

Let’s start with some basics: What is an overlay? It is your job as a streamer to figure out how to keep the interest level in your content at consistently high level, else, you’ll lose your viewers.


The fact of the matter is that people have very short attention spans, and as such, get bored easily if nothing happens to keep the attention flowing. This multiplies the effect dramatically, because your body language and expression is forced to the forefront of your audience’s attention.Īnother example, would be to add some variations on your primary content scene, and switch things up every now and again to reduce the monotony of a long duration stream. While these elements are ultimately optional, they serve to increase your production value dramatically.įor example, adding a scene that your webcam is expanded to full screen, can be used to emphasize body language over your reaction to something that happens on stream. In this article, I’m going to be going over some of the most commonly used OBS overlays, and inform you of some of the essential scenes to have in your toolset. Hello there, and Welcome to Streamer’s Haven, the place to learn about live streaming and content creation.
