each of the stages that are presented.

Pumphouse Gang

A group of surfers that destroyed barns in their free time (legally).

Death

A huge theme driving video game narratives.

Michelle Phan

A makeup tutorial blogger who pulled the plug on her community and posted a "Why I left" video to explain her reasons for leaving.

Glasshole

A not so nice nickname for a person using Google Glass.

Internet

A place where both crime and corrective measures against crime occur.

Fortnite

A popular video game that avoids showing blood despite violent activity.

swatting

A prank where someone falsely reports criminal activity in order to initiate a police SWAT team investigation. Denino had this happen every day for a month, and recently a Kansas man was killed in this kind of an incident.

YouTube's Production Facility

A studio designed to nurture the next big viral hit.

Online Performers Group (OPG)

A talent management company dedicated to professional video game streamers.

Augmented Reality

A technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view. (Supplements Reality)

Mixed Reality

A virtual environment is combined with the real world.

Lone Echo

A virtual reality adventure game published by Oculus Studios that is set aboard a space station orbiting Saturn and allows players to move in zero gravity by grabbing and pushing off of the environment.

Anita Sakesian

A vlogger known for involvement with #Gamergate.

Anthony Kongphan

A young, handsome streamer who is an ex-model. He's a variety streamer (plays multiple different games) and is quite interactive with his fans during gameplay while still managing to play at a high level. One game he is mentioned playing is PUBG, a game which Twitch helped propel to success.

Arizona Sunshine

A zombie survival first-person shooter game that is compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR headsets.

Ben Cassell

Also known as CohhCarnage, this streamer was Dariani's first client. He avoids controversy in his comments section (No NSFW), is described as a grinder without the natural streaming talent of some others, and has a big group of employees. He described his strategy as "It's like surfing, you have to go to the waves."

Virtual Reality

Assumes a fully artificial environment.

6 degrees

At this degree of freedom, one can more forward up and down.

Nicole Arbour

Became a YouTube celebrity by ranting, as a planned controversy launched her career.

Code of Ethics

Because VR can affect people in ways that can barely be understood at this time, a ____ __ _____ is needed for the medium.

AR Windshield

Can overlay directions in a car.

Epic Games

Company that created Fortnite.

doubling

Dariani gained 10 clients in week one in 2017, nearly ______ his total to 24.

Errand Andy

Denino's audience uses this phrase when he does boring, mundane tasks.

Minecraft, The Hunger Games

Fortnite has been referred to as a cross between ________ and ___ ______ _____.

free, digital fashion

Fortnite is offered for ____ and monetized by _______ _______.

Tyler Oakley

He is a crusader on behalf of suicide prevention, as suicide rates are extremely high among teens of different gender identities.

Paul Denino (Ice Poseidon)

He was banned from Twitch for 40 days in December of 2016 for revealing a girl's phone number to his followers who called her.

Zenomachine

His two main criticisms of Fortnite are that players can win by camping and that the game uses unrealistic polygons.

3 Times

IRL has _ _____ the rate of moderator actions compared to Twitch Creative.

dictate, manipulate

IRL viewers not only watch and comment on action, but _______ and _______ it.

vulnerabilities

Ice Poseidon's viewers know his __________ as well as anyone in his life and love to trigger him. He knows this and courts his relationship with viewers by opening up.

"Content" and laughing emojis

Ice Poseidon's viewers will often comment this as a sign that they are happy with his content.

Resident Sleeper

Ice Poseidon's viewers will often comment this as a sign that they are unhappy with his content.

Justin.tv

In 2007, a group of recent Yale graduates concocted the idea of broadcasting every moment of the co-founder Justin Kan's life, though a website they called _______. For nine months he beamed out live video of nearly everything he did, using a streaming tool that the group had developed. This led the founders to believe that people wanted a way to broadcast themselves gaming.

Degrees of Freedom

In VR, what decides how much your movements affect your VR experience?

PewDiePie

In late 2014, ___________ earned $24 million from his YouTube gaming videos.

Minecraft

In this game the server is run on the player side, providing a good example of what happens when a server is not run based on collective values.

World of Warcraft

In this game, the server is centrally run. Therefore it is corporately governed and there is less online social responsibility than Minecraft's autonomously run servers.

racist

Jenna Marbles satirizing Nicki Minaj was said by many to have crossed a line, and was seen as _____.

Max Weisz

Jenna Marbles' boyfriend who was featured in her videos and was met with fan rebellion when the couple broke up.

360 video

News is largely backing off of...

sick

Ninja claimed that he could not conduct an interview for the New Yorker article because he was ____.

Tyler Oakley

One of the first openly gay celebrities to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine.

illness

One problem with VR is that it has been known to cause _______ in some people.

mental health

Online culture helps to take stigma away from _____ ____.

Twitch Creative

Operated by Twitch and offers an alternative to gaming. It offers real-time content with artists broadcasting as they work.

