Windows Setup (for Secure Twitch Livestreams in Long Term Care Facilities)
If you’re considering using a monitoring device in a long term care facility, a livestream may be a more beneficial option. Read about the benefits of care streaming here.
This tutorial offers care streamers (and their caregivers) privacy options through simple viewer/administrator chat commands that change the OBS scene, obscuring viewer video/audio fee.
Don’t get too overwhelmed, a tutorial will be up shortly!
Needs (* means required)
- Broadcasting Software: OBS
- Twitch Account* (Signup)
- Digital Bystander Intervention Strategies* (Privacy Overlay, Alarm Commands, Alert Notification Commands)
- Twitchat (easy) or Streamer.Bot (harder but customizable)
- Streamer.Bot Care Stream DBIS Configuration or Twitchat (TBD)
OBS Setup
- Install OBS Install
- Install Streamer.Bot Install
- Link OBS to Twitch: File < Settings < Stream < Connect Account (Recommended) < Login with Twitch Credentials
Alternatively:
- Get Stream Key(Here's How) < Navigate to Creator Dashboard < Settings < Stream < Copy Stream Key < Paste into OBS Stream Key < Ok
Connect Twitch to Streamer.Bot
- Open Streamer.Bot < Platforms < Accounts < Click Login under Broadcaster Account < Sign in with Twitch Credentials
Connect OBS to Streamer.Bot
- Open OBS < Tools < WebSocket Server Settings < Show Connect Info < Copy Password
- Click Stream Apps < Right Click Empty Space < Paste Password from WebSocketServer Settings < Enable Auto Connect on Startup < Enable Reconnect on Disconnect
Import Streamer.Bot Configuration:
- Open Streamer.Bot < Click Import < Paste the following string into the "String":
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
- Click Ok
Enable DBIS Commands
Go to the Commands tab in Streamer.Bot:
Right Click !brb < Enable
Right Click “!back” < Enable
Right Click “!censor” < Enable
Test the Commands
Open OBS < Click “Start Streaming”
Open your Twitch chat and type !brb, the following screen should come up.(example)
Typing !back should take you back to your webcam scene.
- (Optional) !censor 10000 - changes scene to privacy screen for 10 seconds.
If you'd like to help seniors or their families set up monitoring livestreams, please get in touch with the Faulkner Foundation via Discord