TwitchCon

Overview

TwitchCon is a convention devoted to Twitch and video game streaming
culture held annually in California every fall since 2015.

Background

The first Twitchcon opened on September 25th, 2015 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.^[1] It featured CEO Emmett Shear as the keynote speaker and Darude as a performer at the afterparty.

Developments

The following year, the con extended to another day and took place at the San Diego Convention Center. It was attended by 35,000 people. The following year, it moved to the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center and was held from October 20-22nd. This year, it was covered by Kotaku, who wrote several articles^[3][2] covering drama and controversies from the event. For example, several people at the convention were streaming their experiences on Twitch, which was not appreciated by people at the con who did not wish to be filmed.^[2]

Additionally, Kotaku^[3] and Mashable^[4] covered a giant portrait of artist Bob Ross made of beads created by streamer Edward Flabberjackson (shown below).

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