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Interactive live streaming is transforming viewers' experience by offering them a platform to engage with the brands actively.
FREMONT, CA: Streamers are trying innovative means to engage a wider range of audience base. Technologies like augmented and virtual reality (AR & VR) have already influenced the audience, and there is yet another trend, interactive live streaming, that is among the frontrunners in the streaming market. This technology enables audiences to engage with the video content in real-time, reacting to it, and influencing the content directly. The idea of live interaction is found appealing to many viewers as it makes them feel valued and recognized at a mass scale. The sudden rise of live streaming, coupled with its exponential growth, has led the researchers to consider it as the next disruption in the digital world.
The concept of interactive streaming especially appeals to Gen Z, who has been raised on interactive experiences. For instance, the younger generations are used to interacting directly with their favorite on-screen stars via Snapchat, YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and others. The same set of users will soon consider live interactive streaming as a must-have feature of a brand. Increasingly interactive streaming is being used for public debates and product launches as well.
Brands have started offering interactive streaming platforms for the audiences. For instance, viewers can put their queries and questions on an open platform that is open for discussion. This approach enables the brands to enlighten the audience with the product specifics while marketing the product simultaneously. Alongside, there are several industries, which find tailor-made and result-driven applications of interactive live streaming technology.
The sudden rise of interactive live streaming portrays the enthusiasm of the modern audience in interactive experiences. The trend is expected to grow as well as evolve in the years to come.