Let's Player
Commentating game streamer
A Let's Player is someone who records themselves playing video games while providing commentary, typically posting the videos to YouTube or streaming platforms.
The format combines gameplay footage with the player's reactions, jokes, and observations: I've been watching this Let's Player work through the entire Dark Souls series.
The term comes from "Let's Play," the name for this video genre.
Interactive elements of gaming
- controllerDevice directing a system
- keyboardArray of input keys
- consoleComfort in distress
- PCHome computer, or tactful
frame rate · glitch · Easter egg · achievements · save state · cutscene · backlog · indie games
Full game completion
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- speedrunOptimized rapid game completion
- blind runUnrehearsed first attempt
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
montage · reaction · first impressions · challenge run · series · episode · thumbnail · upload
Those enrolled for content
- followersPeople who support someone
- emotesActs with exaggeration
- moderatorsThose regulating discussions
- DiscordGaming communication platform
fanart · meetups · Patreon · shoutouts · collaborations · giveaways · engagement · inside jokes
Video game streaming site
- YouTubeVideo-sharing website
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- liveTo exist or dwell
- webcamComputer-mounted video capture device
microphone · chat · overlay · channel · viewer · VOD · clip · hosting
Responses to events
- narrationVerbal account delivery
- humorAmusing quality
- banterPlayful, teasing exchange
- analysisMethodical study of parts
critique · backseat gaming · catchphrase · personality · storytelling · improv · hot takes · rants
gameplay
Interactive elements of gaming
- controllerDevice directing a system
- keyboardArray of input keys
- consoleComfort in distress
PC · frame rate · glitch · Easter egg · achievements · save state · cutscene · backlog · indie games · retro gaming
playthrough
Full game completion
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- speedrunOptimized rapid game completion
- blind runUnrehearsed first attempt
highlights · montage · reaction · first impressions · challenge run · series · episode · thumbnail · upload · editing
subscribers
Those enrolled for content
- followersPeople who support someone
- emotesActs with exaggeration
- moderatorsThose regulating discussions
Discord · fanart · meetups · Patreon · shoutouts · collaborations · giveaways · engagement · inside jokes · community guidelines
Twitch
Video game streaming site
webcam · microphone · chat · overlay · channel · viewer · VOD · clip · hosting · raiding
reactions
Responses to events
analysis · critique · backseat gaming · catchphrase · personality · storytelling · improv · hot takes · rants · voiceover