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Re:Spookz – decentralized streaming platform for gamers by saurik on Thursday January 05, 2023 @02:49PM (#34265488)
I have now read all the content on the website, skimmed the various channels on Discord, flipped through all their posts on Instagram, and even watched the various videos on TikTok (including one that was almost promising: an introduction by a founder)... but I don't see how this is "decentralized". Does one self-host it? Is it federated? Are streams registered in a shared DHT (or on some crazy blockchain? ;P) and then the client is open source? Given that "spots are limited" it would seem like it will clearly be "centralized".
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Re:Spookz – decentralized streaming platform for gamers by madrox on Thursday January 05, 2023 @03:02PM (#34265693)
You beat me to this comment. That's not even the most dubious thing on this page. No revenue cuts? Make money day one without viewers? I don't understand where the incentives are here.

I suspect there isn't any tech at all yet...just big ideas, and it's just a weather vane for if people are interested in streaming somewhere that isn't Twitch. If they get some emails lined up they can go to VCs to ask for money.

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Re:Spookz – decentralized streaming platform for gamers by raspyberr on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @06:21AM (#34337276)
On the front page:

"We're working with the Livepeer protocol. It aims to deliver a live video streaming network protocol that is fully decentralized and highly scalable!"

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