Gamergate

Originally about ethics in gaming journalism which had been considered very corrupt.

YouTube Red

Paid membership that gives you an enhanced, uninterrupted experience across YouTube platforms. $9.99/month; Ad-free videos, save offline, background play.

Runescape

Paul Denino originally came to fame for streaming a prank on the online game...

The Purple Army

Paul Denino's (Ice Poseidon) original Twitch Community. This group became a toxic hive that harassed other streamers. Denino interacted more intimately with his audience than other streamers by calling fans, honoring song requests, including them in in-game adventures, and allowing avatar groupies to follow him.

Radical Transparency

Paul Denino's branding decision.

Caroline Burt

Paul Denino's girlfriend that caused his fans to attack him and boycott his stream.

Total Transparency

Paul Denino's strategy. He's hardly ever alone, even when off camera. He invites viewers to his apartment. His visitors often ask for favors and offer gifts. They see him as a friend.

Walt Disney

PewDiePie got in trouble for a military uniform and anti-semitic comments, which led to him being dropped by ___ _______.

algortihm

PewDiePie's rise was aided by a change in Youtube's ________. It depended on time spent on a page, rather than clicks which fit the format of his video game walk-throughs.

VR Code of Ethics

Predicts that the "risk of users suffering psychological trauma will steadily increase as VR tech advances."

YouTube Partner Program

Profit sharing between YouTube and its stars.

Baby Scumbag

Real name Steven Fernandez, he is a young man that was willing to compromise his dignity for online approval. He was known for his antics and socially inappropriate stunts.

Ice Poseidon

Real name is Paul Denino. He's a former Twitch streamer that now treats the real world as his game. He strives to satisfy viewers.

scripted

Some in Denino's audience have alleged that his stream is...

True

T/F: It is a rough time for AR/VR companies due to people not buying their products and the trade war.

True

T/F: Live Streaming existed before phones and tablets and was not originally associated with mobile producers.

True

T/F: One problem with VR and AR is that the technology is quite pricey.

False.

T/F: There is a lot of content already available for VR and AR.

massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs)

Takes place in perpetual worlds online with a great number of other players.

screen less

The future of AR and VR will likely be...

Virtual Reality

The goal of _______ ______ is to convince subjects that the bodies they possess is theirs.

Virtual Embodiment

The goal of this is to convince one that they are someone else.

Parasocial ID

The idea that those who watch a streamer are not quite social with them, but may think so (Their TV Buddy).

Brother Mike

The lead mentor at YOUMedia Chicago. A poet and hip-hop artist who had cultural capital with youth. He was called a "pied piper with dreadlocks," served underprivileged Chicago youth, ran a media production learning lab, helped bridge the digital divide, and was an adult mentor leading affinity group.

Mixed Reality

The merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualizations where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time. (Supplements Reality)

5G Network

The next step for AR would be a...

Ninja (Tyler Blevins)

The number on Fortnite player who is sponsored by Red Bull and makes half a million dollars a month.

3D Modeling, Reality Capture Devices

These are a couple of ways to make assets for AR/VR.

games

These are at the top of "killer apps for VR."

Real Talks

These are moments in which Paul Denino candidly opens up about his person struggles, depression, and stress.

Mobile-First Video Platforms

These capitalize on improved video quality, faster broadband speed, and enhanced mobile technology.

Tyler Oakley, Zoelle

These two leveraged success associated with appearing on Seventeen magazine's social media issue to sell their books.

untethered

Things in VR are trying to move...

Halolens

This MR device likely had limitations placed on it intentionally.

Reddit Community

This community is key to Paul Denino's content.

fast eye fatigue

This is likely to contribute to VR sickness.

Seventeen

This magazine capitalized on YM's misfortune, and branded itself as promoting wellness among readers. It openly addressed anxiety and other mental health issues while making an active effort to combat eating disorders and promoting acceptance of the LGBT community.

50-70%

Twitch broadcasters earn a share of every $5/month subscription, which depends on popularity and can range from ________.

rewards

Use for therapy and education are potential _____ of virtual reality.

Augmented Reality

Virtual objects are overlaid on a real-world environment.

Synaptic Interface

When an image bypasses the eye completely.

Retinal Display

When an image goes straight to the retina.

Dark Side of VR

Whereas in controller manipulated games, a player hits a punch or shoot button and watches results, in VR players actually use their arms to commit violent actions. This is and example of the...

Jenna Marbles

YouTuber who made roughly $3 million in 2012. Her mother, Deborah Mourey is a marketing consultant who managed and produced her content from home.

anxiety

Zoelle spotlighted ______ in Seventeen.

Phantom Limb

sensations that appear to originate in a limb that has been amputated

out-of-body experience (OBE)

sense of consciousness leaving one's body

telepresence

technology that allows a person to give the appearance of being present at a location other than his or her true physical location.