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While M4 generally assists with software issues such as game freezes, these issues can also be fixed by a staff of volunteers known as '''operators''' or '''ops'''. The channel's community is entirely volunteer-run, in fact, from the chat moderation team to the programming team that oversees changes to the channel's version of Pokémon Battle Revolution. Some volunteers have even contributed to crafting ROM hacks unique to the channel itself. | While M4 generally assists with software issues such as game freezes, these issues can also be fixed by a staff of volunteers known as '''operators''' or '''ops'''. The channel's community is entirely volunteer-run, in fact, from the chat moderation team to the programming team that oversees changes to the channel's version of Pokémon Battle Revolution. Some volunteers have even contributed to crafting ROM hacks unique to the channel itself. | ||
Twitch Plays Pokémon is often referred to as a 'social experiment', to see if it is possible to create order from complete chaos. Parallels have been drawn with {{wp|chaos theory}}<ref>[http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2014/02/20/twitch-plays-pokemon-is-either-the-best-or-the-worst-thing-to-ever-come-out-of-the-internet "Twitch Plays Pokemon" is Either the Best or the Worst Thing to Ever Come Out of the Internet - SparkNotes]</ref> and the {{wp|infinite monkey theorem}}<ref>[http://www.thechiefly.com/culture/digital-notes/twitch-plays-pokemon-infinite-pokemon-theorem/ The Infinite Pokémon Theorem - The Chiefly]</ref> | Twitch Plays Pokémon is often referred to as a 'social experiment', to see if it is possible to create order from complete chaos. Parallels have been drawn with {{wp|chaos theory}}<ref>[http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2014/02/20/twitch-plays-pokemon-is-either-the-best-or-the-worst-thing-to-ever-come-out-of-the-internet "Twitch Plays Pokemon" is Either the Best or the Worst Thing to Ever Come Out of the Internet - SparkNotes]</ref> and the {{wp|infinite monkey theorem}},<ref>[http://www.thechiefly.com/culture/digital-notes/twitch-plays-pokemon-infinite-pokemon-theorem/ The Infinite Pokémon Theorem - The Chiefly]</ref> but since the latter would require completely random inputs the comparison remains speculative. | ||
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The success of Twitch Plays Pokémon’s first season has had a notable impact outside of the stream. Though its parent site Twitch had been known amongst gamers for some time, international media coverage of Twitch Plays Pokémon introduced the platform to thousands of new users; the stream’s community-based roots demonstrating how versatile Twitch could be. Responding to the surprise success of the stream, Twitch's VP of marketing Matthew DiPietro wrote "This is one more example of how video games have become a platform for entertainment and creativity that extends WAY beyond the original intent of the game creator. By merging a video game, live video and a participatory experience, the broadcaster has created an entertainment hybrid custom made for the Twitch community. This is a wonderful proof on concept that we hope to see more of in the future."<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/over-60k-people-watching-twitch-play-pokemon-update/1100-6417762/ Over 60k people watching Twitch play Pokemon - GameSpot]</ref> | The success of Twitch Plays Pokémon’s first season has had a notable impact outside of the stream. Though its parent site Twitch had been known amongst gamers for some time, international media coverage of Twitch Plays Pokémon introduced the platform to thousands of new users; the stream’s community-based roots demonstrating how versatile Twitch could be. Responding to the surprise success of the stream, Twitch's VP of marketing Matthew DiPietro wrote "This is one more example of how video games have become a platform for entertainment and creativity that extends WAY beyond the original intent of the game creator. By merging a video game, live video and a participatory experience, the broadcaster has created an entertainment hybrid custom made for the Twitch community. This is a wonderful proof on concept that we hope to see more of in the future."<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/over-60k-people-watching-twitch-play-pokemon-update/1100-6417762/ Over 60k people watching Twitch play Pokemon - GameSpot]</ref> | ||
The exposure the stream brought helped launch the platform into the "mainstream" (sometimes called the "CNN moment"), becoming the defacto standard in video game streaming used by gamers and major games publishers alike. Its rapid expansion was also seen as the catalyst for Google to launch its competing platform, YouTube Gaming. Twitch’s staff have praised and thanked both the stream and its community numerous times for their achievements<ref name="Victory Twitch Blog" /> | The exposure the stream brought helped launch the platform into the "mainstream" (sometimes called the "CNN moment"), becoming the defacto standard in video game streaming used by gamers and major games publishers alike. Its rapid expansion was also seen as the catalyst for Google to launch its competing platform, YouTube Gaming. Twitch’s staff have praised and thanked both the stream and its community numerous times for their achievements,<ref name="Victory Twitch Blog" /> and presented it with the Innovation Award at the first TwitchCon event in 2015.<ref name="TwitchCon 2015 Award">[https://redd.it/3mjafg Twitchplayspokemon won Most Innovative Award at TwitchCon! - Reddit]</ref><!--For lack of a better reference - please change if Twitch actually posts the winners as a results page--> | ||
