This year marks a major milestone for Twitch’s annual convention — TwitchCon is celebrating its 10th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the streaming giant is kicking off the event with some exciting announcements and new features aimed at enhancing the streaming experience for both creators and viewers.
The festivities began on Friday with the TwitchCon keynote, featuring several prominent voices from the company, including CEO Dan Clancy. During his address, Clancy revealed a lineup of upcoming features set to roll out on Twitch.
One of the highlights is the introduction of **dual-format streaming** and a groundbreaking option to stream directly from Meta’s line of AI glasses. This innovation promises to make capturing and sharing streams more accessible than ever, whether viewers are at home or on the go via the Twitch mobile app. Twitch plans to begin beta testing this functionality as early as next week.
Delving deeper into AI technology, Twitch is expanding ways for users to stream live to their audiences. The integration with Meta’s AI glasses will enable streamers to broadcast live anytime, provided they have a strong internet connection. Support for Meta AI glasses will be built into the Twitch mobile app in the coming months, allowing streamers unprecedented flexibility and mobility.
Apart from these tech-forward features, Twitch also announced several improvements to empower creators and refine community management. Streamers will experience an **easier process for securing sponsorships**, as well as new capabilities for medium-sized streamers to run their own promotions, giving them more control over their growth and income.
In addition, Twitch is updating its community guidelines with a more nuanced approach to user offenses. Minor infractions will no longer result in full platform bans, allowing for a fairer and more balanced enforcement system.
Community management tools are also evolving. Streamers can now assign **Lead Moderator roles** who have the authority to add or remove moderators at any time, and new **Agent roles** that grant trusted individuals access to streamers’ analytics and financial information, fostering better support and collaboration behind the scenes.
TwitchCon 2024 is shaping up to be a landmark event that signals Twitch’s ongoing commitment to innovation, creator empowerment, and community wellbeing. Stay tuned for more updates as these new features begin to roll out!
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