Twitch TV announces group chat beta
Twitch TV. For, and by Gamers.
Funny enough. We have been talking quite a lot about Twitch TV lately. Because we feel like we should stream more of our gameplay videos live via Twitch. So we plan to do so asap. We just have to get a better internet connection first.
And speaking of Twitch. Have you guys heard about the new group chat beta function for Twitch? If not, check it out =)
"Announcing Group Chat BetaAn all-new Twitch chat experience
One of the most beloved features on Twitch is the ability to chat with your fellow gamers. In many ways, it’s what makes Twitch, Twitch. It’s where community memes begin. Where you express your glee, outrage, befuddlement, or amusement, as the case may be. Twitch is a social place, and chat is where the social exchange happens.
Today, we’re proud to announce a new beta initiative called Group Chat. Group Chat is a way to create invite-only chat rooms that live separately from the traditional Channel Chat.
Creation of these invite-only rooms during the initial beta period will be available to members of the Twitch Partner Program only, but any Twitch user can be invited to join a Group Chat room.
The beta period is necessary to ensure that Group Chat is stable and scalable before we roll out room creation to everyone. We’ve been working hard on shoring up the QoS of our chat service in general, and we are keen to roll it out to the rest of the community as quickly as we can.
For more detailed information, complete with a video walkthrough with the one and only djWHEAT, please see the Twitch Blog. Please also review this how-to in our Knowledge Base and this FAQ.
As always, we are listening and we encourage your feedback. If you have thoughts or suggestions, please email [email protected]."
