{"id":12747,"date":"2019-02-06T20:12:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T02:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golightstream.com\/?p=12747"},"modified":"2019-02-06T20:12:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T02:12:57","slug":"running-a-charity-stream-with-lightstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.prlxweb.com\/golightstream\/running-a-charity-stream-with-lightstream\/","title":{"rendered":"Running a Charity Stream with Lightstream"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This article mentions Lightstream Prism<\/h5>\n

Prism is no longer available, but its multiplayer streaming features are now included in Lightstream Studio.\n<\/p>\nLean how<\/a>|<\/span>\nLaunch Lightstream Studio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Over the years, through Extra Life<\/a>, Gamers for Giving<\/a>,\u00a0and similar events, streamers have demonstrated the ability to raise millions of dollars for charities through marathons and viewer donations. We\u2019re continually impressed by how generous gamers and streamers can be, including their helping us raise $2,880 for AbleGamers at TwitchCon<\/a>!<\/p>

Anyone who\u2019s done a charity stream knows that it\u2019s an endurance event where you truly earn the money for your cause. Fueled by sugar, coffee, and energy drinks, marathon streamers provide hours upon hours of entertainment during their uninterrupted streams.\u00a0<\/p>

One of the ways to keep things interesting for your audience (and take the streaming load off your back) is to involve multiple people in your stream. Not long ago, we got word from Lightstream users VisNomadic<\/a> about how their team accomplished this using Prism<\/a>.<\/p>

Prism is our browser-based tool used to simplify streaming with multiple people. By using a shared URL, you can stream with up to four players at the same time no matter the broadcast software. (If you\u2019re interested in seeing it action, we made a tutorial video<\/a>.) Prism can be a huge help during charity streams because you don\u2019t have to carry the entire show by yourself. It’s also a unique and novel way to present multiple views of the same game, helping attract and retain new viewers.<\/span><\/p>

For VisNomadic, they have a cast of 10 people. While having that many people might seem like it would make for an easier marathon because it means less time per person, it also means more work on the backend such as scheduling, switching, and coordinating the stream over different broadcast equipment. Prism takes care of all of that. For their 10-person team, VisNomadic assigned streamers to different shifts. When it comes time for the next streamer to take their shift, Prism allowed them to have someone start streaming to the player two spot while player one was in solo mode. All they had to do was switch solo mode over to player two, and then that person was live on the same channel without having to take down the stream. Think of it it like a relay race or tag team wrestling. The transition was natural, as you can see in this clip:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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