Notifiers and Tickers

One of the funnest parts of broadcasting on Twitch as a designer is working on your own "notifier"—an on-screen element used to thank viewers for following your channel, subscribing to you, or tipping you.

The first phase of my custom-made (Ember.js) notifier thanks the person for their action (7 seconds in length to account for the sounds I use), and the second phase is a ticker which displays for 5 minutes before disappearing. It aims to be as informative as possible while covering the least amount of gameplay.

To see it in action with sound and all, here's the VOD.

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