The concept of the stream has influenced live game streaming as a whole, inspiring a number of imitations using similar formats. Notable examples include Fish Plays Pokémon, Twitch Plays Darksouls and Twitch Plays Old Spice, the latter used as a promotional campaign giving users control over an actual person. The stream was acknowledged for having devised and popularised the “Crowd Playing” genre, with its success enough for Twitch to create a whole new category to encompass similar streams.<ref name="TwitchPlays Genre Announcement">[http://blog.twitch.tv/2016/01/twitchplays-game/ Announcing the "Twitch Plays" Game Category - The Official Twitch Blog]</ref> | The concept of the stream has influenced live game streaming as a whole, inspiring a number of imitations using similar formats. Notable examples include Fish Plays Pokémon, Twitch Plays Darksouls and Twitch Plays Old Spice, the latter used as a promotional campaign giving users control over an actual person. The stream was acknowledged for having devised and popularised the “Crowd Playing” genre, with its success enough for Twitch to create a whole new category to encompass similar streams.<ref name="TwitchPlays Genre Announcement">[http://blog.twitch.tv/2016/01/twitchplays-game/ Announcing the "Twitch Plays" Game Category - The Official Twitch Blog]</ref> | ||
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Keeping in step with the channel’s original concept, Twitch Plays Pokémon's community tends to have a largely decentralised approach to community hubs. There is no single location dedicated to all aspects of the stream; it is instead shared by multiple websites ranging from platforms such as Google Sites or Wikia to entirely fan-created websites. | Keeping in step with the channel’s original concept, Twitch Plays Pokémon's community tends to have a largely decentralised approach to community hubs. There is no single location dedicated to all aspects of the stream; it is instead shared by multiple websites ranging from platforms such as Google Sites or Wikia to entirely fan-created websites. | ||
Apart from the stream's Twitch channel page and chatroom, there are no other locations that are considered "official" to the channel. However, several of the more popular hubs do act as the community’s main location to gather; the Twitch Plays Pokémon Reddit site being a prime example as the closest analogy to the stream's official discussion forum. Documenting the channel’s events, lore and statistics is split over multiple sites and contributed to by the community; examples include the stream’s TV Tropes page, Helixpedia (a Wikia-hosted wiki encyclopedia) and even this [[Bulbapedia]] page. Video and screen captures of the stream are often taken by members of the community and posted on sites like YouTube. This has been expanded upon with sophisticated capturing systems designed to automatically record and upload video of the stream in very high quality<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskjCXK_u4EvFvXiPgezsEw Twitch Plays Pokémon Capture Bot - An automated high-quality system, created by the community, designed to capture and upload video from the stream]</ref> | Apart from the stream's Twitch channel page and chatroom, there are no other locations that are considered "official" to the channel. However, several of the more popular hubs do act as the community’s main location to gather; the Twitch Plays Pokémon Reddit site being a prime example as the closest analogy to the stream's official discussion forum. Documenting the channel’s events, lore and statistics is split over multiple sites and contributed to by the community; examples include the stream’s TV Tropes page, Helixpedia (a Wikia-hosted wiki encyclopedia) and even this [[Bulbapedia]] page. Video and screen captures of the stream are often taken by members of the community and posted on sites like YouTube. This has been expanded upon with sophisticated capturing systems designed to automatically record and upload video of the stream in very high quality;<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCskjCXK_u4EvFvXiPgezsEw Twitch Plays Pokémon Capture Bot - An automated high-quality system, created by the community, designed to capture and upload video from the stream]</ref> community members have even set up dedicated computers to perform these tasks. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Several members of the channel's staff are associated with specific | * Several members of the channel's staff are associated with specific Pokémon. For example, the channel's creator is associated with [[Slowpoke]]. | ||
** The channel's current streamer and host, M4_used_rollout, is associated with [[Azumarill]]. This is because his username references [[ | ** The channel's current streamer and host, M4_used_rollout, is associated with [[Azumarill]]. This is because his username references [[Twitch Plays Pokémon/Season 1#Pokémon 3|the runmon M ---/'/'4]], an Azumarill from the channel's [[Pokémon Emerald]] run. | ||
* The stream broadcast almost always has the channel's name located at the top of the screen. The appearance of this logo may change, however, depending on the time of year, and on what is being played. When a Pokémon game is not being played, the word "Pokémon" will be crossed out where the channel's name is displayed. During Halloween seasons of PBR and Halloween-themed intermissions, the "T" in the logo will be crossed out (e.g. "witch Plays Pokémon"), with the remaining letters colored alternatingly in purple and orange. | * The stream broadcast almost always has the channel's name located at the top of the screen. The appearance of this logo may change, however, depending on the time of year, and on what is being played. When a Pokémon game is not being played, the word "Pokémon" will be crossed out where the channel's name is displayed. During Halloween seasons of PBR and Halloween-themed intermissions, the "T" in the logo will be crossed out (e.g. "witch Plays Pokémon"), with the remaining letters colored alternatingly in purple and orange. | ||
