Getting Paid To Play
Meet the gamers who fund lavish lifestyles just by live-streaming their gameplay online. But is it that easy? Julia Hardy gives average gamer Matt 30 days to make it as a pro.
Meet the gamers who fund lavish lifestyles just by live-streaming their gameplay online. But is it that easy? Julia Hardy gives average gamer Matt 30 days to make it as a pro.
Sports cars, stacks of cash and high-tech set ups - meet the people who鈥檝e got all of this just by letting fans watch them play games online. An increasing number of gamers are drawing in huge audiences on websites like Twitch and turning their hobby into a lavish lifestyle. But just how easy is it?
Matt turned to gaming for comfort after both of his parents passed away. Now Julia Hardy is following him over 30 days as he quits his day job and attempts to emulate his heroes by becoming a professional streamer.
To help him out Julia's lined up three of the best known names in the industry: Grossie_Gore, Leah Viathan and Mark Turpin from The Yogscast. Through them, he'll find not only whether he's got what it takes, but also whether the lifestyle is all it's cracked up to be. They'll show him a darker side to his dream - from internet trolls, to misogyny and mental health problems.
So will Matt be able to pay his rent at the end of the month? And is getting paid to play just a fantasy?
