Mixer
Mixer is a Seattle-based video game live streaming platform. The service officially launched on January 5, 2016 as Beam, under the ownership of co-founders Matthew Salsamendi and James Boehm. The service carried an emphasis on interactivity, with low stream latency and a platform for allowing viewers to perform actions that can influence a stream.
The service was acquired by Microsoft in August 2016, after which it was renamed Mixer in 2017, and began to be integrated into Microsoft's Xbox division.
On June 22, 2020, Mixer announced that they would cease operations on July 22, 2020, and that they would partner with Facebook Gaming
Mixer uses a low-latency streaming protocol known as FTL ("Faster Than Light"); the service states that this protocol only creates delays of less than a second between the original broadcast and when it is received by users, rather than 10–20 seconds, making it more appropriate for real-time interactivity between a streamer and their viewers. In addition, viewers can use buttons to interact with the stream (such as voting, triggering effects, or influencing gameplay). Users can spend "Sparks" (earned for watching and participating in streams) to activate these interactivity features, and Mixer support can be integrated into games via a SDK.
In November 2018, the site unveiled a major update branded as "Season 2", including features launching immediately, and plans for upcoming features. The update added automatic quality adjustment for the player, "Skills"—a feature that can be used to trigger special animations and effects in chat. Some premium skills are purchased using the paid currency "Embers"; channels can receive revenue from Embers spent by their viewers. Partnered streamers can also receive payment bonuses based on the volume of Sparks spent on their channels. In April 2019, Mixer added "Channel Progression"—a level system for tracking users' engagement with a particular channel over time. Users can receive benefits to reward their long-term participation.
Users can also purchase subscriptions to individual channels that are Mixer partners, which allows access to exclusive emoticons, and adds a badge to their name in chat commemorate their support. Initially, these were priced at US$5.99 per-month. In October 2019, Mixer announced that the price would be lowered to $4.99, matching the price of subscriptions on the competing service Twitch
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