This year Rotterdam has been the city chosen to host this great event that has brought together a large part of the platform's community.
Although it seems that the world of Twitch, where content creators as big as ElXokas or Ibai Llanos broadcast every day, was built overnight, the truth is that It has been many years since the first TwitchCon was held. Specifically in 2015, San Francisco witnessed how an event open to professionals, streamers and fans was bornand in which the community had the opportunity to meet your idols from behind a screentrying new games and exploring other products.
It was not until 2019 that TwitchCon began to be held in Europeand now, after having had Paris as the host city in 2023, it has reached Rotterdam. We have had the privilege of live in first person everything that has happened this first day, from a opening ceremony to the top until the adventure of losing ourselves among its dozens of standsobviously including the shows that some streamers have given live, such as contests or tournaments.
This is what the first day of TwitchCon 2024 was like
The fact that TwitchCon lasts two days is not a whim, far from it, because the content it offers and the number of activities it concentrates They give for that and more. On this first day, without taking into account all the products that we can try and buy, we have been able to enjoy a good number of activities with some streamers as protagonists.
Lots of news in the future of Twitch
It all started with a ceremony that started the event in style. Own Daniel J. Clancy, CEO of Twitch, has been in charge of demonstrating the great news that the platform will bring very soon. A completely revamped mobile app and with functions that promise a lot and new tools so that content creators have more possibilities than ever to entertain.
Streamers-DJs have been in charge of the music
But this has not only won over those who dream of creating a community through broadcasts, because what has come after this cover letter is for all audiencesThe TwitchCon 2024 party has started with a streamer-DJ named FoxyMandy, who Kappa Cabana Stand has inaugurateda position in which the music hasn't stopped practically until closing time. Mia Ramer, Meancat TV and JULIAONAIR were other music-savvy content creators who made sure there was never any silence.
This stand has had “its competition” in another so-called DinoDance Loungelocated practically at the other end of the enormous venue that hosted the event. Here we were able to enjoy sessions from streamers such as DeeJayFamily and AvaCrown.
Considering that in this type of events music always has to be present, it seemed to us a total success on Twitch's part to have brought artists who already create their content on their platformthus rewarding those who have achieved a larger community and giving precisely that community the opportunity to see their favorite DJ live.
Furthermore, the music has been perfect to accompany each and every one of the visitors who have walked through the section of “Artist Alley”where different video game related product stores and some artists have been able to make a nice souvenir of their favorite character available to everyone so they never forget TwitchCon 2024.
Video games have been very present, but they have not been the only ones
In the same way, we are sure that those who have been able to enjoy the titles that have been played in different stands they will never forget the games they have played. They have been able to play chess in person thanks to Chess.comto Delta Force: Hawk Opsto Stampede: Racing Royale already Farmer Simulator, among others. Without forgetting, of course, Escape from Tarkova video game that has even had a small championship who has distributed gifts to his best players.
Even so, not all stands hosted video games, because there has also been space for the Twitch community to learn about new products, such as in the stages of yamaha or of Shure; Test your reflexes, your strength and your aim by the hand of M: YESenjoy games of your table games favorites in the space called “Tabletop” or mount some small ones LEGO figures thanks to The BrickBuilding Community.
The presence of some of the biggest streamers has been noticed
Obviously, in an event like this, The presence of streamers has been vitaland their fans have been able to be closer to them than ever. In addition to the area of “Meet & Greet”where kilometer-long queues have formed to meet content creators, we have seen some of the likes of Wirtual, AndreaOMeVoy, Clara_Doxal, dannespino or LittelBigWhale compete in a fun tournament Party Animals.
This contest was held in “Twitch Rivals Arena”which together with the area called “Glitch Theatre” It is one of the largest stages at this TwitchCon. This second place has hosted a large number of very varied performances. From a chat with the cast of the Minecraft series “The Pirates-SMP” up to a drag show which closed this first day, representing this community and showing that Twitch is a place for everyone.
In between we enjoyed a live performance of “The Bikini Bottoms” podcast and of a contest in the purest style of “Who wants to be a millionaire?”, but with streamers as protagonists and with subs at stake. Precisely this last activity has been one of the ones we enjoyed the mostwith questions about video games and a very special chemistry between the content creators, who were a team.
If we add to this the area “Loot Cave”where it has been possible to purchase official merchandising for the event, and other details such as all the food places (highlighting the McDonalds stand full of references to retro consoles) and the insignia that can be unlocked in the TwitchCon app Scanning QR codes hidden throughout the venue, we were left with the feeling that on this first day He even lacked hours.
It seems that Twitch has gone a step further and in addition to creating a very special place for each community to come togetherbecome virtual and can share a unique moment with the streamer they admire; has organized an event in which Any lover of technology and video games You have a place to feel comfortable and enjoy. We can only say one thing: I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
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